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‘Offensively cheap’: solar power is looking up
12+ hour, 56+ min ago (40+ words) Financial Times Save now on essential digital access to trusted FT journalism on any device. Savings based on annualised monthly price. Check whether you already have free access via your university or organisation....
Engineering the grid: Lessons from the National Press Club
14+ hour, 24+ min ago (456+ words) The National Press Club is not the very first source of useful engineering information when it comes to a better way of constructing Australia’s electricity networks, but here goes anyway. Kevin Rudd—erstwhile Prime Minister, lately the Ambassador to the…...
NZ power users push back on network costs
19+ hour, 19+ min ago (282+ words) On 13 September, the Major Electricity Users’ Group, whose members include Amazon, Fonterra and Woolworths, released an election manifesto telling all parties to commit to tougher efficiency rules for the country’s 28 electricity distribution businesses. This is not a plea for handouts....
As rooftops run out of space, the next big solar opportunity is on the walls
20+ hour, 16+ min ago (1031+ words) The roof is running out of room, so solar is starting to eye the walls. Pic: Getty Images Australia has become very good at sticking solar panels on roofs. Drive through pretty much any suburb and they’re everywhere. Houses, warehouses,…...
Parties offer different rules for new data centres as energy demand to triple
22+ hour, 56+ min ago (92+ words) Newsroom Four AI data centres in the development pipeline are expected to collectively consume more electricity than the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter. The National, Labour and Green parties all want to see data centre developers bring their own energy supplies…...
Can Scotland's Abundant Wind Power a Data Center Boom?
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (74+ words) Yahoo Finance Oops, something went wrong Can Scotland's Abundant Wind Power a Data Center Boom? Scotland produces far more wind power than its grid can handle, forcing turbines to be shut down when supply exceeds demand or transmission capacity. Developers…...
Welsh data centre boom could see electricians brought in from outside the country
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (467+ words) NEW RESEARCH suggests the Welsh data centre boom is set to rely on electricians and other skilled construction workers being brought in from outside the country. Wales has emerged as one of Britain’s biggest data centre hotspots, accounting for 13% of…...
Muireann Lynch: Do data centres pay their own way? The answer is not straightforward
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (272+ words) To answer this question, we need to understand the benefits of the economic activity enabled by the industry in question. The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment commissioned a study by KPMG to that very end. The study contains a…...
Dover DC Launches North Melbourne Data Centre Plans
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (362+ words) As controversy around data centres ramps up, Dover DC has launched its latest plans for a new centre at South Morang. Dover DC wants to build a three-storey data centre at 165 Williamsons Road in the suburb, around 20km north-east of Melbourne…...
Fast Air brings new clean-energy aircraft power to Abbotsford International Airport
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (317+ words) Published 12:35 pm Thursday, September 10, 2026 One of the many operators at Abbotsford International Airport is introducing a new type of aircraft power system, which the provincial government said will have significant impacts on some of B.C.’s critical services. Fast Air has…...