Using AI to oversee dynamic fusion machines is a hot area of research. It doesn't mean generative AI like ChatGPT. It's old-school AI, where you train a machine to recognize patterns in complex real-world data then let it make decisions.

#AI #Fusion #Energy #EnergyTransition #Science #Research https://www.pppl.gov/news/2024/using-artificial-intelligence-speed-and-improve-most-computationally-intensive-aspects

Using artificial intelligence to speed up and improve the most computationally intensive aspects of plasma physics in fusion

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) are using artificial intelligence to perfect the design of the vessels surrounding the super-hot plasma, optimize heating methods and maintain stable control o…

^{Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory}

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30% of the world's electricity came from renewable sources in 2023

"This growth was mostly driven by the rapid rollout of solar and wind technologies. Hydropower generation actually fell in 2023 as a result of severe droughts, especially in China."

https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/renewable-electricity-2023

#Data #DataViz #Electricity #Renewables #Energy

30% of the world's electricity came from renewable sources in 2023

Renewable electricity production is growing quickly, mostly thanks to the deployment of solar and wind.

^{Our World in Data}

Figures like this one from Carbon Brief are what make me optimistic that our society is ALREADY on the path to being much greener.

This is the distribution of the fossil/non-fossil fuel mix for electricity for every half hour in a year in Britain, and it's absolutely clear that a HUGE shift away from fossil fuels is taking place.

Yes, there's lots more to do, but we are already making great progress. We just need more of the same.

https://www.carbonbrief.org/chart-how-british-electricity-supplies-are-shifting-decisively-away-from-fossil-fuels/

#energy #climate #sustainability

Yesterday I met a very smart friend, a data scientist / mathematician. We talked a lot about energy consumption, society and #ourWorldInData. Looking at my notes I realize that I owe him a link to the brilliant and uplifting talk “The Magic Washing Machine” by the wonderful presenter #HansRosling of #Gapminder.
So if you’d like to watch something interesting and positive for your sunday afternoon, I suggest to watch this.
#youtube #dataViz #society #energy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZoKfap4g4w

The magic washing machine | Hans Rosling

http://www.ted.com What was the greatest invention of the industrial revolution? Hans Rosling makes the case for the washing machine. With newly designed gra...

^YouTube

"Lithium-ion battery prices have declined from USD 1,400 per kilowatt-hour in 2010 to less than USD 140 per kilowatt-hour in 2023, one of the fastest cost declines of any energy technology ever, as a result of progress in research and development and economies of scale in manufacturing."

https://www.iea.org/reports/batteries-and-secure-energy-transitions/executive-summary
#Energy #EnergyTransition #Batteries #Grid #Power

Executive summary – Batteries and Secure Energy Transitions – Analysis - IEA

Batteries and Secure Energy Transitions - Analysis and key findings. A report by the International Energy Agency.

^IEA

#California exceeds 100% of #energy demand with renewables over a record 30 days

Source: https://electrek.co/2024/04/15/renewables-met-100-percent-california-energy-demand-30-days/

#usa #environment #climate #news #Solar

California exceeds 100% of energy demand with renewables over a record 30 days

In a major clean energy benchmark, wind, solar, and hydro exceeded 100% of demand on California's main grid for 30 of the past 38 days.

^{Michelle Lewis (Electrek)}

🌞 400,000 ‘solar balconies’ boost German home energy harvesting capacity

"The solar balcony generates only a tenth of the power output of a rooftop solution, but it is portable if the homeowner wishes to relocate.

👉 Unlike a rooftop system that requires professionals for installation, a balcony solar system consists of panels and a mounting structure, and the assembly can be completed by anyone using the instructions provided."

#Engineering #ClimateCrisis #Energy
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/solar-balcony-boom-germany

400,000 ‘solar balconies’ boost German home energy harvesting capacity - Interesting Engineering

German cities have a new trend. Individuals living in smaller apartments buy plug-in solar systems and install them on their balconies.

^{Ameya Paleja (Interesting Engineering)}

Internet data centers are fueling drive to old power source: Coal

https://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/internet-data-centers-fueling-drive-150206807.html

#energy #datacenter

Utility-related fires are wreaking havoc across the United States. Since 2017, fires related to electricity transmission have burned at least 3 million acres.

New today: A closer look at the #Texas Panhandle fire, and why it's a grim preview of our near future. From our friends at Sierra Club magazine ... https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-panhandle-fire-climate-environment/

#wildfire #ClimateChange #environment #news #politics #USpol #weather #fire #drought #energy

The Epic Texas Panhandle Fire Is Just a Preview

Texas officials go to bat for oil and gas while the climate-fueled Smokehouse Creek Fire still rages.

^{Christopher Collins (The Texas Observer)}