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  1. Electrification offers an off-ramp from fossil fuels, but there is a hook
    By Charlotte King

    The Iran war is turbocharging global electrification. But experts say the global grid needs to roughly double in size, as infrastructure bottlenecks prevent a clean energy revolution.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-10-04/ira

    #RenewableEnergy #ClimateChange #UNClimateChangeConferences #CharlotteKing

  2. Electrification offers an off-ramp from fossil fuels, but there is a hook
    By Charlotte King

    The Iran war is turbocharging global electrification. But experts say the global grid needs to roughly double in size, as infrastructure bottlenecks prevent a clean energy revolution.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-10-04/ira

    #RenewableEnergy #ClimateChange #UNClimateChangeConferences #CharlotteKing

  3. Electrification offers an off-ramp from fossil fuels, but there is a hook
    By Charlotte King

    The Iran war is turbocharging global electrification. But experts say the global grid needs to roughly double in size, as infrastructure bottlenecks prevent a clean energy revolution.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-10-04/ira

    #RenewableEnergy #ClimateChange #UNClimateChangeConferences #CharlotteKing

  4. Electrification offers an off-ramp from fossil fuels, but there is a hook
    By Charlotte King

    The Iran war is turbocharging global electrification. But experts say the global grid needs to roughly double in size, as infrastructure bottlenecks prevent a clean energy revolution.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-10-04/ira

    #RenewableEnergy #ClimateChange #UNClimateChangeConferences #CharlotteKing

  5. 🌬️ Vineyard Wind Clears a Major Hurdle
    GE Vernova has withdrawn its effort to end its involvement in Vineyard Wind, and both sides have dropped their legal claims.
    The settlement removes uncertainty around a major U.S. offshore wind project.
    www.nhpr.org/2026-09-17/v...

    #RenewableEnergy

  6. 🌬️ Vineyard Wind Clears a Major Hurdle
    GE Vernova has withdrawn its effort to end its involvement in Vineyard Wind, and both sides have dropped their legal claims.
    The settlement removes uncertainty around a major U.S. offshore wind project.
    www.nhpr.org/2026-09-17/v...

    #RenewableEnergy

  7. 🌬️ Vineyard Wind Clears a Major Hurdle
    GE Vernova has withdrawn its effort to end its involvement in Vineyard Wind, and both sides have dropped their legal claims.
    The settlement removes uncertainty around a major U.S. offshore wind project.
    www.nhpr.org/2026-09-17/v...

    #RenewableEnergy

  8. 🌬️ Vineyard Wind Clears a Major Hurdle
    GE Vernova has withdrawn its effort to end its involvement in Vineyard Wind, and both sides have dropped their legal claims.
    The settlement removes uncertainty around a major U.S. offshore wind project.
    www.nhpr.org/2026-09-17/v...

    #RenewableEnergy

  9. Is a 'fantasy' now driving Australia's power reliability outlook?
    By Daniel Mercer

    Historically, forecasting power reliability was a sober task. Experts say Australia is now counting on projects that will never be built.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-10-03/aem

    #EnergyMarkets #RenewableEnergy #DanielMercer

  10. Is a 'fantasy' now driving Australia's power reliability outlook?
    By Daniel Mercer

    Historically, forecasting power reliability was a sober task. Experts say Australia is now counting on projects that will never be built.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-10-03/aem

    #EnergyMarkets #RenewableEnergy #DanielMercer

  11. Is a 'fantasy' now driving Australia's power reliability outlook?
    By Daniel Mercer

    Historically, forecasting power reliability was a sober task. Experts say Australia is now counting on projects that will never be built.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-10-03/aem

    #EnergyMarkets #RenewableEnergy #DanielMercer

  12. Is a 'fantasy' now driving Australia's power reliability outlook?
    By Daniel Mercer

    Historically, forecasting power reliability was a sober task. Experts say Australia is now counting on projects that will never be built.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-10-03/aem

    #EnergyMarkets #RenewableEnergy #DanielMercer

  13. Schneider tests quantum chip that boosts energy forecasts by 41%

    Australian government-backed Silicon Quantum Computing (SQC), whose investors include telecom giant Telstra and Commonwealth Bank, has teamed up…
    #France #FR #Europe #EU #SchneiderElectric #electricvehicles #energyforecasting #homebatteries #QuantumComputing #renewableenergy #rooftopsolar #smartgrid #Watermelonchip
    europesays.com/france/88334/

  14. EU–Tanzania Roadshow in Italy: Rice, Cashew, Coffee and Renewable Energy

    EU–Tanzania Roadshow in Italy: Rice, Cashew, Coffee and Renewable Energy

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    #Economy #Cashew #coffee #EconomyofEU #EconomyoftheEU #EU #EUeconomy #Europe #fdi #renewableenergy
    europesays.com/3285009/

  15. #Colorado ’s biggest #datacenter wants to add another 98 #diesel backup generators

    By Sam Brasch
    Jul. 8, 2026

    "On the eastern edge of #AuroraCO, #QTS , a leading data center developer, is rapidly transforming a 65-acre property south of #DenverInternationalAirport.

    "One of three massive data centers is already complete, a second appears nearly finished and heavy machinery is now prepping a footprint for the third. On a recent afternoon, the low rumble of construction nearly drowned out chirps from #PrairieDogs burrowed into the surrounding #grasslands.

    "Once completed, the campus will require at least #160MW, about four times the peak capacity of the international airport nearby. QTS also promises around-the-clock service for future customers. To keep the facility humming through blackouts, it plans to add 98 diesel backup generators to its fleet of 40 hulking engines already installed at the Aurora campus, according to a permit application submitted to state regulators in July 2025.

    "It’s a backup system fit for Colorado’s largest data center, the state’s only #hyperscale facility larger than #100MW. Each engine is a small power plant the size of a semitruck, but roughly seven times more powerful. Once installed, the generators will release sporadic bursts of intense #sound and #DieselExhaust, containing #pollutants like #ParticulateMatter and #NitrogenOxides, a key ingredient behind Colorado’s #SummertimeOzone struggles.

    "Data center critics worry that similar projects could be close behind. Alana Miller, the Colorado policy director for the Natural Resources Defense Council [ #NRDC ], said the prospect is why her organization helped lead a failed push to regulate data centers in the last legislative session. If passed, the bill would have required data centers to supply their own #RenewableEnergy, tightened pollution standards for backup systems and required additional input for projects in historically polluted neighborhoods.

    " 'The QTS Aurora expansion is a perfect example of why Colorado needs strong statewide data center guardrails,' Miller said. 'Aurora is already in severe ozone nonattainment, and left unchecked, new diesel generators could make the problem worse.'

    " #DieselGenerators are a growing concern in data center hotspots like northern #Virginia.

    "A recent analysis by the Washington Post examined air permits for more than 132 data centers packed into the region. It found generators at the facilities represent a significant health risk — even if they’re rarely used. With more than 10,000 generators attached to Virginia data centers, even operating them less than an average of an hour per week would carry roughly the same public health impact as five large gas-fired power plants, according to the report.

    "Another study by the University of California Riverside and Caltech estimates data center #AirPollution could result in as many as 1,300 premature deaths every year by 2030. That research, however, is still undergoing peer review."

    Read more:
    cpr.org/2026/07/08/qts-aurora-

    #NoDatacenters #AirIsLife #WaterIsLife #LandIsLife #AIDatacenters #HyperscaleDatacenters #EnergyUsage #EnvironmentalDamage #AirPollution #GasFiredGenerators #DieselFuel

  16. #Colorado ’s biggest #datacenter wants to add another 98 #diesel backup generators

    By Sam Brasch
    Jul. 8, 2026

    "On the eastern edge of #AuroraCO, #QTS , a leading data center developer, is rapidly transforming a 65-acre property south of #DenverInternationalAirport.

    "One of three massive data centers is already complete, a second appears nearly finished and heavy machinery is now prepping a footprint for the third. On a recent afternoon, the low rumble of construction nearly drowned out chirps from #PrairieDogs burrowed into the surrounding #grasslands.

    "Once completed, the campus will require at least #160MW, about four times the peak capacity of the international airport nearby. QTS also promises around-the-clock service for future customers. To keep the facility humming through blackouts, it plans to add 98 diesel backup generators to its fleet of 40 hulking engines already installed at the Aurora campus, according to a permit application submitted to state regulators in July 2025.

    "It’s a backup system fit for Colorado’s largest data center, the state’s only #hyperscale facility larger than #100MW. Each engine is a small power plant the size of a semitruck, but roughly seven times more powerful. Once installed, the generators will release sporadic bursts of intense #sound and #DieselExhaust, containing #pollutants like #ParticulateMatter and #NitrogenOxides, a key ingredient behind Colorado’s #SummertimeOzone struggles.

    "Data center critics worry that similar projects could be close behind. Alana Miller, the Colorado policy director for the Natural Resources Defense Council [ #NRDC ], said the prospect is why her organization helped lead a failed push to regulate data centers in the last legislative session. If passed, the bill would have required data centers to supply their own #RenewableEnergy, tightened pollution standards for backup systems and required additional input for projects in historically polluted neighborhoods.

    " 'The QTS Aurora expansion is a perfect example of why Colorado needs strong statewide data center guardrails,' Miller said. 'Aurora is already in severe ozone nonattainment, and left unchecked, new diesel generators could make the problem worse.'

    " #DieselGenerators are a growing concern in data center hotspots like northern #Virginia.

    "A recent analysis by the Washington Post examined air permits for more than 132 data centers packed into the region. It found generators at the facilities represent a significant health risk — even if they’re rarely used. With more than 10,000 generators attached to Virginia data centers, even operating them less than an average of an hour per week would carry roughly the same public health impact as five large gas-fired power plants, according to the report.

    "Another study by the University of California Riverside and Caltech estimates data center #AirPollution could result in as many as 1,300 premature deaths every year by 2030. That research, however, is still undergoing peer review."

    Read more:
    cpr.org/2026/07/08/qts-aurora-

    #NoDatacenters #AirIsLife #WaterIsLife #LandIsLife #AIDatacenters #HyperscaleDatacenters #EnergyUsage #EnvironmentalDamage #AirPollution #GasFiredGenerators #DieselFuel

  17. #Colorado ’s biggest #datacenter wants to add another 98 #diesel backup generators

    By Sam Brasch
    Jul. 8, 2026

    "On the eastern edge of #AuroraCO, #QTS , a leading data center developer, is rapidly transforming a 65-acre property south of #DenverInternationalAirport.

    "One of three massive data centers is already complete, a second appears nearly finished and heavy machinery is now prepping a footprint for the third. On a recent afternoon, the low rumble of construction nearly drowned out chirps from #PrairieDogs burrowed into the surrounding #grasslands.

    "Once completed, the campus will require at least #160MW, about four times the peak capacity of the international airport nearby. QTS also promises around-the-clock service for future customers. To keep the facility humming through blackouts, it plans to add 98 diesel backup generators to its fleet of 40 hulking engines already installed at the Aurora campus, according to a permit application submitted to state regulators in July 2025.

    "It’s a backup system fit for Colorado’s largest data center, the state’s only #hyperscale facility larger than #100MW. Each engine is a small power plant the size of a semitruck, but roughly seven times more powerful. Once installed, the generators will release sporadic bursts of intense #sound and #DieselExhaust, containing #pollutants like #ParticulateMatter and #NitrogenOxides, a key ingredient behind Colorado’s #SummertimeOzone struggles.

    "Data center critics worry that similar projects could be close behind. Alana Miller, the Colorado policy director for the Natural Resources Defense Council [ #NRDC ], said the prospect is why her organization helped lead a failed push to regulate data centers in the last legislative session. If passed, the bill would have required data centers to supply their own #RenewableEnergy, tightened pollution standards for backup systems and required additional input for projects in historically polluted neighborhoods.

    " 'The QTS Aurora expansion is a perfect example of why Colorado needs strong statewide data center guardrails,' Miller said. 'Aurora is already in severe ozone nonattainment, and left unchecked, new diesel generators could make the problem worse.'

    " #DieselGenerators are a growing concern in data center hotspots like northern #Virginia.

    "A recent analysis by the Washington Post examined air permits for more than 132 data centers packed into the region. It found generators at the facilities represent a significant health risk — even if they’re rarely used. With more than 10,000 generators attached to Virginia data centers, even operating them less than an average of an hour per week would carry roughly the same public health impact as five large gas-fired power plants, according to the report.

    "Another study by the University of California Riverside and Caltech estimates data center #AirPollution could result in as many as 1,300 premature deaths every year by 2030. That research, however, is still undergoing peer review."

    Read more:
    cpr.org/2026/07/08/qts-aurora-

    #NoDatacenters #AirIsLife #WaterIsLife #LandIsLife #AIDatacenters #HyperscaleDatacenters #EnergyUsage #EnvironmentalDamage #AirPollution #GasFiredGenerators #DieselFuel

  18. #Colorado ’s biggest #datacenter wants to add another 98 #diesel backup generators

    By Sam Brasch
    Jul. 8, 2026

    "On the eastern edge of #AuroraCO, #QTS , a leading data center developer, is rapidly transforming a 65-acre property south of #DenverInternationalAirport.

    "One of three massive data centers is already complete, a second appears nearly finished and heavy machinery is now prepping a footprint for the third. On a recent afternoon, the low rumble of construction nearly drowned out chirps from #PrairieDogs burrowed into the surrounding #grasslands.

    "Once completed, the campus will require at least #160MW, about four times the peak capacity of the international airport nearby. QTS also promises around-the-clock service for future customers. To keep the facility humming through blackouts, it plans to add 98 diesel backup generators to its fleet of 40 hulking engines already installed at the Aurora campus, according to a permit application submitted to state regulators in July 2025.

    "It’s a backup system fit for Colorado’s largest data center, the state’s only #hyperscale facility larger than #100MW. Each engine is a small power plant the size of a semitruck, but roughly seven times more powerful. Once installed, the generators will release sporadic bursts of intense #sound and #DieselExhaust, containing #pollutants like #ParticulateMatter and #NitrogenOxides, a key ingredient behind Colorado’s #SummertimeOzone struggles.

    "Data center critics worry that similar projects could be close behind. Alana Miller, the Colorado policy director for the Natural Resources Defense Council [ #NRDC ], said the prospect is why her organization helped lead a failed push to regulate data centers in the last legislative session. If passed, the bill would have required data centers to supply their own #RenewableEnergy, tightened pollution standards for backup systems and required additional input for projects in historically polluted neighborhoods.

    " 'The QTS Aurora expansion is a perfect example of why Colorado needs strong statewide data center guardrails,' Miller said. 'Aurora is already in severe ozone nonattainment, and left unchecked, new diesel generators could make the problem worse.'

    " #DieselGenerators are a growing concern in data center hotspots like northern #Virginia.

    "A recent analysis by the Washington Post examined air permits for more than 132 data centers packed into the region. It found generators at the facilities represent a significant health risk — even if they’re rarely used. With more than 10,000 generators attached to Virginia data centers, even operating them less than an average of an hour per week would carry roughly the same public health impact as five large gas-fired power plants, according to the report.

    "Another study by the University of California Riverside and Caltech estimates data center #AirPollution could result in as many as 1,300 premature deaths every year by 2030. That research, however, is still undergoing peer review."

    Read more:
    cpr.org/2026/07/08/qts-aurora-

    #NoDatacenters #AirIsLife #WaterIsLife #LandIsLife #AIDatacenters #HyperscaleDatacenters #EnergyUsage #EnvironmentalDamage #AirPollution #GasFiredGenerators #DieselFuel

  19. Dynamis Power Solutions and Siemens Energy Support Growing U.S. Power Demand With More Than 1.7 GW of Mobile Power Solutions | News

    HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sep 30, 2026– Siemens Energy and Dynamis Power Solutions, LLC (Dynamis) have signed an agreement for the…
    #Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #Siemens #Business #energyindustry #oilandgasindustry #renewableenergy #siemens
    europesays.com/germany/101941/

  20. Pentagon Advances Space-Based Solar Power with Key Tech Demo Contract

    The Pentagon is taking a giant leap towards harnessing the power of space with a new contract awarded to Virginia-based startup Overview Energy, to design and test a homing beacon for a satellite-based solar energy system. This innovative technology converts sunlight into near-infrared light,…

    osintsights.com/pentagon-advan

    #SpacebasedSolarPower #OperationalEnergy #MilitaryTechnology #EmergingTechnologies #RenewableEnergy

  21. America Is About To Build More Solar In One Year Than Australia Has In 25. Via @theelectricvking #RenewableEnergy ♻️⚡🌎 youtu.be/cYaHkAIQvOk?...

    America Is About To Build More...

  22. America Is About To Build More Solar In One Year Than Australia Has In 25. Via @theelectricvking #RenewableEnergy ♻️⚡🌎 youtu.be/cYaHkAIQvOk?...

    America Is About To Build More...

  23. America Is About To Build More Solar In One Year Than Australia Has In 25. Via @theelectricvking #RenewableEnergy ♻️⚡🌎 youtu.be/cYaHkAIQvOk?...

    America Is About To Build More...

  24. My son-in-law uses the "holzhausen" method of stacking firewood. Holzhausen means "wood house," referring to the house-like shape of the wood pile. See firewood-for-life.com/holz-hau.

    I prefer the traditional 4 by 4-ft linear woodpile (last photo) because it's easier to keep track of how much wood you have, as one cord is 4 by 4 by 8 feet. But the holzhausen is great if space is limited.

    #wood #firewood #trees #forest #photography #woodheat #Fuel #RenewableEnergy #sustainability #sustainablefuel

  25. My son-in-law uses the "holzhausen" method of stacking firewood. Holzhausen means "wood house," referring to the house-like shape of the wood pile. See firewood-for-life.com/holz-hau.

    I prefer the traditional 4 by 4-ft linear woodpile (last photo) because it's easier to keep track of how much wood you have, as one cord is 4 by 4 by 8 feet. But the holzhausen is great if space is limited.

    #wood #firewood #trees #forest #photography #woodheat #Fuel #RenewableEnergy #sustainability #sustainablefuel

  26. My son-in-law uses the "holzhausen" method of stacking firewood. Holzhausen means "wood house," referring to the house-like shape of the wood pile. See firewood-for-life.com/holz-hau.

    I prefer the traditional 4 by 4-ft linear woodpile (last photo) because it's easier to keep track of how much wood you have, as one cord is 4 by 4 by 8 feet. But the holzhausen is great if space is limited.

    #wood #firewood #trees #forest #photography #woodheat #Fuel #RenewableEnergy #sustainability #sustainablefuel