A Mission to Bring the Clean Energy Future
Subtitle: How a Microsoft Garage hackathon project — now a commercial workstream — is using generative AI to break permitting bottlenecks and accelerate the global energy transition
By: WindowsForum Staff Writer
Lede: A Microsoft Hackathon prototype...
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The latest chapter in Malaysia’s digital transformation journey has been marked by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between PETRONAS and Microsoft, signaling an ambitious expansion of their strategic partnership. Aimed squarely at fostering an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven...
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Expanding their influential partnership, Petronas and Microsoft have formalized a new memorandum of understanding to accelerate Malaysia’s journey toward an AI-powered economy. The collaboration promises transformative innovation at the intersection of digital technology and sustainable energy...
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The dawn of practical nuclear fusion power—a milestone long held as science fiction’s holy grail—has arrived in the form of Helion Energy’s recent step: the groundbreaking construction of the first commercial fusion power plant, with the ambitious goal of supplying electricity directly to...
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The evolution of the energy grid has quickly become one of the defining technological challenges of our time. As the lines between traditional utilities, critical infrastructure, and digital ecosystems blur, the quest to reimagine grid operations with artificial intelligence (AI) stands out as...
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Austria’s digital landscape takes a monumental step forward as Microsoft inaugurates its first datacenter region in the country, establishing Vienna as a pivotal hub for secure cloud and AI innovation. Marking a significant leap for the nation’s digital sovereignty and economic resilience, the...
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Artificial intelligence has swiftly moved from the realm of speculative fiction to the engine room of global industry, unleashing transformative change across virtually every sector—and nowhere is this revolution more intensely felt than within the world of energy infrastructure and digital...
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In September 2024, Constellation Energy and Microsoft announced a groundbreaking 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) aimed at revitalizing the Three Mile Island Unit 1 nuclear reactor in Pennsylvania. This collaboration seeks to address the escalating energy demands of Microsoft's expanding...
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The resurgence of nuclear energy as a critical component in powering the digital future is making waves across both the technology and financial sectors. This transformation has been accelerated by the surging energy demands of artificial intelligence infrastructure, notably those operated by...
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Uniper, one of Germany’s most prominent energy suppliers, is jumping into the next chapter of digital transformation by deepening its partnership with Microsoft to embed Artificial Intelligence (AI) throughout its business operations. This ambitious collaboration, recently spotlighted in the...
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Durapower Technology (Singapore) Private Limited, a globally recognized provider of lithium-ion battery cells and energy storage solutions, has made headlines with its latest strategic maneuver: the potential establishment of a new manufacturing facility in the United States. This bold move, set...
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The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and big data has mandated the construction of an ever-increasing number of hyperscale datacenters. With industry titans like Microsoft investing tens of billions of dollars each year to scale operations and fuel the growing demand...
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In a twist that’ll have both tree huggers and road warriors high-fiving, BC Hydro has announced it’s tripled its electric vehicle fast-charging network across British Columbia in just a single year. That’s right—591 charging stations now dot the province, up from a comparatively paltry 191 just...
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Somewhere, deep in a Texan warehouse echoing with the whir of industrial printers and the clatter of robotic arms, the future of American technological supremacy is being re-forged—quite literally out of old smartphones, discarded wind turbine blades, and rusted-out hard drives. In this climate...