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Artificial Intelligence

Onshore wind farm with Amazon sign

14/7/2026 News

Big tech counts the energy costs of AI

Electricity demand was up 37% at Google and 35% at Amazon in 2025 compared with 2024, according to the two companies’ annual sustainability reports. Amazon blamed the rise on electricity use in datacentres (its subsidiary Amazon Web Services is a significant data operator), as well as electrification of its delivery network and building electrification.

Data centres

Aerial view of central London at night

4/8/2026 News

Great Britain moves to expel speculative data centre projects from electricity connection queues

Energy regulator Ofgem launched a consultation on 29 July 2026 proposing new rules to remove speculative data centre projects from Great Britain’s electricity connections queue. Specifically, the proposal introduces a data centre commitment fee alongside strict project progress milestones to clear grid capacity for developments that are ready to construct and connect.

VIDEO OF THE WEEK

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2/10/2024 News

Autonomous robot paves the way for future nuclear maintenance

The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and the Oxford Robotics Institute (ORI), University of Oxford, have achieved a first-ever autonomous robot deployment in a fusion facility.

Artificial Intelligence

The Johan Sverdrup offshore platform

14/1/2026 News

Artificial intelligence saved Equinor $130mn in 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) contributed to $130mn in value creation and savings for Equinor and its partners in 2025, says the Norwegian operator.

VIDEO OF THE WEEK

Aerial view of facility at night

23/7/2025 News

World’s largest green ammonia plant powered by off-grid renewables comes online in China

Envision has officially commissioned what it says is the world’s largest and most advanced green hydrogen and ammonia production facility to be powered entirely by an off-grid wind and solar-based energy system. Located in Chifeng, in south-eastern Inner Mongolia, China, the plant is currently delivering 320,000 t/y of green ammonia, with exports due to start in 4Q2025.

Artificial Intelligence

Computer rendering of AI Factory data centre

11/3/2026 News

AI enables data centre demand flexibility in UK-first trial

Artificial intelligence (AI) could enable data centres to dynamically adjust their electricity demand in real time, helping to support grid stability while maintaining uninterrupted computing workloads, according to a recent demonstration project in the UK.

Data centres

Head and shoulders photo of Fredrik Jansson

27/7/2026 Comment / Fredrik Jansson

Data centre ecosystems: a new wave of sustainable infrastructure

Data centre operators must demonstrate environmental sustainability, responsible planning, transparent operations and clear community benefit – or risk losing both clients and development opportunities, writes Fredrik Jansson, Chief Strategy and Marketing & Communications Officer at Nordic data centre services company AtNorth.

Energy storage

Aerial view of large circular domed metal storage tank to left, with long rectanglur 'flexible' sided dome shaped 'gas bag' to right; road and cars parked nearby

6/8/2025 News

Google makes its first investment in long-duration energy storage

Google has signed its first partnership with a long-duration energy storage (LDES) company, Energy Dome, as it looks to meet its growing electricity needs with clean power generation. Alongside the commercial agreement, it has also invested an undisclosed sum in the Italian start-up, which has developed a novel approach to energy storage, using CO₂ held in a dome-shaped ‘battery’.

Artificial Intelligence

Graphic showing onshore wind turbines behind blue lines making a grid

6/11/2024 News

AI's expanding role in the energy transition

A new report has highlighted the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to drive the energy sector towards net zero through efficiency gains, methane emissions reduction and carbon-free innovations. In the US, two government departments are stepping up their ability to be able to respond to threats caused by AI, while Masdar is teaming up with Presight to develop AI-driven tools for renewable energy management worldwide.

Nuclear

The Sanmen nuclear power station

5/11/2025 News

US government teams up with Westinghouse in $80bn deal to develop nuclear power for AI

The US government has signed a ‘strategic partnership’ with the owners of US nuclear brand Westinghouse to build at least $80bn worth of civil nuclear reactors, including the 1.15 GWe capacity AP1000 grid-scale civil nuclear reactor, and the 300 MWe AP300 small modular reactor (SMR).

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