Energy Technology
20 reportsEvidence from critical materials is checked against energy storage and hydrogen systems. The discussion considers which materials constrain scale and how costs are projected, comparing technical gains with tradeoffs that a single metric can conceal.
Atlas to Expand Driverless Truck Fleet for Oilfield Sand Transport
Atlas Energy Solutions plans to increase its AI-enabled driverless truck fleet in the US Permian Basin, aiming for 100 vehicles by mid-2027, to automate sand delivery for hydraulic fracturing across private oilfield routes
Crusoe and Aalo plan nuclear-powered data center for AI workloads
Crusoe and Aalo Atomics have announced a partnership to build a modular data center powered by a small nuclear reactor, aiming to test nuclear energy's suitability for large-scale AI computing at Idaho National Laboratory in 2027
Ohio AI Data Center to Operate on 350 MW Off-Grid Microgrid
A new AI data center campus in Ohio will use a dedicated 350 megawatt microgrid, operated by Veolia, to supply all its electricity needs, bypassing the regional grid and aiming to accelerate deployment of large-scale computing infrastructure
Meta and BlackRock to Build $14 Billion AI Data Center in Texas
Meta Platforms and BlackRock have agreed to jointly develop a large-scale data center campus in El Paso, Texas, designed to support Meta's artificial intelligence infrastructure. The project is expected to deliver 1 gigawatt of computing capacity by 2028
Rescale to Integrate Agentic AI with US Lab Simulation Tools
Rescale has secured US Department of Energy funding to embed agentic AI into advanced simulation codes, aiming to make national laboratory-developed modeling tools more accessible to manufacturers and engineering teams
Infleqtion Plans Neutral-Atom Quantum Computer for Illinois Quantum Park
Infleqtion has announced a roadmap to deploy a neutral-atom quantum computer at Illinois Quantum & Microelectronics Park by 2027, aiming for over 50 logical qubits and integration with GPU clusters for hybrid quantum-classical workflows
Highstar Unveils Multi-Layer Battery Cells for AI Data Center Power
Highstar has introduced a new portfolio of battery cells designed to address the power and thermal management challenges in AI data centers, with custom chemistries for different operational layers and a focus on grid resilience
IBM Quantum Hardware Benchmarked for Smart Grid Energy Forecasting
Researchers tested hybrid quantum-classical machine learning algorithms on IBM Quantum hardware with over 100 qubits to forecast electricity demand across smart grids, comparing performance and noise sensitivity to classical methods
EPB Quantum Network to Link Trapped-Ion Computer and Photonic Nodes
EPB is deploying an IonQ Forte Enterprise quantum computer on its Quantum Network, aiming to integrate trapped-ion hardware with photonic networking for regional research and workforce development in energy, logistics, and defense applications
OpenAI Plans $30 Billion AI Data Center Campus in Georgia
OpenAI has announced a $30 billion investment to build a hyperscale data center campus in coastal Georgia, aiming to deliver up to 3.2 gigawatts of computing capacity for advanced AI model development and deployment over the next decade
Velo3D Launches Large-Scale Metal 3D Printing Facility in California
Velo3D has opened Forge 1, a 289,000-square-foot campus in Livermore, California, designed to scale up production of large-format metal additive manufacturing systems for aerospace, defense, and energy applications
ZeroAvia and Safran Target Hydrogen-Electric Propulsion for Large Aircraft
ZeroAvia and Safran have announced a partnership to develop high-temperature hydrogen fuel cell systems for commercial aviation, aiming to address the technical barriers to zero-emission flight for larger passenger aircraft
China Details AI Roadmap for Safer Nuclear Energy Operations
At the World Artificial Intelligence Conference, Chinese researchers presented a multi-layered AI integration plan for advanced nuclear energy systems, aiming to address safety and operational challenges across the full reactor lifecycle
Solid Crystal Thermoelectric Material Demonstrated for Heat Recovery
A research team at the Institute of Science, Tokyo, has engineered a solid crystal thermoelectric material that mimics the properties of atomically thin films, potentially enabling more practical waste heat energy recovery in industrial settings
Balcony Solar Panels Spread Faster Than US Safety Standards
Plug-in solar panels for homes and apartments are now legal in many US states, but no panels meet new certification standards and key safety risks remain unresolved as regulators and utilities struggle to keep pace
GE Aerospace GEnx-1B Engine Logs 50 Million Flight Hours Milestone
GE Aerospace reports its GEnx-1B engine, used on Boeing 787 Dreamliners, has surpassed 50 million flight hours with a developer-claimed 99.98% dispatch reliability, raising questions about real-world performance and operational limits
MIT tool models climate risks for renewable energy grid planning
A new MIT framework simulates how future climate conditions could affect renewable energy infrastructure, revealing that siting decisions based on outdated weather data may increase grid failures as demand and extreme weather rise
Nuclear-Powered Container Ship Design Receives Initial Safety Approval
A 15,000 TEU container ship concept using small modular reactors has received Approval in Principle from the American Bureau of Shipping, marking a step toward nuclear propulsion in commercial shipping but raising new safety and engineering questions
Open CSP Tower Data Set Aims to Advance Solar Thermal Research
A new open-access database from German researchers provides detailed operational data from a solar power tower facility, aiming to accelerate research on concentrated solar power and improve the technology's efficiency and deployment
Why Power Management Limits Humanoid Robot Performance
Engineers developing humanoid robots face persistent challenges in converting and distributing onboard battery power to support motion, sensing, and computation. The efficiency and reliability of these power systems directly affect robot capabilities and safety