Archive for the 'Energy' Category
California May Lose Two More Refineries That Produce 14% of Gasoline in the State
October 27th, 2024Via: Just the News: Short on the heels of another major refinery closure, Valero signaled it is considering closing its two California refineries that produce over 14% of the state’s gasoline. Refinery closures already have the state importing 8% of its gasoline supply, which means the state could soon have to significantly increase its imports […]
Integer Addition Algorithm Could Reduce Energy Needs of AI by 95%
October 20th, 2024I have nowhere near enough propellers in my beanie to do a reality check on this: Addition is All You Need for Energy-efficient Language Models Definitely interesting, if real. Via: TechXplore: A team of engineers at AI inference technology company BitEnergy AI reports a method to reduce the energy needs of AI applications by 95%. […]
Total Electric Grid Failure in Cuba
October 19th, 2024Via: BBC: Cuba is experiencing a nationwide blackout after its main energy plant failed, knocking out power to its 10 million people. Its power grid collapsed at around 11:00 (15:00 GMT) on Friday, the energy ministry announced on social media. Grid officials said they did not know how long it would take to restore power. […]
Amazon Goes Nuclear, to Invest More than $500 Million to Develop Small Modular Reactors
October 16th, 2024Via: CNBC: Amazon Web Services is investing more than $500 million in nuclear power, announcing three projects from Virginia to Washington state. AWS, Amazon’s subsidiary in cloud computing, has a massive and increasing need for clean energy as it expands its services into generative AI. It’s also a part of Amazon’s path to net-zero carbon […]
Over 3.4 Million Florida Homes and Businesses Without Power Due to Hurricane Milton
October 10th, 2024Via: Reuters: More than 3.4 million homes and businesses in Florida were without power on Thursday, after Hurricane Milton tore across Florida overnight, destroying homes and killing at least four people, according to data from PowerOutage.us.
Rumor: Israel Might Attack Iranian Oil Facilities
October 2nd, 2024Via: Axios: Israeli officials staring down all-out regional war tell Axios Israel will launch a “significant retaliation” to Tuesday’s massive missile attack within days that could target oil production facilities inside Iran and other strategic sites. Related: Iran Braces For Israeli Attack: Shutters Main Airports, Closes Airspace
Exiled Brain Surgeon: DARPA Mind Control, Quantum Biology & Sunlight Medicine | Dr. Jack Kruse
October 1st, 2024Clip: Neurosurgeon Dr. Jack Kruse tells Danny Jones what he thinks the pandemic was really about. pic.twitter.com/mgsifX6joH — Champagne Joshi (@JoshWalkos) October 1, 2024 It will be interesting to see if YouTube censors this… Via: Danny Jones: Backup
Sam Altman Just Pitched The Biden Administration On A Massive Build Out Of AI Data Centers
September 29th, 2024Via: ZeroHedge: While most of the news this week about Sam Altman has been centered around the nearly $10 billion in equity he could be receiving in OpenAI, another headline slipped through the cracks mid-week: OpenAI has pitched the Biden administration on a build-out of massive data centers. OpenAI has urged the Biden administration to […]
Microsoft Electricity Purchase Agreement Will Restart Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant for AI Data Centers
September 20th, 2024Via: The Verge: Microsoft just signed a deal to revive the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear power plant. If approved by regulators, the software maker would have exclusive rights to 100 percent of the output for its AI data center needs. Constellation, the owner of the Three Mile Island plant, announced a power purchase agreement […]
Greek Oil Tanker on Fire After Multiple Attacks in Red Sea
August 23rd, 2024Via: Al Jazeera: A crew of 25 has been rescued from a Greek-flagged oil tanker after it caught fire after multiple attacks in the Red Sea. The Sounion was attacked by more than a dozen people on two small boats who fired multiple projectiles at the ship when it was about 77 nautical miles (143km) […]
