New report from Siemens: From Pilots to Performance – Scaling Sustainability Impact with AI

A report from Siemens finds industrial AI is cutting energy use and carbon, as manufacturers move beyond pilots to large-scale deployment. Georgia Collins discusses the report in an article on the Manufacturing Digital website.   How Industrial AI Boosts Sustainability and Performance Artificial intelligence and sustainability have become two of the most important factors and challenges … Continue reading New report from Siemens: From Pilots to Performance – Scaling Sustainability Impact with AI

Blog by Jane Marsh – Keeping it cool: Europe’s next-gen green data centers

Data centers need energy to operate properly, but traditional power methods are unsustainable. Corporations must make significant changes to accommodate environmentally friendly solutions. Europe is leading this charge. Traditional Data Centers Traditional data centers consume a significant amount of resources during maximum operation. In facilities, traditional HVAC systems rely on fossil fuels for heating and … Continue reading Blog by Jane Marsh – Keeping it cool: Europe’s next-gen green data centers

Energy in Demand News, October 26-27, 2025

The EU's national leaders spent their summit venting frustration about the bloc's green transition — and ultimately agreed on language that demands no specific changes to climate legislation. Politico wrote that leaders ultimately refrained from bulldozing the EU’s climate targets, agreeing to a vaguely worded commitment to a green transition, though without committing to a 2040 … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, October 26-27, 2025

Blog by Jane Marsh – How AI-enabled circuit boards are revolutionizing renewable energy systems in Europe

Circuit boards are the lifeblood of most electronics, but they are particularly empowering to renewable energy infrastructure as it undergoes buildout. They convert and transmit power, and years of innovation have transformed them into the most efficient versions of this crucial component. Artificial intelligence (AI) promises to be a welcome disruption, making it smarter and … Continue reading Blog by Jane Marsh – How AI-enabled circuit boards are revolutionizing renewable energy systems in Europe

Energy in Demand News, October 19-20, 2025

In his landmark 2006 analysis, the economist Lord Nicholas Stern concluded that climate action would cost less than the damage caused by inaction and that climate change was the greatest market failure the world had ever seen. It caused shockwaves at the time and really did influence the direction of climate change actions. Just not … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, October 19-20, 2025

We take it for granted we can instantly communicate and too often human and environmental cost of making them possible

In an article on The Conversation website, Jemimah Widdicombe, Research Associate, Museums Victoria, Museums Victoria Research Institute gives us a history lesson on the obscure environmental impact of the technologies we have developed to communicate through the ages.   From the telegraph to AI, our communications systems have always had hidden environmental costsWhen we post … Continue reading We take it for granted we can instantly communicate and too often human and environmental cost of making them possible

Energy in Demand News, October 5-6, 2025

Extreme weather and climate change caused more financial damage in Europe between 2020 and 2023 than it did in the whole preceding decade, the Financial Times reports. “The average annual economic losses in the EU associated with increasingly intense heat, floods and other extreme weather amounted to €44.5bn between 2020 and 2023, two and a … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, October 5-6, 2025

Among the many questions raised by the rise of artificial intelligence, its compatibility with decarbonisation should be a central concern

The notion of ‘techno-solutionism,’ asserting that artificial intelligence could achieve sufficient energy savings to make the process sustainable, is an illusion. Le Monde published an editorial on its website about a recent report by the Shift Project that offered a sobering assessment of the compatibility of AI with decarbonisation.   The incompatibility of AI and … Continue reading Among the many questions raised by the rise of artificial intelligence, its compatibility with decarbonisation should be a central concern

A new study by KPMG reveals that strategic energy management AI models can slash energy use in commercial buildings

James Darley writes on the AI magazine website about a new report by KPMG the multinational professional services network: How AI is Helping to Improve Energy Efficiency and Management in Real Estate.   KPMG: AI Systems Can Cut Building Energy Waste By Up To 30% When it comes to preventing carbon emissions, there are two … Continue reading A new study by KPMG reveals that strategic energy management AI models can slash energy use in commercial buildings

Energy in Demand News, August 24-25, 2025

Encouragingly, the Financial Times reports that solar power generation in Britain so far this year has surpassed the total for 2024 “as panels are rapidly installed amid favourable weather, underlining renewable energy’s increasing importance to the grid. . . . Some 14.08 terawatt hours of electricity was produced from solar in Great Britain by August … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, August 24-25, 2025