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Democrats and Republicans are joining forces to oppose data center construction in their communities, creating one of the rare bipartisan movements in today's polarized America. This unusual alliance shows how local concerns about energy costs and land use can bridge even the widest political divides.
Brazil's president is turning the country's renewable energy resources into a magnet for data centers, creating opportunities for clean power growth. The plan could reshape how tech companies store information while boosting the nation's green energy sector.
America is installing more clean power than ever before, with 89 gigawatts going online this year and even more planned for 2027. The surge is driven by data center demand, solar leadership, and massive battery storage growth that's reshaping how we power the future.
A new startup called Firma Power has built software that solves the puzzle of matching data centers with clean energy in minutes instead of months. The breakthrough could help billions of dollars worth of wind and solar projects actually power the AI boom instead of new gas plants.
India's growing tech infrastructure is creating unexpected climate wins as data centers increasingly power themselves with renewable energy. The shift is accelerating clean energy adoption across the country's booming digital economy.
Spanish company Solaria just announced the largest foreign investment in Uruguay's history: a $5.7 billion data center complex powered by renewable energy. The project will create thousands of jobs while advancing both technology infrastructure and clean energy in South America.
A startup is building a massive battery factory in Texas to create affordable, solar-powered energy for data centers without relying on fossil fuels. The innovation could transform how our digital world gets its power.
Tech giant Google is paying to upgrade existing nuclear reactors across four states, adding nearly 1,000 megawatts of carbon-free power to the grid. The innovative deal offers a faster alternative to building new power plants while helping everyone save money.
A small startup is tackling AI's massive energy problem with ceramic fuel cells that skip combustion entirely. Petra Power's technology could help data centers and military vehicles run cleaner and cheaper.
A computer scientist at MIT is using artificial intelligence to dramatically reduce the energy consumption of massive data centers that power our digital lives. Her breakthrough methods could prevent the construction of countless new polluting facilities.
A major global data center operator has slashed its carbon footprint by more than a third in just four years while expanding operations. The achievement shows tech infrastructure can grow sustainably.
Google just sent its AI chips into orbit to test whether space could solve data centers' massive energy problem. The satellite will spend months proving if solar-powered computers in space can handle the growing demands of artificial intelligence.