3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (544+ words) Global Center for Energy Analysis The global energy system is undergoing its most significant transformation in half a century. Geopolitical uncertainty, accelerating electricity demand driven by artificial intelligence and digitalisation, rising living standards across emerging economies, and the imperative to…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (684+ words) (Bloomberg) -- Alphabet Inc.’s Google is planning its biggest investment in Europe, an artificial intelligence infrastructure build out worth at least €13 billion ($15.1 billion) in Finland. The investments over the next two years will include the construction of at least three…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (786+ words) Illustration by Lucas Burtin How does the public view data centers? Public frustration is rising quickly. A survey conducted by the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania in August found that about 61% of US adults oppose the…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (537+ words) (Bloomberg) -- US tech titans are interested in building data centers in Australia, drawn by its green grid and proximity to Asia, as they face a growing backlash at home, according to AirTrunk Operating Pty Ltd. The data-center operator has seen…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (642+ words) (Bloomberg) -- Global data center spending is set to reach $31.6 trillion through 2050 to meet the world’s growing appetite for AI, an investment boom with no precedent in history, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Dwarfing projects such as the railways, internet and electrification,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1034+ words) (Bloomberg) -- Data centers have become politically toxic in the US midterm campaign. Not in Brazil’s presidential race. Ahead of the country’s October vote, both President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and right-wing rival Flávio Bolsonaro are making multibillion-dollar data centers…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (428+ words) How does Ebara Elliott Energy’s portfolio align with the industry’s push toward decarbonisation and building a sustainable energy ecosystem? Our strategy is rooted in a realistic, customer-centric transition. While the global energy mix is shifting, hydrocarbons still supply 87% of the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (609+ words) (Bloomberg) -- Australia sees data-center electricity use rising almost sevenfold over the next decade, highlighting the need for investment in generation and storage as the nation’s aging coal plants are retired. The computing facilities are expected to use 34 terawatt-hours of the…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (395+ words) (Bloomberg) -- Denmark introduced an emergency law to overhaul access to its power grid, including by making most data centers the lowest priority, as the country’s energy minister warned that the current system risks derailing the transition to green energy. Under…...