The global energy system may be faced with an inescapable trade-off between urgently addressing climate change versus avoiding an energy shortfall, according to a new energy scenario tool developed by University of South Australia researchers and published in the open-access journal Energies.| techxplore.com
On 28 April 2025, an unprecedented collapse of the Iberian Peninsula's electricity grid brought Spain and Portugal to a standstill. The likelihood of this ever happening was extremely low and—speculation about its causes aside—the episode has caused serious social disruption, as well as economic losses at all levels.| techxplore.com
Growing demand for the semiconductor chips that power artificial intelligence is driving soaring electricity use, particularly in countries that rely on fossil fuels for power, environmental group Greenpeace warned Thursday.| techxplore.com
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