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This Chart Might Keep You From Worrying About AI’s Energy Use

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The world is collectively freaking out about the growth of artificial intelligence and its strain on power grids. Net result: Average electricity growth in the United States remained nearly flat from 2000 to 2020. Now its back on the rise, driven by AI data centers and manufacturing of batteries and semiconductor chips.

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In Argentina, a Boom in Antarctic Cruises Is Straining the ‘End of the World’

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The familys new home has better insulation to protect against temperatures that routinely plunge below freezing, but it is still not connected to the power grid or to water and sanitation services. Her sightseeing agency, Latitud Ushuaia , has grown to 28 employees from six at the beginning of 2020.

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Advancing Quantum Science: Hausi Müller’s Journey

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In 2020 he helped found IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing and Engineering (QCE) , part of the annual IEEE Quantum Week , which he also founded, to provide a multidisciplinary and open forum for discussing the technology’s challenges and opportunities. Machine learning.

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Elli and MITNETZ STROM publish concept for smart grid integration of EVs

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Elli, a brand of the Volkswagen Group, and MITNETZ STROM have launched a nationwide pilot project for smart grid integration of electric vehicles. An algorithm uses price incentives to compare the cars’ charging plans with regional electricity output from renewable energies and the available capacities in the distribution grid.

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Study finds GWP of electrolyzed hydrogen to meet ORD’s fuel needs would be 2.5x that of fossil fuels with 2020 grid mix

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Phil Ansell, an aerospace engineer at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, modeled the life cycle carbon dioxide equivalent emissions of liquid hydrogen production required to meet the fuel needs of Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD) with today’s electric grid mix.

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Thomas Built Buses has delivered 200 Proterra-Powered electric school buses

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Thomas Built Buses (TBB), a leading manufacturer of school buses in North America and subsidiary of Daimler Truck North America (DTNA), announced the delivery of TBB’s 200 th Proterra Powered Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley battery-electric school bus to Monroe County Public Schools in Indiana.

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Endesa develops prototype charger enabling electric vehicle to return power to the grid; hoping for deployment by 2020

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Endesa, Spain’s largest utility, has developed a prototype V2G (Vehicle to Grid) charger that enables electric vehicles to return stored power to the grid. The company projects that the technology could be a reality in 2020, and would allow electric vehicle users to sell surplus energy.

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