#energy_transition — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #energy_transition, aggregated by home.social.
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China installing the wind / solar equivalent of 5 nuclear power stations a week
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2024-07-16/chinas-renewable-energy-boom-breaks-records/104086640
#ycombinator #solar_power #wind_power #renewables #nuclear #energy_transition #decarbonise #climate_change #china_energy_transition -
Fusion tech finds geothermal energy application
https://spectrum.ieee.org/geothermal-energy-gyrotron-quaise
#ycombinator #electricity_generation #energy_transition #geothermal_energy #nuclear_fusion #greenhouse_gases #fusion #magnetic_fields -
Microwave Drills from Nuclear Fusion Tech Find Geothermal Energy Application
https://spectrum.ieee.org/geothermal-energy-gyrotron-quaise
#ycombinator #electricity_generation #energy_transition #geothermal_energy #nuclear_fusion #greenhouse_gases #fusion #magnetic_fields -
Why AI is a disaster for the climate (The Guardian)
The technology consumes electricity at a colossal rate.
So maybe the best hope for the planet would be for generative AI to topple down the slippery slope into Gartner’s “trough of disillusionment”.
Quotes from the article: https://diasp.nl/posts/3914572
#artificial_intelligence #ai #chatgtp #computing #energy #energy_transition #carbon_footprint #climate #climate_change #climate_crisis #global_warming
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Nuclear energy is more expensive than renewables, report finds
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-21/nuclear-energy-most-expensive-csiro-gencost-report-draft/103253678
#ycombinator #CSIRO #GenCost #Nuclear_Energy #Renewable_energy #Wind_power #Pumped_Hydro #Energy_transition #AEMO -
Nuclear energy is more expensive than renewables, CSIRO report finds
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-21/nuclear-energy-most-expensive-csiro-gencost-report-draft/103253678
#ycombinator #CSIRO #GenCost #Nuclear_Energy #Renewable_energy #Wind_power #Pumped_Hydro #Energy_transition #AEMO -
Shell employees urge CEO to rethink shift from renewables in rare letter
https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/09/28/deep-concern-shell-employees-urge-ceo-to-rethink-shift-from-renewables-in-rare-letter
#ycombinator #energy_transition #employees #Shell #net_zero #Fossil_fuels #renewable_energy -
Shell employees urge CEO to rethink shift from renewables in rare letter
https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/09/28/deep-concern-shell-employees-urge-ceo-to-rethink-shift-from-renewables-in-rare-letter
#ycombinator #energy_transition #employees #Shell #net_zero #Fossil_fuels #renewable_energy