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 →

The benefits of AI audits of published scientific research

In an article on The Conversation website, Alexander Kaurov, PhD Candidate in Science and Society, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington and Naomi Oreskes, Professor of the History of Science, Harvard University ask what AI audits of published research will mean for public trust in science. What are your views? AI will … Continue reading The benefits of AI audits of published scientific research →

Energy in Demand News, August 10-11, 2025

GHG emissions are “going through the roof” because of AI, according to an article on the New York Times website that explains how Big Tech’s net-zero goals are looking shaky. “Google’s greenhouse gas emissions rose by 11 percent in 2024 from the year before. Amazon’s were up by 6 percent. Microsoft’s fell slightly but remained … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, August 10-11, 2025 →

America’s energy transition: leaving the clean energy playing field to China

In an article on The Conversation website, Stephen Lezak, Programme Manager at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford explains how across the world, utilities are embracing clean energy, choosing lower costs for their customers while reducing pollution and America, under the Trump administration, is choosing a different path that will … Continue reading America’s energy transition: leaving the clean energy playing field to China →