Hacker News with Generative AI: Energy

The 'Green' Aviation Fuel That Would Increase Carbon Emissions (e360.yale.edu)
The “Big, Beautiful Bill” that Republicans are pushing under President Trump would roll back almost all the clean energy incentives that Democrats enacted under President Biden, shredding federal support for solar, wind, nuclear, electric vehicles, and other climate-friendly technologies. But it would make a lavish exception for one supposedly green form of energy that isn’t green at all: farm-grown jet fuels.
Climate Change, Energy, Politics, Aviation, Sustainability
16 points by Brajeshwar 30 days ago | 2 comments
China signs deal with Russia to build a power plant on the moon (livescience.com)
China, Russia, Space Exploration, Energy, Moon
11 points by andrewfromx 31 days ago | 1 comments
Trump signs executive orders meant to resurrect US nuclear power (arstechnica.com)
Currently, there are no nuclear power plants scheduled for construction in the US. Everybody with plans to build one hasn't had a reactor design approved, while nobody is planning to use any of the approved designs. This follows a period in which only three new reactors have entered service since 1990. Despite its extremely low carbon footprint, nuclear power appears to be dead in the water.
Nuclear Power, Energy, Politics, United States
12 points by cratermoon 31 days ago | 0 comments
Rotterdam turned 15,000 EV chargers into a virtual power plant (lastmilesolutions.com)
In Rotterdam, 15,000 electric vehicle charging stations are doing something revolutionary: they’re stabilizing the Dutch electricity grid.
Electric Vehicles, Energy, Smart Cities, Netherlands
5 points by mooreds 31 days ago | 9 comments
He has powered his house for 8 years using laptop batteries (3dvf.com)
Can we really turn waste into a sustainable source of energy? Glubux, a daring internet user, took on the challenge with 1,000 used batteries. Discover how he has been powering his home for 8 years thanks to his ingenuity!
Sustainability, Energy, DIY, Innovation
54 points by georges_gomes 32 days ago | 61 comments
Drawing power out of CCS port (openinverter.org)
This thread is intended to exchange the experiences regarding drawing energy out of a vehicle via the CCS port.
Electric Vehicles, Charging, DIY, Energy
25 points by faebi 33 days ago | 6 comments
US solar keeps surging, generating more power than hydro in 2025 (arstechnica.com)
In the US, many newly constructed generating facilities are brought online at the end of the year to qualify for tax incentives.
Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, United States, Energy, Hydropower
12 points by rbanffy 34 days ago | 1 comments
Power generation from nuclear fusion not expected in the foreseeable future [pdf] (econstor.eu)
Nuclear Fusion, Energy, Science, Research
11 points by vixen99 37 days ago | 6 comments
TVA submits first US BWRX-300 construction application (world-nuclear-news.org)
The Tennessee Valley Authority has submitted an application to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a permit to build a GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy BWRX-300 small modular reactor at Clinch River.
Nuclear Energy, Energy, Nuclear Power, Technology, USA
14 points by mpweiher 37 days ago | 5 comments
AI's energy footprint (technologyreview.com)
Artificial Intelligence, Energy, Environment
312 points by pseudolus 38 days ago | 345 comments
Taiwan to ramp up gas imports after shuttering last nuclear plant (e360.yale.edu)
Having shut down its last remaining nuclear plant Saturday, Taiwan is working to secure new imports of natural gas.
Taiwan, Energy, Nuclear Power, Natural Gas
73 points by YaleE360 39 days ago | 70 comments
Scientists Say Earth Has Made Enough Hydrogen to Power Humanity (singularityhub.com)
There’s growing optimism that huge amounts of natural hydrogen are stored deep underground. Now, researchers have identified the key geological features that could help us hunt for the clean-burning fuel.
Hydrogen, Energy, Science, Geology
6 points by Brajeshwar 41 days ago | 0 comments
Dominion Energy's NEM 2.0 Proposal: What It Means for Solar in Virginia (virtuesolar.com)
Dominion Energy has officially filed its proposal to overhaul net metering in Virginia, and the changes they’re pushing could deal a serious blow to solar installations in Virginia.
Energy, Solar, Virginia, Policy, Regulation
46 points by Vsolar 42 days ago | 58 comments
AWS says Britain needs more nuclear power to feed AI datacenter surge (theregister.com)
The UK needs more nuclear energy generation just to power all the AI datacenters that are going to be built, according to the head of Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Nuclear Power, AI, Data Centers, Cloud Computing, Energy
11 points by rntn 42 days ago | 5 comments
Renewable power reversing China's emissions growth (arstechnica.com)
China has been installing renewable energy at a spectacular rate and now has more renewable capacity than the next 13 countries combined, and four times that of its closest competitor, the US. Yet, so far at least, that hasn't been enough to offset the rise of fossil fuel use in that country.
Renewable Energy, China, Climate Change, Energy, Emissions
9 points by moelf 43 days ago | 1 comments
Gas Power Plant Tracker (halcyon.io)
Years ago as a young-ish analyst I learned an important thing about building meaningful information products: they require both a supply push and a demand pull in order to really work.
Data Visualization, Energy, Analytics
14 points by brucefalck 43 days ago | 4 comments
Clean energy just put China's CO2 emissions into reverse for first time (carbonbrief.org)
For the first time, the growth in China’s clean power generation has caused the nation’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to fall despite rapid power demand growth.
Clean energy, China, CO2 emissions, Climate Change, Energy
4 points by ZeroGravitas 43 days ago | 0 comments
University of Texas-led team solves a big problem for fusion energy (news.utexas.edu)
AUSTIN, Texas —  Abundant, low-cost, clean energy — the envisioned result if scientists and engineers can successfully produce a reliable method of generating and sustaining fusion energy — took one step closer to reality, as a team of researchers from The University of Texas at Austin, Los Alamos National Laboratory and Type One Energy Group solved a longstanding problem in the field.
Fusion Energy, Science, Research, Energy
287 points by signa11 46 days ago | 207 comments
Energy use in Kuwaiti city fell over 50% after crack down on crypto mining (tomshardware.com)
Energy, Crypto Mining, Kuwait, Sustainability
8 points by gnabgib 49 days ago | 1 comments
Google inks deal to develop 1.8 GW of advanced nuclear power (techcrunch.com)
Google and nuclear site developer Elementl Power announced this week that they will work together on three sites for advanced nuclear reactors.
Google, Nuclear Power, Energy, Technology, Partnerships
4 points by mikece 49 days ago | 0 comments
Google to back three new nuclear projects (esgtoday.com)
Google announced today the launch of a new collaboration with South Carolina-based nuclear project developer Elementl Power, including an agreement to invest in three advanced nuclear energy projects.
Google, Nuclear Energy, Investments, Energy
291 points by aburan28 50 days ago | 356 comments
The Latest Trump and Doge Casualty: Energy Data (propublica.org)
The Trump administration has eliminated or stifled critical data at dozens of federal agencies. Now the administration’s actions are hitting a new realm: the energy industry.
Politics, Energy, Data, Government
17 points by DamonHD 53 days ago | 0 comments
Corporate America Owes the Rest of Us $87T (bloomberg.com)
Switching to renewables is expensive, but it will cost Americans much more to stick with fossil fuels.
Economics, Climate Change, Energy, Finance
13 points by justin66 54 days ago | 1 comments
Spain in the Dark Is Safer Than Elsewhere with Power (nytimes.com)
On April 28, the so-called Great Blackout, one of the strangest days of our lives, left all of the Iberian Peninsula in the dark.
Spain, Energy, Blackouts, Power Outages, International News
12 points by mbroncano 54 days ago | 4 comments
Power-sector CO2 hits all-time high in 2024 despite record growth in renewables (carbonbrief.org)
Global power-sector emissions hit an “all-time high” in 2024, despite solar and wind power continuing to grow at record speed, according to analysis from thinktank Ember.
Climate Change, Energy, Renewables, Global Trends, Emissions
4 points by passwordoops 55 days ago | 0 comments
Fusion Reactor Called 'Norm' Could Outperform Everything We've Built So Far (gizmodo.com)
A California-based fusion company thinks it’s cracked one of energy’s toughest problems: how to make fusion efficient, powerful, and not absurdly expensive.
Fusion Energy, Science, Energy, Technology, Innovation
6 points by LAsteNERD 57 days ago | 1 comments
A long-abandoned US nuclear technology is making a comeback in China (technologyreview.com)
China has once again beat everyone else to a clean energy milestone—its new nuclear reactor is reportedly one of the first to use thorium instead of uranium as a fuel and the first of its kind that can be refueled while it’s running.
Nuclear Technology, China, Energy, Clean Energy
7 points by gnabgib 57 days ago | 1 comments
Is China Pulling Ahead in the Quest for Fusion Energy? (ieee.org)
In the rocky terrain of China’s Sichuan province, a massive X-shaped building is quickly rising, its crisscrossed arms stretching outward in a bold, futuristic design.
Fusion Energy, China, Science, Energy
12 points by pseudolus 59 days ago | 17 comments
Spain is about to face the challenge of a "black start" (arstechnica.com)
Since the Iberian Peninsula lost power in a massive blackout, grid operators are in the process of trying to restore power to millions of customers and businesses.
Power Outages, Spain, Energy
121 points by rbanffy 60 days ago | 145 comments
Spain hits first weekday of 100% renewable power on national grid (pv-magazine.com)
Spain’s grid ran entirely on renewable energy for the first time on April 16, with wind, solar, and hydro meeting all peninsular electricity demand during a weekday.
Renewable Energy, Spain, Energy, Climate Change, Sustainability
10 points by melenaboija 60 days ago | 2 comments