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Features

Artificial Intelligence

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30/10/2024 Feature / Paolo Sbuttoni

What are the potential risks of using AI in the energy sector?

The opportunities offered by artificial intelligence (AI) are vast, with potential to transform the energy sector, in terms of infrastructure and operational performance, on the road to net zero. However, businesses will need to manage the risks to reap the rewards, write Paolo Sbuttoni, Partner, and Oliver Toomey, Associate, at law firm Foot Anstey.

Electricity

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3/8/2022 Feature / John Langley-Davis

How artificial intelligence will make the electricity grid smarter

Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and deep machine learning (ML) have the potential to make the electricity transmission and distribution grids more reliable and better able to cope with historic changes in the way power is generated and consumed – including the predicted mass uptake of electric vehicles (EV), explains John Langley-Davis, Head of Technology at Fundamentals.

Aviation

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9/11/2022 Feature / Clara Argerich Martín

How can artificial intelligence contribute to more sustainable aviation?

A major source of global emissions, decarbonising the aviation sector is crucial for achieving net zero. Clara Argerich Martín, AI Lead for Aviation Sustainability at Innaxis, discusses the role of artificial intelligence (AI) and data science for this.

Artificial Intelligence

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16/10/2024 Feature / Brian Davis

Power hungry: How AI fuels data centre energy demand and calls for more sustainability

Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the game for data centres across the globe. However, adoption of AI is not simply about handling complex tasks faster but consumes far more power and creates a surge in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Tech giants are under pressure to make their vast data centres more energy efficient and sustainable in concert with rapid AI growth. New Energy World Features Editor Brian Davis reports.

Energy policy

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19/2/2025 Feature / Brian Davis

Global geopolitics hot spot: Why concern about the pace of energy transition remains a key issue at Davos

Grappling with intensifying environmental crises, the gathering at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, last month made an urgent call for systemic transformation and a surge in climate and nature-related investments. New Energy World Features Editor Brian Davis reports.

Artificial Intelligence

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18/10/2023 Feature / Brian Davis

AI and renewables: What’s the potential and reality?

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning have the potential to support, optimise and accelerate the development of renewables in the energy transition. New Energy World Features Editor Brian Davis offers an insight into a raft of AI applications – and also road tests ChatGPT.

Artificial Intelligence

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22/3/2023 Feature / Davis, Brian

How AI enhances operations in the energy transition

Artificial intelligence (AI) offers a raft of opportunities for optimising renewable energy operations both upstream in solar and wind farm operations, and downstream for flexible power distribution and consumption. Brian Davis, New Energy World Features Editor, reports.

Research and development

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5/7/2023 Feature / Brian Davis

A taste of future energy technology and transition systems

The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) is a hotbed of energy technology research and development. New Energy World Features Editor Brian Davis gives a taste of what’s on offer at one of Europe’s largest energy research centres.

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