The burgeoning digital economy is creating an unprecedented energy demand, with regional grid operator PJM Interconnection forecasting a colossal 32-gigawatt surge in peak demand, nearly all of which is driven by the power-hungry data centers fueling our online world. This projected increase is so
As the digital world increasingly relies on artificial intelligence, an often-overlooked consequence is the colossal energy consumption required to power the data centers that make this technology possible, a challenge Oklahoma Gas and Electric (OG&E) is now confronting head-on with a new,
For decades, the global vegetable oil market operated under a simple, unbreakable rule: where soybean oil went, palm oil followed. These two commodities, accounting for the majority of the world's edible oil supply, were so interchangeable in food and industrial products that their prices moved in
The very systems of global shipping and aviation that knit together the modern world economy also present one of the most stubborn environmental challenges of our time, contributing billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere each year. These sectors are notoriously difficult to
Amid the immense challenge of transforming global industrial operations to meet climate targets, Swedish manufacturing firm SKF has announced a significant advancement in its sustainability journey by achieving decarbonized status at six additional international factories. This development, which
Europe's ambitious vision for a decarbonized shipping industry, a cornerstone of its climate strategy, is confronting a formidable obstacle rooted not at sea, but on land within a fragile and critically underdeveloped alternative fuel supply chain. A recent analysis has cast a harsh light on the
