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Good thread. As the O&G industry stokes its lie machine under Trump, it’s crucial to distinguish facts from propaganda. https://mastodon.energy/@drsimevans/115214810095868405

"Offshore wind was touted as a key part of Australia’s energy transition – but does it still have a future?"
#Australia #Energy #WindTurbines

Clean energy and renewables are not "left" or "woke", they are the best economic choice for the future. While the US denies that, EU is struggling, China charges ahead.
https://www.nytimes.com/intera…

How China Went From Clean Energy Copycat to Global Innovator
A surge in high quality research and patent applications has cemented China’s dominance in the industry.

A Roadmap for Climate-Relevant Robotics Research
Alan Papalia, Charles Dawson, Laurentiu L. Anton, Norhan Magdy Bayomi, Bianca Champenois, Jung-Hoon Cho, Levi Cai, Joseph DelPreto, Kristen Edwards, Bilha-Catherine Githinji, Cameron Hickert, Vindula Jayawardana, Matthew Kramer, Shreyaa Raghavan, David Russell, Shide Salimi, Jingnan Shi, Soumya Sudhakar, Yanwei Wang, Shouyi Wang, Luca Carlone, Vijay Kumar, Daniela Rus, John E. Fernandez, Cathy Wu, George Kantor, Derek Young, Hanumant Sin…

A Roadmap for Climate-Relevant Robotics Research
Climate change is one of the defining challenges of the 21st century, and many in the robotics community are looking for ways to contribute. This paper presents a roadmap for climate-relevant robotics research, identifying high-impact opportunities for collaboration between roboticists and experts across climate domains such as energy, the built environment, transportation, industry, land use, and Earth sciences. These applications include problems such as energy systems optimization, construct…

This is crazy, and not enough people are talking about this.
Dozens of leading scientists just reviewed a new Department of Energy climate report and found it riddled with errors and outright misrepresentations of climate science.
 
Why? Because the Trump administration hand-picked climate skeptics to write it in secret,
then used it as political cover to roll back protections against pollution from power plants, cars, trucks, and the oil industry.
 
Let’s be…

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Extraction of Electron and Hole Drift Velocities in thin 4H-SiC PIN Detectors using High-Frequency Readout Electronics
Andreas Gsponer, Sebastian Onder, Stefan Gundacker, J\"urgen Burin, Matthias Knopf, Daniel Radmanovac, Simon Waid, Thomas Bergauer
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.11918

Extraction of Electron and Hole Drift Velocities in thin 4H-SiC PIN Detectors using High-Frequency Readout Electronics
Silicon carbide (SiC) has been widely adopted in the semiconductor industry, particularly in power electronics, because of its high temperature stability, high breakdown field, and fast switching speeds. Its wide band gap makes it an interesting candidate for radiation-hard particle detectors in high-energy physics and medical applications. Furthermore, the high electron and hole drift velocities in 4H-SiC enable devices suitable for ultra-fast particle detection and timing applications. Howeve…

Embodied Intelligence in Disassembly: Multimodal Perception Cross-validation and Continual Learning in Neuro-Symbolic TAMP
Ziwen He, Zhigang Wang, Yanlong Peng, Pengxu Chang, Hong Yang, Ming Chen
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.11270

Embodied Intelligence in Disassembly: Multimodal Perception Cross-validation and Continual Learning in Neuro-Symbolic TAMP
With the rapid development of the new energy vehicle industry, the efficient disassembly and recycling of power batteries have become a critical challenge for the circular economy. In current unstructured disassembly scenarios, the dynamic nature of the environment severely limits the robustness of robotic perception, posing a significant barrier to autonomous disassembly in industrial applications. This paper proposes a continual learning framework based on Neuro-Symbolic task and motion plann…

From ⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨#AnnafromUkraine⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩ @AnnafromUkraine@youtube.com
RUSSIAN ENERGY INDUSTRY CRISIS: DEBTS AND SABOTAGE Vlog 1101: War in #Ukraine
While Russian propaganda paints the country as an "#energy

Think 🇪🇺 only regulates bottle caps, and 🍌 curvature?
Enode has a good post on an important and exciting development that adds value to devices. The freedom for consumers to control their connected devices through a service of their choice creates valuable opportunities to enhance European welfare.

The EU Data Act: What the energy industry needs to know before September 12 | Enode
On September 12, 2025, the EU Data Act becomes fully applicable across the EU. For the energy industry, this marks a turning point in how data flows across devices, services, and users. It puts into law what has already been building for years: the principle that people should be able to access and share their own energy data. This post is the first in our EU Data Act series, breaking down what the regulation means and why it matters.

> As currently constructed, AI is an oligarchy-enriching, worker-immiserating, energy-depleting, brain-rotting economic bubble in waiting. Democrats can get on the public’s side here.
I haven't even read the article but (considering how strongly I agree with the premises here) I'm mostly just sad about how clearly this highlights the financial capture of the DNC
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Democrats Must Oppose the AI Industry - The American Prospect

Democrats Must Oppose the AI Industry
As currently constructed, AI is an oligarchy-enriching, worker-immiserating, energy-depleting, brain-rotting economic bubble in waiting. Democrats can get on the public’s side here.

"So, in one fell swoop, this bill will make your home hotter, your air-conditioning bill higher, your clean energy job scarcer, America’s auto industry weaker and China happier. How does that make sense?"
https://www.n…

Trump megabill gives the oil industry everything it wants and ends key support for solar and wind (Spencer Kimball/NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/energy/trump-megabill-gives-oil-industry-everything-wants-ends-key-support-so-rcna216777
http://www.memeorandum.com/250704/p48#a250704p48

A Survey on Task Scheduling in Carbon-Aware Container Orchestration
Jialin Yang, Zainab Saad, Jiajun Wu, Xiaoguang Niu, Henry Leung, Steve Drew
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.05949 …

A Survey on Task Scheduling in Carbon-Aware Container Orchestration
The soaring energy demands of large-scale software ecosystems and cloud data centers, accelerated by the intensive training and deployment of large language models, have driven energy consumption and carbon footprint to unprecedented levels. In response, both industry and academia are increasing efforts to reduce the carbon emissions associated with cloud computing through more efficient task scheduling and infrastructure orchestration. In this work, we present a systematic review of various Ku…

Smart Meters Conference, Salford (2019) - Bringing together industry, academia and policy makers to innovation around the smart meter infrastructure. #UoSSmart2019 - https://www.earth.org.uk/Smart-Meters-…

Smart Meters Conference, Salford (2019)
Bringing together industry, academia and policy makers to innovation around the smart meter infrastructure. #UoSSmart2019

The Dutch caretaker government just scaled down the offshore wind target for 2040. Nienke Homan, chair of the chemical industry association VNCI, disagrees: "We need vision, guts, and pressing ahead."

Misschien heb je het gezien: ik keek toch moeilijk gisteren op het NOS journaal! | Nienke Homan
Misschien heb je het gezien: ik keek toch moeilijk gisteren op het NOS journaal! Ik mocht namelijk vertellen over de brief van het kabinet over windparken op zee: 🚫 Een slecht signaal én een slecht plan: het afschalen van de ambities voor windparken op zee (naar de ondergrens van de scenario’s) . Waarom dat een slecht signaal en een slecht plan is? 🌬️ Allereerst hebben we enorme hoeveelheden duurzame energie nodig om fossiele brandstoffen en grondstoffen te vervangen en onze CO₂-…

In 2020, Scotland generated 32TWh of electricity from wind alone.
https://www.scottishrenewables.com/our-industry/statistics
In 2023, Scotland consumed 21.8TWh of electricity in total.

Renewable Energy Facts & Statistics | Scottish Renewables
Scotland's renewable energy sector in numbers. Scotland’s renewable energy sector is growing and developing year-on-year. Discover facts, statistics and figures from Scotland's renewable energy sector.

Surprise, surprise.
This is not an industrial strategy.
Whatever it is, it isn't fit for the coming era of energy descent and ecosystem collapse.
Lower energy costs part of government's 10-year plan for industry - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1ljnr

Lower energy costs part of government's 10-year plan for industry
Plans to slash energy bills by up to 25% for over 7,000 UK businesses will be announced alongside other plans to boost growth.

Machine Learning Power Week 2023: Clustering in Hadronic Calorimeters
Muaz Al Halabi (ed), Marcel Bajdel (ed), Jeroen Peter Bormans (ed), Hannah Bossi (ed), Maria Calmon Behling (ed), Florian Ehmann (ed), Niklas Gotz (ed), Jerome Jung (ed), Rafet Kavak (ed), Mario Kr\"uger (ed), Robin Lakos (ed), Annemarie Lauterbach (ed), Patrick Mccormack (ed), Akhil Mithran (ed), Daniel Murnane (ed), Mathis Nolte (ed), Tim Rogoschinski (ed), Jan Scharf (ed), Oddharak Tyagi (ed), Liv V{\aa}ge (e…

Machine Learning Power Week 2023: Clustering in Hadronic Calorimeters
In both high-energy physics and industry applications, a crowd-sourced approach to difficult problems is becoming increasingly common. These innovative approaches are ideal for the development of future facilities where the simulations can be publicly distributed, such as the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC). In this paper, we discuss a so-called ``Power Week" where graduate students were able to learn about machine learning while also contributing to an unsolved problem at a future facility. Here, …

innovations from the semiconductor, electronics, metallurgy, and petroleum industries played a major role in reducing both PhotoVoltaic and Balance of System (BOS) costs,
but BOS costs were also impacted by innovations in software engineering and electric utilities.
Noninnovation factors, like efficiency gains from bulk purchasing and the accumulation of knowledge in the solar power industry, also reduced some cost variables.
In addition, while most PV panel innovations origi…

Surprisingly diverse innovations led to dramatically cheaper solar panels
A new study reveals key innovations that contributed to the rapid decline of solar energy systems, showing that many of the most significant technological advances came from outside the solar sector. This work could help businesses, researchers, and policymakers identify optimal areas for future investment.

🛢️ Whistleblower Reveals Colombia’s Oil Spill Coverups
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Whistleblower-Reveals-Colombias-Oil-Spill-Coverups.html

Whistleblower Reveals Colombia's Oil Spill Coverups
Colombia's oil industry faces growing outrage over decades of environmental destruction and human rights abuses in the Amazon, as whistleblowers and indigenous communities demand accountability.

MIoT-Driven Comparison of Open Blockchain Platforms
Abdou-Essamad Jabri (UPJV, MIS), Mostafa Azizi (UPJV, MIS), Cyril Drocourt (UPJV, MIS), Gil Utard (MIS, UPJV)
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.08399

MIoT-Driven Comparison of Open Blockchain Platforms
Being propelled by the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0), IoT devices and solutions are well adopted everywhere, ranging from home applications to industrial use, crossing through transportation, healthcare, energy, and so on. This wide use of IoT has not gone unnoticed, hackers are tracking the weakness of such a technology and threatening them continuously. Their security at various levels has become an important concern of professionals and researchers. This issue takes more risk, …

"China ramps up solar and wind power as clean energy output shatters global records"
#China #SolarPower #WindTurbines

China ramps up solar and wind power as clean energy output shatters global records
China installed enough solar and wind power between January and May to match the total electricity use of countries like Indonesia or Turkey, even as its clean energy industry faces deep financial strain.Amy Hawkins reports for The Guardian.In short:China installed 198 gigawatts of solar and 46 giga...

"La Chine a installé 268 GW de nouvelles capacités d'énergies renouvelables au cours du premier semestre 2025, soit un quasi-doublement par rapport Š l'année précédente, l'énergie solaire représentant 212 GW du total, indique l'agence nationale de planification de l'énergie."
#énergie

PSA: 🥵 Idk who needs to hear this, but in a heatwave for the love of science use air conditioning. If you don’t have air conditioning, get a portable unit as soon as possible.
The climate is going to get hotter and heat can very easily kill you or a loved one or a pet; or cause permanent disability.
Heat is a lot more dangerous than cold temperatures; even if you’re “young and healthy”.
The climate is already fucked and has long reached a tipping point as far as humans go—our only bet is large-scale CO2 extraction.
Sacrificing your health “to save energy*” for an imaginary fight that we have already lost is stupid. It’s also one of those “individual responsibility” mindfucks—the culprits for pollution are industry maximizing profits and governments that are not acting.
Anyway, stay cool.
*note that AC uses overall a lot less energy than heating does

Trump's Attack on Wind, Solar Cuts Deeper Than Industry Expected (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-07/trump-s-attack-on-wind-and-solar-energy-is-exceeding-industries-worst-fears
http://www.memeorandum.com/250807/p53#a250807p53

In situ impedance spectroscopy tests of Li$_{4-x}$Ge$_{1-x}$P$_x$O$_4$ as potential solid state electrolyte for Micro Li ion Batteries
Mohammadhossein Montazerian, Kyle J. Stephens, Vladimir Roddatis, Christof Vockenhuber, Arnold M\"uller, Anders J. Barlow, Thomas Lippert, Nick A. Shepelin, Daniele Pergolesi
https://arxiv.o…

In situ impedance spectroscopy tests of Li$_{4-x}$Ge$_{1-x}$P$_x$O$_4$ as potential solid state electrolyte for Micro Li ion Batteries
Lithium-ion batteries employing solid-state electrolytes (SSEs) are emerging as a safer and more compact alternative to conventional batteries using liquid electrolytes, especially for miniaturized energy storage systems. However, the industry-standard SSE, LiPON, imposes limitations due to its incompatibility with high-temperature processing. In this study, we investigate Li$_{4-x}$Ge$_{1-x}$P$_x$O$_4$ (LGPO), a LISICON-type oxide, as a promising alternative thin-film SSE. LGPO thin films are …

Decarbonizing Basic Chemicals Production in North America, Europe, Middle East, and China: a Scenario Modeling Study
Tubagus Aryandi Gunawan, Hongxi Luo, Chris Greig, Eric D. Larson
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.08279

Decarbonizing Basic Chemicals Production in North America, Europe, Middle East, and China: a Scenario Modeling Study
The chemicals industry accounts for about 5% of global greenhouse gas emissions today and is among the most difficult industries to abate. We model decarbonization pathways for the most energy-intensive segment of the industry, the production of basic chemicals: olefins, aromatics, methanol, ammonia, and chlor-alkali. Unlike most prior pathways studies, we apply a scenario-analysis approach that recognizes the central role of corporate investment decision making for capital-intensive industries…

Is there an expression for the contrary of "in advance of his time"?
Trump: "They should get rid of the windmills and bring back the oil"
How is it possible to promote such retrograde ideas and not be consumed by shame? It's not even good for jobs:
"With the acquiescence of Republicans in Congress, hundreds of thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in investment in clean energy and electric car facilities is set to be lost, with one union calling the legislation “t…

From David Suzuki
Petro-politicians are stuck in the polluting past
What is it with politicians who are dead set against any kind of progress? It’s clear that digging up, processing, transporting and wastefully burning gas, oil and coal is polluting land, water and air, heating the planet to critical levels and driving inflation. Renewable energy causes far less damage, is more efficient and less expensive, creates good jobs and doesn’t heat the planet.

Petro-politicians are stuck in the polluting past
It appears these politicians are governing for the benefit of a single industry — certainly not for the people they were elected to represent.

Este nuevo prisma sobre la #IA no lo habíamos contemplado aún: el consumo de energía es tan alto que estš afectando en una subida de precios para todos los consumidores. Y ya sabemos que la subida de la luz repercute en la subida de todos los demšs precios.
Enhorabuena a los genios.
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Electricity has supplied all the growth in per capita final energy demand since the oil shocks of the 1970s
In 2007 it overtook oil to become the largest supplier of useful energy.
Demand for fossil fuels for final energy has peaked in two thirds of countries,
and reached a plateau for industry in 2014,
buildings in 2018
and road transport around 2019.

The long march of electrification | Ember
A century of growth in electricity has brought us to the Age of Electricity.

Green Computing: The Ultimate Carbon Destroyer for a Sustainable Future
Sayed Mahbub Hasan Amiri, Prasun Goswami, Md. Mainul Islam, Mohammad Shakhawat Hossen, Marzana Mithila, Naznin Akter
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.00153

Green Computing: The Ultimate Carbon Destroyer for a Sustainable Future
Green computing represents a critical pathway to decarbonize the digital economy while maintaining technological progress. This article examines how sustainable IT strategies including energy-efficient hardware, AI-optimized data centres, and circular e-waste systems can transform computing into a net carbon sink. Through analysis of industry best practices and emerging technologies like quantum computing and biodegradable electronics, we demonstrate achievable reductions of 40-60% in energy co…

Towards Integrated Energy-Communication-Transportation Hub: A Base-Station-Centric Design in 5G and Beyond
Linfeng Shen, Guanzhen Wu, Cong Zhang, Xiaoyi Fan, Jiangchuan Liu
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.15833

Towards Integrated Energy-Communication-Transportation Hub: A Base-Station-Centric Design in 5G and Beyond
The rise of 5G communication has transformed the telecom industry for critical applications. With the widespread deployment of 5G base stations comes a significant concern about energy consumption. Key industrial players have recently shown strong interest in incorporating energy storage systems to store excess energy during off-peak hours, reducing costs and participating in demand response. The fast development of batteries opens up new possibilities, such as the transportation area. An effec…

Impacts of photocatalytic hydrogen production on the European energy system
Wolfram Tuschewitzki, Jelto Lange, Jacob Schneidewind, Martin Kaltschmitt
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.21755

Impacts of photocatalytic hydrogen production on the European energy system
Especially in regions with high solar irradiation, photocatalysis presents a promising low-cost "green" hydrogen production option. Thus, this paper analyzes impacts of increasing photocatalysis shares on the European energy system using an open-source energy system optimization model covering the electricity, industry, and heating sectors with high spatial and temporal resolution. Photocatalysis deployment is investigated at various market shares by exogenously altering photocatalysis costs. T…

"Global electricity demand to rise in 2026 as renewables lead, says IEA"
#Renewables #Energy

Global electricity demand to rise in 2026 as renewables lead, says IEA
Global electricity demand is set to rise more than 3% per year through 2026, driven by growth in Asia and greater use across industry, data centers, and transport, with renewables, gas, and nuclear meeting most of the increase, says the International Energy Agency (IEA).

Virtual power plants offer a way forward for reliable and cost-effective power by combining rooftop solar and batteries. #climatechange #climatesolutions #climate

As rooftop solar gets hammered, virtual power plants offer a way forward
VPPs built out of home solar and battery systems could bolster the overtaxed power grid, lower energy costs for consumers, and help invigorate a…

Definitely encouraging as far as shipping emissions goes, and I appreciate that the quicklime used in the process will be produced with renewable energy - but, as I understand the normal process for making quicklime, limestone aka calcium carbonate (CaCO3) is baked at high temperatures, driving the chemical reaction CaCO3 > CaO CO2.
And what is not addressed is how to manage the CO2 from this reaction - Yes, it can (in principle) be captured, but then what do you do with it? This…

Definitely encouraging as far as shipping emissions goes, and I appreciate that the quicklime used in the process will be produced with renewable energy - but, as I understand the normal process for making quicklime, limestone aka calcium carbonate (CaCO3) is baked at high temperatures, driving the chemical reaction CaCO3 > CaO CO2.
And what is not addressed is how to manage the CO2 from this reaction - Yes, it can (in principle) be captured, but then what do you do with it? This…

Executive Accountability Systems and the Environmental Violations of State-Owned Enterprises in China
Lihua Liu, Yi Chen, Mingli Xu
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.08797 https://

Executive Accountability Systems and the Environmental Violations of State-Owned Enterprises in China
Executive accountability is increasingly viewed as a critical mechanism for improving corporate environmental performance, especially in state-owned enterprises (SOEs) that dominate high-emission sectors such as energy, infrastructure, and heavy industry. This study examines whether China's Accountability System for Irregular Operations and Investments (ASIOI) curbs environmental violations in SOEs. Exploiting the staggered regional implementation of ASIOI as a quasi-natural experiment, we find…

GridCodex: A RAG-Driven AI Framework for Power Grid Code Reasoning and Compliance
Jinquan Shi, Yingying Cheng, Fan Zhang, Miao Jiang, Jun Lin, Yanbai Shen
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.12682

GridCodex: A RAG-Driven AI Framework for Power Grid Code Reasoning and Compliance
The global shift towards renewable energy presents unprecedented challenges for the electricity industry, making regulatory reasoning and compliance increasingly vital. Grid codes, the regulations governing grid operations, are complex and often lack automated interpretation solutions, which hinders industry expansion and undermines profitability for electricity companies. We introduce GridCodex, an end to end framework for grid code reasoning and compliance that leverages large language models…

Graphene Frontiers: Recent Advancements in Energy and Electronics Applications
Abdallah M. Abdeldaiem, Abdulrhman M. Alaraj, Ahmed K. Abozaid, Habiba E. Elsayegh, Mohamed A. Khamis, Mohamed M. Kedra, Mahmoud A. Elqassas, Ahmed M. Dowidar, Aya A. Esmaeil, Nora H. El mowafy, Fayza R. Ramadan, Walid J. Hamouda, Sara R. Ghazal, Haneen A. Saad, Naglaa M. Zian, Fatma Sameh, Alshimaa M. Rizk, Mena K. Selema, Aml F. Dawood, Ebrahem H. Abdelaal, Walid Ismail, Mahmoud Abdelfatah, Swellam W. Shar…

Graphene Frontiers: Recent Advancements in Energy and Electronics Applications
This review article explores the synthesis, characterization, and potential applications of graphene, a two-dimensional material with exceptional properties. Graphene's versatility in energy and electronics applications is highlighted, with its high conductivity and huge surface area facilitating improved energy storage capabilities in supercapacitors and batteries. In electronics, graphene is revolutionizing the industry by enabling the development of flexible displays, high-speed transistors,…

The Carney government's suspension of the EV mandate has nothing to do with “pragmatism” or “moderation” as I heard an interviewee say on the CBC this morning.
It's about the Ontario car industry realizing they don't make EVs or even Hybrids that can compete with Korea, Japan, or Europe (let alone China).
People want them. BC is at 20% new (the mandated level), Quebec is at 30%. Those are the #2 and #3 most populous provinces in Canada btw.
It's politics, and... specifically with Carney, cowardice, nothing else. BC’s Energy Minister Adrian Dix called it out
“I want to say this: Their target for this year, we achieved four years ago,” Dix said of the existing federal electric vehicle mandates. “The issue here in Canada -- and I think the federal government needs to engage in this a little bit -- is first and foremost with Ontario.”
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #EV #Carney #ClimateAction
https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/ontario-drove-carneys-decision-to-suspend-ev-mandate-bc-energy-minister-dix/

"Caught between a fossil fuel past and a green future, China’s coal miners chart an uncertain path"
#China #FossilFuels

Geological resources may be able to provide billions—or even trillions—of metric tons of clean hydrogen,
according to estimates from US government researchers.
By tapping into existing hydrogen accumulations and stimulating underground rocks to make more of the electron-rich gas,
a new crop of energy entrepreneurs think they can put low-carbon hydrogen on the market for as little as $1 per kilogram.
The concept is proven at just one site today -- But if it works as w…

Trillions of tons of hydrogen may be waiting under our feet
A new energy industry is emerging around hydrogen made by rocks instead of renewables

Zen-Attention: A Compiler Framework for Dynamic Attention Folding on AMD NPUs
Aadesh Deshmukh, Venkata Yaswanth Raparti, Samuel Hsu
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.17593 https://

Zen-Attention: A Compiler Framework for Dynamic Attention Folding on AMD NPUs
Transformer-based deep learning models are increasingly deployed on energy, and DRAM bandwidth constrained devices such as laptops and gaming consoles, which presents significant challenges in meeting the latency requirements of the models. The industry is turning to neural processing units (NPUs) for superior performance-per-watt (perf/watt); however, efficiently mapping dynamic attention layers to the NPUs remains a challenging task. For optimizing perf/watt, AMD XDNA NPUs employ software man…

Design and Numerical Simulation of a SARA-Based RF Accelerator Using the $\mathrm{TE}_{112}$ Mode
Tom\'as A. Carre\~no, Jes\'us E. L\'opez, Yerson F. Barragan, Carlos J. P\'aez-Gonz\'alez, Eduardo A. Orozco
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.05436

Design and Numerical Simulation of a SARA-Based RF Accelerator Using the $\mathrm{TE}_{112}$ Mode
Charged particle accelerators play a pivotal role in scientific research, industry, and medical applications. Among them, radiofrequency (RF) accelerators offer a promising approach for achieving high-energy particle acceleration in compact systems. This study presents the design and numerical simulation of a microwave-driven electron accelerator based on the Spatial Autoresonant Acceleration (SARA) mechanism. The proposed system consists of a cylindrical resonant cavity excited in the TE$_{112…

European tech breakthrough: Syensqo and cylib recover battery-grade lithium from spent cells, supporting sustainable practices in the battery industry and the transition to a greener energy sector. #climatechange #climatesolutions

European tech recovers EV battery-grade lithium from spent cells
European companies team up to recover lithium from different types of EV batteries on a single operating line with unmatched purity.

"Rachel Reeves Promised Oil Industry ‘Quid Pro Quo’ Over Windfall Tax in Private Meeting"
#UK #UnitedKigdom #Climate

Rachel Reeves Promised Oil Industry ‘Quid Pro Quo’ Over Windfall Tax in Private Meeting
Chancellor Rachel Reeves told a fossil fuel giant that the industry would receive a “quid pro quo” in return for higher taxes on its windfall profits, DeSmog can reveal. In a meeting with the Norwegian state energy company Equinor on 27 August last year, Reeves suggested that the government’s carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) […]

Aluminium fast neutron leakage spectrum validation
Martin Schulc, Tom\'a\v{s} Czakoj, Ev\v{z}en Nov\'ak, Alena Krechlerov\'a, Adam Gre\v{s}, Jan \v{S}imon, Bohumil J\'ansk\'y, Ji\v{r}\'i Rejchrt, Michal Ko\v{s}\v{t}\'al, Zden\v{e}k Mat\v{e}j
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.19861

Aluminium fast neutron leakage spectrum validation
Aluminum is a crucial material in the nuclear industry, valued for its ability to perform reliably over time. The manuscript focuses on validating aluminum neutron transport libraries. The validation was conducted by activating samples in different positions, and measuring the fast neutron spectrum in the energy range of 0.1 MeV to 1.3 MeV by means of a proportional detector filled with hydrogen and, in the energy range of 1-12 MeV using a scintillation stilbene detector. Validation experiments…

"Heat pumps can help clean up factories — and save lives"
#HeatPumps #Energy
https://www.

Heat pumps can help clean up factories — and save lives
Americans could save $1.1 trillion in public health costs by replacing thousands of industrial boilers that burn gas, oil, and other fuels nationwide.

Small modular reactors are gaining global momentum, but will they actually be built? The nuclear energy industry is exploring SMRs as a cost-effective and flexible alternative to traditional reactors. #climatechange #climatesolutions

Small modular reactors are gaining steam globally. Will any get built?
Nuclear experts say 74 SMR designs are under active development worldwide. Proponents see the tech as the key to nuclear energy’s future.

A law firm representing opponents of offshore wind farms
is demanding that Brown University retract research that details links between the fossil fuel industry and anti-wind groups.
The firm, Marzulla Law L.L.C.,
which has close ties to the conservative legal movement,
called the research
“false and injurious”
and said it would complain to Brown’s public and private funders,
including the Energy Department, the National Science Foundation and the Me…

Law Firm Pressures Brown University to Erase Research on Anti-Wind Groups
The firm, which represents opponents of offshore wind, said it would complain to Brown’s federal and private funding sources.

"UK government unveils solar roadmap, outlines steps to 47 GW by 2030"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #SolarPower #Energy

UK government unveils solar roadmap, outlines steps to 47 GW by 2030
The UK government has published its plan to support solar deployment to 2030 and beyond. Policies include updating the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, a safety review of plug-in solar for balconies and rooftops, consulting on car park solar, and engaging with industry on skills and training.