@bermdan.bsky.social
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FYI, Demand Response for data centers is taking shape.
As a software guy it seems to me that we can move most data center loads to RE if we pass some laws around it.
When I purchase cloud compute most of the time I don't care if it runs in CA vs Washington or Nevada.
bsky.app/profile/berm...
As a software guy it seems to me that we can move most data center loads to RE if we pass some laws around it.
When I purchase cloud compute most of the time I don't care if it runs in CA vs Washington or Nevada.
bsky.app/profile/berm...
Computer software (including AI workloads) can be pushed to locations where RE is available. Or even temporarily suspended.
Demand Response at its finest:
www.slashdot.org/story/445200
Demand Response at its finest:
www.slashdot.org/story/445200
Google Agrees To Pause AI Workloads To Protect the Grid When Power Demand Spikes - Slashdot
Google will pause non-essential AI workloads to protect power grids, the advertising giant announced on Monday. From a report: The web giant already does this sort of thing for non-essential workloads...
www.slashdot.org
December 22, 2025 at 1:51 PM
FYI, Demand Response for data centers is taking shape.
As a software guy it seems to me that we can move most data center loads to RE if we pass some laws around it.
When I purchase cloud compute most of the time I don't care if it runs in CA vs Washington or Nevada.
bsky.app/profile/berm...
As a software guy it seems to me that we can move most data center loads to RE if we pass some laws around it.
When I purchase cloud compute most of the time I don't care if it runs in CA vs Washington or Nevada.
bsky.app/profile/berm...
Computer software (including AI workloads) can be pushed to locations where RE is available. Or even temporarily suspended.
Demand Response at its finest:
www.slashdot.org/story/445200
Demand Response at its finest:
www.slashdot.org/story/445200
Google Agrees To Pause AI Workloads To Protect the Grid When Power Demand Spikes - Slashdot
Google will pause non-essential AI workloads to protect power grids, the advertising giant announced on Monday. From a report: The web giant already does this sort of thing for non-essential workloads...
www.slashdot.org
December 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Computer software (including AI workloads) can be pushed to locations where RE is available. Or even temporarily suspended.
Demand Response at its finest:
www.slashdot.org/story/445200
Demand Response at its finest:
www.slashdot.org/story/445200
The Trump Regime seems to think that destroying climate monitoring equipment will reduce home insurance and home mortgage rates.
I challenge anyone to find an insurance/mortgage broker who will lower rates for lack of information.
www.slashdot.org/story/445246
I challenge anyone to find an insurance/mortgage broker who will lower rates for lack of information.
www.slashdot.org/story/445246
NASA Satellites That Scientists and Farmers Rely On May Be Destroyed On Purpose - Slashdot
The Trump administration has reportedly directed NASA to draw up plans to shut down its Orbiting Carbon Observatory satellite missions, which provide vital climate and agricultural data for scientists...
www.slashdot.org
December 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The Trump Regime seems to think that destroying climate monitoring equipment will reduce home insurance and home mortgage rates.
I challenge anyone to find an insurance/mortgage broker who will lower rates for lack of information.
www.slashdot.org/story/445246
I challenge anyone to find an insurance/mortgage broker who will lower rates for lack of information.
www.slashdot.org/story/445246
This is one of the reasons why it won't make much sense to build non-local grid storage in the future. Local storage will be plentiful and transmission line maintenance is priced at inflation+.
www.slashdot.org/story/445384
www.slashdot.org/story/445384
California Successfully Tests 'Virtual Power Plant', Drawing Power From Batteries in 100,000 Homes - Slashdot
"California's biggest electric utilities pulled off a record-breaking test..." reports Semafor, "during the 7pm-9pm window that is typically its time of peak demand as people come home from work."
P...
www.slashdot.org
December 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
This is one of the reasons why it won't make much sense to build non-local grid storage in the future. Local storage will be plentiful and transmission line maintenance is priced at inflation+.
www.slashdot.org/story/445384
www.slashdot.org/story/445384
I guess the math works out for Google to build what sounds like compressed air batteries.
www.slashdot.org/story/450461
www.slashdot.org/story/450461
Google Launches CO2 Battery Plants for Long-Duration Storage of Renewable Energy - Slashdot
In July Google promised to scale the CO2 batteries of "Energy Dome" as a long-duration energy storage solution. Now IEEE Spectrum visits its first plant in Sardinia, where 2,000 tonnes of carbon dioxi...
www.slashdot.org
December 22, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I guess the math works out for Google to build what sounds like compressed air batteries.
www.slashdot.org/story/450461
www.slashdot.org/story/450461
Food nutrients will be changing with higher levels of CO2. Not for the better.
@mzjacobson.bsky.social
"The results, she said, were a shock: although crop yields increase, they become less nutrient-dense. While zinc levels in particular drop, lead levels increase."
www.slashdot.org/story/450383
@mzjacobson.bsky.social
"The results, she said, were a shock: although crop yields increase, they become less nutrient-dense. While zinc levels in particular drop, lead levels increase."
www.slashdot.org/story/450383
Food Becoming More Calorific But Less Nutritious Due To Rising Carbon Dioxide - Slashdot
More carbon dioxide in the environment is making food more calorific but less nutritious -- and also potentially more toxic, a study has found. From a report: Sterre ter Haar, a lecturer at Leiden Uni...
www.slashdot.org
December 21, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Food nutrients will be changing with higher levels of CO2. Not for the better.
@mzjacobson.bsky.social
"The results, she said, were a shock: although crop yields increase, they become less nutrient-dense. While zinc levels in particular drop, lead levels increase."
www.slashdot.org/story/450383
@mzjacobson.bsky.social
"The results, she said, were a shock: although crop yields increase, they become less nutrient-dense. While zinc levels in particular drop, lead levels increase."
www.slashdot.org/story/450383
So shady...
'...cited a study estimating that "electricity prices have increased by as much as 267 percent in the past five years" in "areas located near significant data center activity."'
www.slashdot.org/story/450291
'...cited a study estimating that "electricity prices have increased by as much as 267 percent in the past five years" in "areas located near significant data center activity."'
www.slashdot.org/story/450291
Senators Count the Shady Ways Data Centers Pass Energy Costs On To Americans - Slashdot
U.S. senators are probing whether Big Tech data centers are driving up local electricity bills by socializing grid upgrade costs onto residents. Some of the tactics they're using include NDAs, shell c...
www.slashdot.org
December 17, 2025 at 6:45 PM
So shady...
'...cited a study estimating that "electricity prices have increased by as much as 267 percent in the past five years" in "areas located near significant data center activity."'
www.slashdot.org/story/450291
'...cited a study estimating that "electricity prices have increased by as much as 267 percent in the past five years" in "areas located near significant data center activity."'
www.slashdot.org/story/450291
Ford basically gave-up on EV trucks I guess. I bet China hasn't!:
www.slashdot.org/story/450231
www.slashdot.org/story/450231
Ford Ends F-150 Lightning Production, Starts Battery Storage Business - Slashdot
Ford has effectively pulled the plug on the all-electric F-150 Lightning, pivoting away from full-size BEV pickups toward hybrids, range-extended EVs (EREVs), and even data-center battery storage. Ars...
www.slashdot.org
December 16, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Ford basically gave-up on EV trucks I guess. I bet China hasn't!:
www.slashdot.org/story/450231
www.slashdot.org/story/450231
Yet another reason why data centers for LLMs may go into space:
www.slashdot.org/story/450213
www.slashdot.org/story/450213
Electricity Is Now Holding Back Growth Across the Global Economy - Slashdot
Grid constraints that were once a hallmark of developing economies are now plaguing the world's richest nations, and new research from Bloomberg Economics finds that rising electricity system stress i...
www.slashdot.org
December 16, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Yet another reason why data centers for LLMs may go into space:
www.slashdot.org/story/450213
www.slashdot.org/story/450213
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How do we eliminate emissions from steel and cement?
Here's how
www.youtube.com/shorts/-EQdS...
More info
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
Here's how
www.youtube.com/shorts/-EQdS...
More info
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
How do we eliminate emissions from steel and cement? #renewables #energytransition #wws
YouTube video by Mark Z. Jacobson
www.youtube.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
How do we eliminate emissions from steel and cement?
Here's how
www.youtube.com/shorts/-EQdS...
More info
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
Here's how
www.youtube.com/shorts/-EQdS...
More info
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
I've probably spent 3 hours looking into EV trucks (so not much time), but the Silverado seems like possibly the best truck on the market.
www.slashdot.org/story/445386
www.slashdot.org/story/445386
Chevy Silverado EV Drives 1,059.2 Miles on a Single Charge, Surpassing World Record - Slashdot
"General Motors claimed a new world record for EV driving on a single charge," reports the Verge, "after a Chevy Silverado EV traveled 1,059.2 miles without recharging its battery."
The potentially r...
www.slashdot.org
December 14, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I've probably spent 3 hours looking into EV trucks (so not much time), but the Silverado seems like possibly the best truck on the market.
www.slashdot.org/story/445386
www.slashdot.org/story/445386
China has a MAJOR new hydro plant in the works.
www.slashdot.org/story/445432
www.slashdot.org/story/445432
The Engineering Marvel That China Hopes Will Help Wean It Off Foreign Energy - Slashdot
China has begun construction of a $167 billion hydropower facility on Tibet's Yarlung Tsangpo River that would generate triple the output of the Three Gorges Dam. The project employs a run-of-the-rive...
www.slashdot.org
December 14, 2025 at 10:55 AM
China has a MAJOR new hydro plant in the works.
www.slashdot.org/story/445432
www.slashdot.org/story/445432
This is a creative business model for converting FF wells into geo engineering opportunities.
www.slashdot.org/story/449935
www.slashdot.org/story/449935
Can This Simple Invention Convert Waste Heat Into Electricity? - Slashdot
Nuclear engineer Lonnie Johnson worked on NASA's Galileo mission, has more than 140 patents, and invented the Super Soaker water gun.
But now he's working on "a potential key to unlock a huge power so...
www.slashdot.org
December 13, 2025 at 12:29 AM
This is a creative business model for converting FF wells into geo engineering opportunities.
www.slashdot.org/story/449935
www.slashdot.org/story/449935
"California's network of home batteries can now add 535 megawatts of electricity in an emergency"
"Over time, you would get the full payback for your system and basically get your backup for free,"
hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/08/...
"Over time, you would get the full payback for your system and basically get your backup for free,"
hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/08/...
Virtual Power Plants: Where Home Batteries are Saving Americans from Blackouts - Slashdot
Puerto Rico expects 93 different power outages this summer, reports the Washington Post.
But they also note that "roughly 1 in 10 Puerto Rican homes now have a battery and solar array for backup pow...
hardware.slashdot.org
December 2, 2025 at 5:46 PM
"California's network of home batteries can now add 535 megawatts of electricity in an emergency"
"Over time, you would get the full payback for your system and basically get your backup for free,"
hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/08/...
"Over time, you would get the full payback for your system and basically get your backup for free,"
hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/08/...
I think this quote is just referring to China: "The British research firm BMI forecasts electric trucks will reach nearly 46% of new sales this year and 60% next year"
@mzjacobson.bsky.social
www.slashdot.org/story/449297
@mzjacobson.bsky.social
www.slashdot.org/story/449297
China's Diesel Trucks Are Shifting To Electric - Slashdot
Longtime Slashdot reader ukoda shares a report from the Associated Press: China is replacing its diesel trucks with electric models faster than expected, potentially reshaping global fuel demand and ...
www.slashdot.org
November 29, 2025 at 6:50 AM
I think this quote is just referring to China: "The British research firm BMI forecasts electric trucks will reach nearly 46% of new sales this year and 60% next year"
@mzjacobson.bsky.social
www.slashdot.org/story/449297
@mzjacobson.bsky.social
www.slashdot.org/story/449297
What could possibly go wrong 🤦♂️
Follow-up post in 5 years: "Radioactive stream finds a way out of plugged underground nuclear bore hole contaminating aquifers"
If they're going to dig that deep why not just use geothermal?
www.slashdot.org/story/449431
Follow-up post in 5 years: "Radioactive stream finds a way out of plugged underground nuclear bore hole contaminating aquifers"
If they're going to dig that deep why not just use geothermal?
www.slashdot.org/story/449431
One Company's Plan to Sink Nuclear Reactors Deep Underground - Slashdot
Long-time Slashdot reader jenningsthecat shared this article from IEEE Spectrum:
By dropping a nuclear reactor 1.6 kilometers (1 mile) underground, Deep Fission aims to use the weight of a billion to...
www.slashdot.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
What could possibly go wrong 🤦♂️
Follow-up post in 5 years: "Radioactive stream finds a way out of plugged underground nuclear bore hole contaminating aquifers"
If they're going to dig that deep why not just use geothermal?
www.slashdot.org/story/449431
Follow-up post in 5 years: "Radioactive stream finds a way out of plugged underground nuclear bore hole contaminating aquifers"
If they're going to dig that deep why not just use geothermal?
www.slashdot.org/story/449431
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China’s diesel trucks are shifting to electric
"In 2020, nearly all new trucks in China ran on diesel.
...electric trucks will reach nearly 46% of new sales this year and 60% next year."
www.hotsr.com/news/2025/no...
"In 2020, nearly all new trucks in China ran on diesel.
...electric trucks will reach nearly 46% of new sales this year and 60% next year."
www.hotsr.com/news/2025/no...
China’s diesel trucks are shifting to electric | Hot Springs Sentinel Record
ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL
www.hotsr.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
China’s diesel trucks are shifting to electric
"In 2020, nearly all new trucks in China ran on diesel.
...electric trucks will reach nearly 46% of new sales this year and 60% next year."
www.hotsr.com/news/2025/no...
"In 2020, nearly all new trucks in China ran on diesel.
...electric trucks will reach nearly 46% of new sales this year and 60% next year."
www.hotsr.com/news/2025/no...
I wonder if this is why migrant caravans started forming over the last decade or two... It's become too hot to live in high humidity deforested environments without air conditioning. Heat index math is pretty brutal.
@mzjacobson.bsky.social
www.slashdot.org/story/446040
@mzjacobson.bsky.social
www.slashdot.org/story/446040
Deforestation Has Killed Half a Million People in Past 20 Years, Study Finds - Slashdot
Deforestation has killed more than half a million people in the tropics over the past two decades as a result of heat-related illness, a study has found. The Guardian: Land clearance is raising the te...
www.slashdot.org
November 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I wonder if this is why migrant caravans started forming over the last decade or two... It's become too hot to live in high humidity deforested environments without air conditioning. Heat index math is pretty brutal.
@mzjacobson.bsky.social
www.slashdot.org/story/446040
@mzjacobson.bsky.social
www.slashdot.org/story/446040
Another waste of a billion dollars. People wonder why prices keep going up. Maybe it's because their government is investing their money into projects that don't provide the services they need at the most affordable price (ie corruption).
www.slashdot.org/story/449253
www.slashdot.org/story/449253
US Backs Three Mile Island Nuclear Restart With $1 Billion Loan To Constellation - Slashdot
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNBC: The Trump administration will provide Constellation Energy with a $1 billion loan to restart the Crane Clean Energy Center nuclear plant in Pennsylvania,...
www.slashdot.org
November 19, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Another waste of a billion dollars. People wonder why prices keep going up. Maybe it's because their government is investing their money into projects that don't provide the services they need at the most affordable price (ie corruption).
www.slashdot.org/story/449253
www.slashdot.org/story/449253
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Who said wind turbines can't be recycled?
A decommissioned wind turbine destined for the trash has been transformed into a tiny house with a wooden interior & integrated solar system
en.clickpetroleoegas.com.br/A-decommissi...
A decommissioned wind turbine destined for the trash has been transformed into a tiny house with a wooden interior & integrated solar system
en.clickpetroleoegas.com.br/A-decommissi...
A decommissioned wind turbine destined for the trash has been transformed into a 35 m² tiny house with a wooden interior and integrated solar system.
A 35 m² tiny house made from a retired wind turbine shows how repurposing can transform waste into sustainable architecture.
https://en.clickpetroleoegas.com.br/A-decommissioned-wind-turbine-destined-for-the-trash-has-been-transformed-into-a-35-m²-tiny-house-with-a-wooden-interior-and-integrated-solar-system.-rpc95/
November 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Who said wind turbines can't be recycled?
A decommissioned wind turbine destined for the trash has been transformed into a tiny house with a wooden interior & integrated solar system
en.clickpetroleoegas.com.br/A-decommissi...
A decommissioned wind turbine destined for the trash has been transformed into a tiny house with a wooden interior & integrated solar system
en.clickpetroleoegas.com.br/A-decommissi...
Step 1 of afforestation to reduce GHGs: Use electricity to pull water from the air.
This guy is doing great research on using plasmas to convert electricity into water.
youtu.be/-wa2JEYl9jU?...
This guy is doing great research on using plasmas to convert electricity into water.
youtu.be/-wa2JEYl9jU?...
Turning Desert Fog into Fresh Water Using 50,000 volts
YouTube video by Plasma Channel
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Step 1 of afforestation to reduce GHGs: Use electricity to pull water from the air.
This guy is doing great research on using plasmas to convert electricity into water.
youtu.be/-wa2JEYl9jU?...
This guy is doing great research on using plasmas to convert electricity into water.
youtu.be/-wa2JEYl9jU?...
The REAL state of sodium batteries. In summary, they have issues. They could be cheap in the long term, but currently they're not worth it:
youtu.be/AOlO5413pPM?...
youtu.be/AOlO5413pPM?...
Sodium-Ion Battery Reality Check
YouTube video by DIY Solar Power with Will Prowse
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 11:39 AM
The REAL state of sodium batteries. In summary, they have issues. They could be cheap in the long term, but currently they're not worth it:
youtu.be/AOlO5413pPM?...
youtu.be/AOlO5413pPM?...