AI is quietly transforming how cities generate, store and distribute energy, acting as the invisible conductor that orchestrates cleaner, smarter and more resilient cities

Mohammadamin Ahmadfard, Postdoctoral Fellow, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan University, writes on The Conversation website about the value of AI to make cities more sustainable AI applications are producing cleaner cities, smarter homes and more efficient transit Artificial intelligence (AI) is quietly transforming how cities generate, store and distribute energy, acting as the … Continue reading AI is quietly transforming how cities generate, store and distribute energy, acting as the invisible conductor that orchestrates cleaner, smarter and more resilient cities →

Energy in Demand News, June 15-16, 2025

The International Energy Agency (IEA) held its 10th annual Global Energy Efficiency Conference in Brussels this past week. The invitation-only two-day conference was co-chaired by the European Commissioner for Energy and Housing Dan Jørgensen and IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol, and was organised with the support of the Energy Efficiency Movement. There were many excellent panels and 700 attendees … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, June 15-16, 2025 →

Data centres will “compete with local communities for energy and water”

Tom Wicker writes on the International Bar Association website about some of the legal issues related to AI and data centres. What are your views? Climate crisis: AI data centres to drive significant increase in energy demand and emissions In April, the International Energy Agency published a report on the ever-growing links between energy … Continue reading Data centres will “compete with local communities for energy and water” →

Energy in Demand News, May 25-26, 2025

While there has been more environmental reporting, there have also been more academic studies that prove that there are serious grounds for doubt about the published environmental results. A Financial Times newsletter refers to one draft paper from King’s College London that uses data from Climate Trace, an open-access initiative that takes inputs from more … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, May 25-26, 2025 →

Builders are harnessing the power of AI to make the construction industry more efficient and sustainable

We are reading about how artificial intelligence is having a major impact on our economies and virtually everything these days. Sara Harowitz writes on the National Observer website how AI is being used in the Canadian construction industry. She adds that AI brings its own challenges. What is your experience with AI? How robots … Continue reading Builders are harnessing the power of AI to make the construction industry more efficient and sustainable →

Energy in Demand News, May 11-12, 2025

The Financial Times reported an escalation of scientists’ fears of a breach of the 1.5C warming level set down in the Paris accord, after the latest data showing the monthly average global temperature had topped the threshold for 21 out of the past 22 months. The global average temperature over the 12-month period to the … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, May 11-12, 2025 →

Politeness vs. Planet: The Surprising Cost of Thanking ChatGPT

The Energy Changemakers newsletter provides an interesting article on how to save energy through less politeness. To find out more, please click on the link. Rudeness as an energy efficiency measure Behavioral energy efficiency — getting people to change the way they act to save energy — is not a new concept. But AI … Continue reading Politeness vs. Planet: The Surprising Cost of Thanking ChatGPT →

New IEA report: AI is set to drive surging electricity demand from data centres while offering the potential to transform how the energy sector works

A major new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) brings groundbreaking data and analysis to one of the most pressing and least understood energy issues today, exploring AI’s wide range of potential impacts. Artificial intelligence has the potential to transform the energy sector in the coming decade, driving a surge in electricity demand from … Continue reading New IEA report: AI is set to drive surging electricity demand from data centres while offering the potential to transform how the energy sector works →

Blog by Jane Marsh – The Circular Economy of Energy: Why Recycling Metals Is a Climate Imperative

Renewable electricity is an essential part of saving the climate. At the same time, the growing power transition is starting to introduce some environmental concerns of its own. Material demands are rising, highlighting the need for a circular economy within the energy industry. What Is a Circular Economy? The circular economy is a system based … Continue reading Blog by Jane Marsh – The Circular Economy of Energy: Why Recycling Metals Is a Climate Imperative →

Energy in Demand News, February 2, 2025

Who would have guessed? Norway’s coalition government has collapsed because of the EU’s energy efficiency directive, energy performance of buildings directive and renewable energy directive! The Eurosceptic junior coalition partner quit after the Prime Minister pushed to implement the energy directives. Norway (which is not a member of the European Union) adopts most of the … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, February 2, 2025 →