The end-of-the-year spending package passed by Congress on Dec. 21 includes the first major energy legislation to be enacted in more than a decade. The wide-ranging package extends and introduces new ...

Advanced computing and data centers are massive energy consumers. In fact, a recent report from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory found that U.S. data centers consumed about 4.4% of total ...

Since its launch in late 2022, ChatGPT has rocketed in popularity, with hundreds of millions of users, millions of paid subscribers, and propelling copycats like Google Gemini and most recently ...

We live on a solar-powered planet. As we wake up in the morning, the Sun peeks over the horizon to shed light on us, blanket us with warmth and provide cues to start our day. At the same time, our Sun ...

Optimizing an RTM process. The Rogowski coils (orange loops) in CTC’s portable energy recording unit (PERU, lower right) measure electrical current during resin transfer molding (RTM), enabling ...

The surge in energy demand, partly driven by AI and data centers, is prompting a deeper look at the requirements. Big tech firms like Meta, Alphabet, Microsoft and Amazon are heavily investing in ...

With the authority of Congress, the Department of Energy (DOE) establishes minimum energy efficiency standards on many products, including electric motors used in homes and businesses. The goal of ...

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A new prerequisite in LEED v4 calls for each project to measure whole building energy use, and then share that data with USGBC. Other key changes in the latest version of LEED include: • Two new ...

The debate over U.S. energy independence is often muddled by differing definitions and political rhetoric. A practical definition of energy independence is producing more energy than consumed ...