AI data centers consume too much energy. Google’s ‘moonshot’ plan is to take them to space

Training models like ChatGPT, Gemini or Claude requires more and more electricity and water, to the point that the energy consumption of AI threatens to exceed that of entire countries. Data centers have become real resource sinks. According to estimates by the International Energy Agencythe electrical expenditure of data centers could double before 2030, driven … Read more

Madrid consumes more and generates less energy than anyone else. And their neighbors are also refusing to install solar panels.

Between the grain fields and the family housing estates of eastern Madrid, the residents of Villalbilla and Torres de la Alameda live a battle that is repeated in many corners of Spain: that of a territory that wants clean energy, but afraid of losing his identity. In short. On the banks of the Viso, a … Read more

Meeting the energy demand of AI is leading to desperate measures. How to reuse old airplane turbines

The AI ​​race has put the electrical infrastructures of half the world in check. Data centers need more and more megawatts, and they need them now. But the energy industry does not play at the same pace, which explains why there are companies installing airplane engines next to these huge graphics card farms. Two options, … Read more

Aerothermal energy is the heating of the future, but the electrical installation is stuck in the past

“Winter is coming”, read the iconic phrase of the Stark family in Game of Thrones. There are less than two months until the official arrival of winter and, with it, the time to see how our energy bill trembles as much as we do. Search formulas to heat the house becomes prevalent in this final … Read more

New technology captures energy from even the slightest breeze

As China builds wind turbines so big they alter the microclimateGermany has decided to blow in another direction. Instead of climbing towards the sky, it has opted for a quiet revolution: miniaturize and optimize. The result is a small wind turbine so efficient that it is activated by a simple breeze and borders on the … Read more

Clean energy has made the electricity market cheaper. But what we pay for is no longer energy: it is stability

Spain is a unique case in Europe: it has managed to ensure that gas and coal barely influence the wholesale price of electricity – only 19% of the hours this year, compared to 75% in 2019. according to a report by Ember. Thanks to this, the average Spanish wholesale price was 32% lower than the … Read more

Stop importing gas and turning your subsoil into the new energy strength

While Europe monitored its gas deposits at the beginning of September –at 76%, a breath to the winter that is coming-, at the other end of the Chinese world he wrote another story. Far from the preventive mentality, the Asian giant is extracting gas at an unprecedented rate. It is not just about filling warehouses, … Read more

Data centers for AI are an energy hole. Jeff Bezos’s solution: Build them in space

In the next two decades we will see data centers at Gigavatio scale orbiting the Earth. Or at least that is the prediction that has launched The founder of Amazon and Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos. He said it during his speech at the Italian Tech Week in Turin, where he was able to establish conversation … Read more

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