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03.05.26 - 18:48
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Big Tech Is Funding Space Solar And Fusion While Running On Gas (ZeroHedge)
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Big Tech Is Funding Space Solar And Fusion While Running On Gas
Authored by Haley Zaremba via OilPrice.com,
Meta signed a deal with startup Overview Energy to develop up to 1 gigawatt of space-based solar power, though a pilot satellite won't launch until 2028 at the earliest -- and commercial viability remains years away.
Despite clean energy ambitions, Big Tech is still heavily dependent on natural gas: Meta is funding 10 new gas plants for its Louisiana data center campus, and Google is building a major gas facility in North Texas.
Google admitted its carbon emissions rose 48% in five years and has conceded its 2030 net-zero target may be out of reach as AI energy demand continues to accelerate.
The AI boom has unleashed an energy monster unlike anything the world has ever seen before. No one is exactly sure how much energy the AI sector will require in the coming years as large language models continue to advance and expand. In fact, we don't even really know how much energ...
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03.05.26 - 14:12
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The Energy Source Hiding Beneath Your Feet (Bloomberg)
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As data centers push US electricity demand toward a projected 20% increase over the next decade, one overlooked power source is getting a second look: geothermal. New techniques borrowed from oil and gas fracking are unlocking heat from deep underground in places far beyond traditional hot springs. Private capital has poured more than $1.5 billion into next-gen geothermal since 2021, and companies like Ormat and Sage Geosystems are partnering to bring commercial projects online by 2027. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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02.05.26 - 18:18
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Solar booms in industrial US midwest as energy crisis persists (The Guardian)
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Electricity has become one of the most important commodities in the region thanks to demand from datacenters, Iran war and rising utility charges For decades, the only regular visitors to the Twin Lake Reservoir in Lima, Ohio, were fishers passing hot summer evenings trying to snag a largemouth bass.But today, it's a hive of activity. Continue reading......
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02.05.26 - 14:01
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Strommarkt am 1. Mai 2026 – viel Photovoltaik, Feiertagslast, extreme Preisausschläge (Tichys Einblick)
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„Energiewende“ pervers: Der gestrige Feiertag zeigte Strom im Überfluss – und ein System am Anschlag. Am 1. Mai laufen Fabriken nur eingeschränkt, viele Büros sind geschlossen, die industrielle Last ist niedrig. Gleichzeitig scheint die Sonne kräftig auf ein Land, das in den vergangenen Jahren Photovoltaik wie von Sinnen ausgebaut hat, als könne man damit Physik,
Der Beitrag Strommarkt am 1. Mai 2026 – viel Photovoltaik, Feiertagslast, extreme Preisausschläge erschien zuerst auf Tichys Einblick....
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