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Flexible Data Centers Could Lower Energy Costs but Increase Emissions

The number of U.S. data centers is growing, largely to power artificial intelligence programs. That has led to concern about the environmental consequences of data centers — and their impact on the energy grid itself. What will happen if scores of new data centers come online?

27 Jun 2026

New Murakkab System Slashes Energy Costs for Complex AI Workflows

Agentic workflows are artificial intelligence-powered software systems that chain together multiple models and external tools to tackle complicated tasks, like analyzing a video and answering questions about it.

27 Jun 2026

Innovative Lightweight Solar Panels Installed at East Sussex’s Grade I Listed De La Warr Pavilion to Generate 20% of Annual Electricity Needs

Commercial Solar Specialist, Absolar has installed 144 lightweight solar panels (specifically chosen for the site considering its structural features) across the Auditorium roof of Bexhill-on-Sea’s Grade I listed De La Warr Pavilion on England’s south coast as part of its major transformation project, An Icon For Everyone in partnership with Rother District Council.

27 Jun 2026

UNSW Technology to Help Bring Solar and Battery Storage to Apartments

Researchers at UNSW Canberra have joined with industry partners Voltval and JT Solar Technology to pilot a groundbreaking AI-powered energy system to bring rooftop solar and battery storage to millions of Australians living in apartments.

27 Jun 2026

Solar Panel Soiling is Becoming a Growing O&M Challenge for Long-Term Solar Assets

As solar energy continues to expand across commercial, industrial and utility-scale projects, long-term asset performance is becoming a key focus for asset owners and O&M teams.

27 Jun 2026

Expert Warns: Kidults Sending Parents Broke on Power and Other Costs

Australians are being urged to review their solar battery systems as changing household circumstances quietly drive electricity consumption far beyond what many systems were originally designed to handle.

27 Jun 2026

Alliance to End Plastic Waste Report Demonstrates Feasibility of Producing High-Quality Film From Household Flexible Plastic Waste

The Alliance to End Plastic Waste today published The Quest for Quality: Scaling Advanced Mechanical Recycling to Meet Recycled Content Targets for Flexibles, which provides a comprehensive technical and economic assessment of a 50,000-ton-per-year advanced mechanical recycling plant for flexible plastics.

26 Jun 2026

Access to Clean Cooking Fuels and Electricity Significantly Reduces CO₂ Emissions in G20 Countries

Research shows that improving access to clean energy in G-20 nations can lower CO2 emissions, supporting the UN's goal for universal clean energy by 2030.

By Dr. Noopur Jain 25 Jun 2026

Branded Merchandise is Everywhere. Almost All of It Ends Up in Landfill

The conference tote. The festival hoodie. The corporate gilet worn for an internship and then forgotten.

From Ponda 25 Jun 2026

First Global Assessment of Marine Ecosystems During a Year When Warming Exceeded 1.5 °C

Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have led one of the first global assessments of how marine ecosystems responded during the first year when global temperatures temporarily exceeded 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels.

25 Jun 2026

50 Liter Home and RHS Among Winners of £5 Million Water Efficiency Lab to Help Homes and Businesses Save Water

Seven innovative projects designed to provide homeowners and businesses with the insights they need to cut the amount of water they use have been awarded a share of £5.2 million as the winners of the first Water Efficiency Lab.

25 Jun 2026

Biggest Electrical Project in History Delivering Energy Future for Australia

Electrical workers wiring Australia into the future economy are securing an affordable, reliable energy future, according to the electricity market operator.

25 Jun 2026

Location-Specific Solutions Needed to Manage Heat in Global Climate Crisis

Place-specific strategies for adapting to increasing temperatures are crucial to keeping remote towns and communities across Northern Australia habitable, according to a recent study on the future impacts of climate change-intensified heat on people in the geographic edges of Australia.

25 Jun 2026

MIT Model Proves Fast Climate Shifts Trigger Mass Species Die-Offs

When an animal's environment changes faster than the animal can adapt, its chances of survival can flat-line.

25 Jun 2026

PowerUp's ZEBRA Project Delivers Endless Clean Energy to the Nigerian Community of Port Harcourt with UK Backing from Ayrton Fund

PowerUp Off-Grid Services today announces the successful deployment of its Battery Energy Distribution System (BEDS) in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, delivering clean, reliable energy to end users through a live battery-swapping pilot project.

24 Jun 2026