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Tax Credits for Home Energy and Efficiency Upgrades
First, the Residential Clean Energy Credit, in place since 2022, provides incentives for clean-energy investments for your home. You can subtract up to 30 percent of the cost of a new clean-energy system—such as solar panels, solar-powered water heaters, geothermal heat pumps, fuel cells, wind turbines, or battery storage technology—from your end-of-year tax bill. You can include installation and labor…
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Nvidia, xAI and two energy giants join genAI infrastructure initiative
The new AIP members will “further strengthen the partnership’s technology leadership as the platform seeks to invest in new and expanded AI infrastructure. Nvidia will also continue in its role as a technical advisor to AIP, leveraging its expertise in accelerated computing and AI factories to inform the deployment of next-generation AI data center infrastructure,” the group’s statement said. “Additionally,…
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National Grid investment wing backs AI startups to boost energy efficiency
National Grid Partners, the venture capital and innovation arm of the UK utility firm, has unveiled plans to invest $100 million in AI startups in the energy field. With pressure on the grid increasing, the investment division is exploring solutions that will help make the grid more efficient, resilient, and dynamic. This means improving efficiency, cutting customer costs, reducing emissions,…
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Multi-billion dollar energy investment firm notifies hundreds of a data breach that compromised SSNs
Luxembourg energy investment firm Ikav Energy this week confirmed it notified hundreds of Americans about a December 2024 data breach that compromised their names and Social Security numbers. Ikav notified 722 people in Texas and 15 in Massachusetts of the breach, with more victims expected as more states disclose their own breach figures. Ransomware group DragonForce claimed responsibility for the…
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Pressure rises to bolster data center energy efficiency as IT leaders worry demand is pushing the grid to breaking point
IT leaders are increasingly concerned about both data center energy efficiency and supply, with the rapid expansion of AI putting strain on national infrastructure. Research from Cadence found that three-quarters of data centers face increased pressure from AI-driven demands. As a result, seven-in-ten IT decision makers warn that the national grid is being pushed to breaking point. “AI is driving…
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How Elon Musk’s Department of Energy access could pose a nuclear threat
What was once ridiculous is now possible. Elon Musk, the richest person in the history of the world, has become President Donald Trump’s attack dog. Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have unprecedented access to the government’s data and computer system. Earlier this week, that came to include systems in the Department of Energy (DOE), which oversees America’s…
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Data Centres Can Cut Energy Use By Up To 30% With Just About 30 Lines of Code, Research Shows
Research has found that data centres can reduce their energy usage by up to 30% simply by altering around 30 lines of code in the Linux kernel’s network stack. Scientists from the University of Waterloo in Canada identified inefficiencies in the way servers process incoming network traffic. The breakthrough comes from interrupt request suspension, a technique that optimises CPU power…
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Scientists say they can cut data center energy consumption by changing just a few lines of code
Data center energy consumption could be cut by up to 30% simply by changing a few lines of code, according to new research. Most data centers around the world use the open source operating system Linux, and researchers from Canada’s University of Waterloo said this can create efficient data flows, thereby causing energy consumption to increase. “Information arrives at data…
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Germany’s new Hunter supercomputer doubles performance using 80% less energy
When most people think of supercomputers, they picture massive machines in cold rooms, eating up incredible amounts of electricity. But in Stuttgart, Germany, scientists have just finished building a supercomputer that is changing this story. Hunter, their newest supercomputer based on AMD Instinct MI300A accelerated processing units (APUs), can solve complex problems about our weather, help design environmentally-friendly aircraft, and…
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Bill Gates’ nuclear energy startup inks new data center deal
TerraPower, a nuclear energy startup founded by Bill Gates, struck a deal this week with one of the largest data center developers in the US to deploy advanced nuclear reactors. TerraPower and Sabey Data Centers (SDC) are working together on a plan to run existing and future facilities on nuclear energy from small reactors. Tech companies are scrambling to determine…
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