The important role of digital twins

The Economist recently published a piece on the important role of digital twins to make companies more efficient. They will also help them reap the benefits of advances in AI. What are your views? Digital twins are making companies more efficient When a passenger in search of a taxi orders an Uber, all it … Continue reading The important role of digital twins →

Energy in Demand News, August 25, 2024

In an article on the Guardian website, former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown wonders where the urgency is to address climate change and the many other environmental and political threats. He writes: “Nor, even up against the existential problem of climate change (the planet is on course for a temperature increase of 2.7C above pre-industrial … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, August 25, 2024 →

Technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain, Building Information Modeling (BIM), and advanced analytics – including cloud and edge computing – will drive improvements in energy efficiency and significantly impact climate change mitigation

Research indicates that many patented innovations address significant challenges such as inefficient energy use, lack of real-time monitoring, and high operational costs by developing advanced solutions that integrate sophisticated analytical models. In an article on the Outlook website in India, Darshana Naranje, Senior Analyst, Technology Research & Advisory, Aranca, a global research and analytics firm … Continue reading Technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain, Building Information Modeling (BIM), and advanced analytics – including cloud and edge computing – will drive improvements in energy efficiency and significantly impact climate change mitigation →

An artificial intelligence system that helps buildings shift their energy use to times when the electric grid is cleaner

Zoltan Nagy, Assistant Professor of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, writes on The Conversation website about using a new AI system that helps shift energy use in buildings to times when the electricity grid is cleaner. What are your views? AI helps lighten the load on the electric … Continue reading An artificial intelligence system that helps buildings shift their energy use to times when the electric grid is cleaner →

Energy in Demand News, August 18, 2024

Expanding oil production certainly gets a lot of attention these days. In an energy newsletter by the Financial Times (behind a paywall) this week, the lead article was on a technology breakthrough by Chevron that could extend the production lifespan of the US Gulf of Mexico oil basin and “and potentially bring billions of additional … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, August 18, 2024 →

Energy in Demand News, August 11, 2024

This week Lord Adair Turner, the former chairman of the UK’s Climate Change Committee and the current chair of the Energy Transitions Commission, was interviewed in the Financial Times (behind a paywall). There are two particularly important quotes from him. The first concerns what it will cost to get to net zero: “In 2020, the … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, August 11, 2024 →

Hopes have grown that AI may also help humanity tackle global environmental problems such as climate change

In an article on The Conversation website, Ehsan Noroozinejad, Senior Researcher, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University and Seyedali Mirjalili, Professor of Artificial Intelligence, Faculty of Business and Hospitality, Torrens University Australia discuss how artificial intelligence can help address many of our global environmental problems. From climate change to landfill, AI promises to … Continue reading Hopes have grown that AI may also help humanity tackle global environmental problems such as climate change →

AI drives 48% increase in Google GHG emissions

The tech giant’s goal of reducing its climate footprint is at risk as it grows increasingly reliant on energy-hungry data centres. Overall, Google says about two thirds of its energy is derived from carbon-free sources but it’s obviously not enough. Dan Milmo discusses Google’s challenges in an article on the Guardian website. Google’s emissions … Continue reading AI drives 48% increase in Google GHG emissions →

Large language models such as ChatGPT are some of the most energy-guzzling technologies of all

Big tech is playing its part in reaching net zero targets, but its vast new datacentres are run at huge cost to the environment. Mariana Mazzucato, professor in the economics of innovation and public value at University College London, discusses the carbon footprint of ChatGPT in an article on the Guardian website. The ugly … Continue reading Large language models such as ChatGPT are some of the most energy-guzzling technologies of all →

Energy in Demand, May 26, 2024

With elections for the European Parliament approaching on June 6-9, predictions are for a surge of right wing parties and a consequent erosion of the climate and energy agenda. According to The Economist election tracker, “the environment, including terms such as “climate change”, is a hot topic on the continent’s fringes: it’s most often searched … Continue reading Energy in Demand, May 26, 2024 →