FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 20 - Caught on Camera

Electricity is Emerging as the Next Constraint on America's AI Race

The speed of AI development is increasingly colliding with the slower timetable of the energy system.

International Business Times · Sep 24

Australia turns Sydney food waste into power for 4,000 homes

Every day, food that has reached the end of its useful life leaves kitchens, shops, factories and distribution centres across Sydney. Much of it could end up as waste with little further use. At EarthPower in Camellia, that material takes a different route. The facility uses anaerobic digestion to break…

The Times of India · Sep 23

America’s power grid is heading toward a difficult electricity crunch. Could the answer already be sitting quietly in millions of parking lots?

American power grids face a severe double strain. Surging electricity demand from new data centers and industrial electrification is colliding with extreme summer heat waves that strain existing generator capacity. Meeting those sudden evening spikes usually means firing up costly, inefficient fossil fuel peaker plants. Yet a massive battery capacity…

The Economic Times · Sep 23

Inside Türkiye’s masterplan to electrify the world at COP31 – and why experts aren’t convinced

Türkiye says electrifying daily life can protect families and businesses from “volatile energy markets”. But could their plan keep us stuck in the fossil fuel era?

Euronews · Sep 23

Nat-Gas Prices Jump as US Weather Forecasts Turn Hotter

October Nymex natural gas (NGV26 ) on Tuesday closed up +0.129 (+4.55%). Nat-gas prices recovered from a 1-week low on Tuesday and settled sharply higher on forecasts for hot US autumn weather, potentially boosting nat-gas demand from electricity providers to power increased air conditioning use. The Commodity Weather Group said...

Barchart · Sep 22

Could your electric car help pay your energy bill? How vehicle-to-grid charging works

V2G charging could help your EV replace a costly home battery, store surplus solar power and earn rewards for helping the grid

The Independent UK · Sep 22

A $200 Billion Reason to Buy GE Vernova Stock

GE Vernova’s rapidly expanding backlog could give GEV stock another powerful growth catalyst as the company targets a $200 billion backlog by early 2027.

Barchart · Sep 22

WEF Economists Reveal AI Boom's Catch: Data Centres Could Raise Power and Water Costs Without Big Jobs Boost

WEF economists expect AI data-centre investment to boost growth, while warning of limited job creation, higher utility costs and local resistance

International Business Times UK · Sep 22

87-year-old man accused of killing his roommate was turned in by his pastor: report

Neighbors claimed that the alleged shooter had argued with his roommate over switching off their home’s electricity

The Independent UK · Sep 22

Jim Ratcliffe halts production at Hull chemical plants over ‘ridiculous’ gas prices

Billionaire owner of Ineos says company ‘cannot compete’ with global market despite efficiency of Humberside sites

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22