Dec 18, 2024
Generative AI’s Dirty Secret: The Hidden Cost of Powering the Future
Generative AI's rapid expansion is driving an unsustainable surge in energy consumption, threatening the push toward clean and renewable energy goals.
Generative AI might be revolutionizing industries, but the cost is staggering—environmentally and energetically. As data centers expand to meet the demand for AI processing, they’re guzzling electricity at unprecedented rates, much of it still derived from fossil fuels. This explosion in energy use is putting a strain on renewable sources and grid capacity, forcing tech leaders to confront an inconvenient truth: AI’s advancements could be setting back global sustainability goals rather than advancing them. Read more.
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Musk Corrects Energy Department After It Calls Wind and Solar "Worthless" Without Batteries
The U.S. Department of Energy tweeted that wind and solar infrastructure is "essentially worthless when it is dark outside, and the wind is not blowing," prompting Elon Musk to respond with "Um… hello?" and remind them that battery storage systems exist.
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Airline industry struggles to scale sustainable aviation fuel as flagship refinery shuts down and most projects stall.
A Reuters investigation reveals that only a fraction of the 165 sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) projects announced over the past decade have materialized, with World Energy’s flagship SAF refinery in California closing, underscoring systemic challenges that leave airlines far from meeting climate targets.