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AES enlists AI to boost its sustainable energy business

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American utility and power company AES launched a renewable energy program in mid-2022 that is not only reducing its carbon footprint but adding wealth to its coffer. Not bad for a sustainability initiative designed to reduce the $12.7B To achieve that, the Arlington, Va.-based million in its first year, contributed a $5.5

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Energy Dome gets $44M uplift into its CO2 battery for renewable energy storage

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Italian climate startup Energy Dome , which has developed a “CO 2 Battery” for storing renewable energy, has closed a €40 million (~$44M) Series B round — bringing the total raised for its novel energy storage solution to €54M (or just shy of $60M).

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Energy Dome uses CO2 for long-term power storage for solar energy

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Longer-term energy storage is a drag, and a lot of battery tech has been focusing on “how quickly can we charge these batteries so I can drive my EV for another couple of hundred miles.” The heat is stored in a thermal energy storage device. The system has up to 200 MWh in storage capacity.

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4 paths to sustainable AI

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Concerns that AI contributes to global warming stem from estimates that GPUs used to develop and keep AI models running use four times as much energy as those serving conventional cloud applications, and that AI could be on track to use as much electricity as Ireland. We see it as a recruiting and retention factor.”

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Elevate your digital transformation with impactful sustainability

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Customer sentiment, evolving corporate values, and government regulation have converged to make sustainability a strategic priority for nearly every business. And the importance of energy efficiency for enterprise IT cannot be overstated. And we’re committed to helping customers meet their energy-efficiency targets too.

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Embracing sustainable IT unlocks environmental, business, and financial benefits

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Norway is a leader in sustainability. Its use of renewable energy, sustainable technologies, and recycling is common in homes and businesses throughout the country, as well as the neighboring Nordic region, making Norway a role model of environmental stewardship. Promote sustainable business practices to help the planet.

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The critical role of the network in sustainability, security and AI

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It’s also essential for AI, sustainability and cybersecurity. Generative AI is presenting new challenges because its vast datasets require immense computing power and storage. Supporting sustainability AI isn’t the only hot topic of our time – there’s also sustainability.