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https://www.juancole.com/2025/05/enterprise-gigawatt-subsidies.html
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Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) - The first giant Vestas offshore wind turbine of the German He Dreiht ("It Spins") project in the North Sea has been installed, some 190 miles northwest of Bremerhaven. It is capable of generating 15 megawatts just on its own. When the other 64 turbines are erected...
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https://blockchain.news/news/siemens-transforms-manufacturing-with-ai-driven-innovations
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Blockchain
Siemens Transforms Manufacturing with AI-Driven Innovations
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May 21, 2025 17:46
Siemens, in collaboration with NVIDIA, is revolutionizing manufacturing through industrial AI, enhancing automation and efficiency on factory floors globally.
Siemens is making significant...
Iris Coleman
May 21, 2025 17:46
Siemens, in collaboration with NVIDIA, is revolutionizing manufacturing through industrial AI, enhancing automation and efficiency on factory floors globally.
Siemens is making significant...
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https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/climate-solutions/switzerland-needs-four-times-as-many-solar-installations-to-meet-climate-targets/89392974
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Gaza: the head of UNRWA regrets that Switzerland is not doing more
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UNRWA head criticises Switzerland for not following international demands for humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip.
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Gaza: the head of UNRWA regrets that Switzerland is not doing more
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UNRWA head criticises Switzerland for not following international demands for humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip.
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https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/siemens-industrial-ai/
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Industrial AI is transforming how factories operate, innovate and scale.
The convergence of AI, simulation and digital twins is poised to unlock new levels of productivity, flexibility and insight for manufacturers worldwide — and NVIDIA's collaboration with Siemens is bringing these technologies...
The convergence of AI, simulation and digital twins is poised to unlock new levels of productivity, flexibility and insight for manufacturers worldwide — and NVIDIA's collaboration with Siemens is bringing these technologies...
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https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/amidst-offshore-wind-moratorium-empire-3707187/
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Jdsupra
On May 19, 2025, the U.Department of the Interior reversed its April 16 stop work order and allowed the $5 billion, 2 GW, Empire Wind project 12 miles south of Long Island to proceed. The move follows an intensive lobbying effort by the project's developer, Equinor ASA, who coordinated with federal, state, and city officials to get Empire Wind back on track.
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https://www.ibtimes.com/jack-byrds-security-training-programs-solaren-industry-assessment-3774305
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Ibtimes
Jack K. Byrd III, CEO of Solaren Risk Management, has developed the company from a small startup to a security provider with operations across the southeastern United States since its founding in 2017 with Curtis E. Dodson. Previously employed at the Davidson County Sheriff's Office, Byrd has...
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https://www.utilitydive.com/news/international-trade-commission-vote-solar-imports-tariffs-injury/748881/
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Utilitydive
Additional tariffs will be imposed on solar imports from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam after the U.International Trade Commission voted that the domestic solar industry is materially injured by them, the ITC announced Tuesday. U.Commerce Department's April final determination. inan antidumping and countervailing duty investigation into solar imports from four Southeast Asian countries, which resulted in subsidy rates as high as 3,403.96% for some exporters.
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https://www.pv-tech.org/aes-meta-ink-650mw-solar-pv-ppas-in-texas-kansas/
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Pv-tech
The construction of a solar PV project in Kansas is more than needed in the Midwestern state. According to data from trade body the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), Kansas sits last in solar PV installed in the US with only 172MW as of the end of 2024. This is the opposite of Texas, which is only second to California in total installed solar capacity, with 41GW at the end of 2024.
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https://www.networkworld.com/article/3993333/dell-rolls-out-private-cloud-package-bolsters-ai-offerings-for-on-prem-development.html
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Networkworld
Keeping with the on premises message, Dell introduced Dell Private Cloud with Dell Automation Platform. Private Cloud automates and simplifies the deployment of cloud OS stacks from the likes of Broadcom, Nutanix and Red Hat on disaggregated Dell infrastructure like Dell PowerStore and Dell...
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https://www.fierce-network.com/cloud/sovereign-cloud-efforts-head-middle-east
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Fierce-network
Sovereign cloud offerings used to focus on EuropeBut the Middle East is rapidly emerging as a new sovereign cloud hubThe region's AI push is also making it a hub for data center and cloud investment more generally The sovereign cloud may have been born and bred in Europe, but the Middle East is...
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https://www.thetechedvocate.org/product-review-ecostore-greenvault-3000-hybrid-cloud-backup-appliance/
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Thetechedvocate
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In an era where environmental consciousness is paramount, EcoStore has made a bold statement with the release of its GreenVault 3000 Hybrid Cloud Backup Appliance in February 2025. This innovative backup solution aims to address the growing need for efficient, scalable, and...
In an era where environmental consciousness is paramount, EcoStore has made a bold statement with the release of its GreenVault 3000 Hybrid Cloud Backup Appliance in February 2025. This innovative backup solution aims to address the growing need for efficient, scalable, and...
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https://www.macworld.com/article/2787750/save-hundreds-on-lifetime-access-to-20tb-of-cloud-storage.html
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Macworld
Cloud storage used to be simple—until monthly fees, data tracking, and limited space turned it into a headache. Internxt flips the script with a lifetime subscription to 20TB of private cloud storage for just $399.99 (reg. $4,900) when you use the code STORAGE20 through June 1.
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https://thenewstack.io/red-hats-ai-platform-now-has-an-ai-inference-server/
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Thenewstack
BOSTON — So you want to run a , Or, make that models. Or, OK, let's admit it, you want to run multiple models on the platforms you want when you want them. That's not easy. To address this need, at , . RHAI is a high-performance, open source platform that works as the execution engine for AI workloads.
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https://www.offshorewind.biz/2025/05/21/largest-privately-led-offshore-wind-farm-in-south-korea-enters-commercial-operation/
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Offshorewind
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Adnan Memija
The 96 MW Jeonnam 1 offshore wind project, owned by a joint venture between Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and SK Innovation E&S, has officially commenced commercial operation in...
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Adnan Memija
The 96 MW Jeonnam 1 offshore wind project, owned by a joint venture between Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and SK Innovation E&S, has officially commenced commercial operation in...
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https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/chinas-numerous-aging-dams-pose-serious-threat-safety
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Zerohedge
Authored by Wang Weiluo via The Epoch Times,Before 1949, China had only 22 of the 5,000 large dams worldwide. Today, China's top water resources official boasts that the country has since built 94,877 dams of various sizes.What's surprising, however, is that the number of dams cited by Minister...
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/21/copper-supply-demand-analysis-international-energy-agency
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Theguardian
Demand for copper, needed for the transition to a low-carbon world, will outstrip supply within the next decade, according to the global energy watchdog.Supplies of the metal, a key component of every form of electrical energy system at present, will fall 30% short of the amount required by 2035...
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https://manilastandard.net/tech/314592519/chevron-champions-program-to-help-filipino-professionals-upskill-in-cloud-computing.html
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Manilastandard
Chevron, marketer of Caltex and lubricants, has joined forces again with education technology platform Edukasyon.ph to sponsor a second batch of Amazon Web Services (AWS) re/Start scholars and help unemployed Filipinos upskill in cloud computing. Their joint efforts culminated in April 2025, when all 50 students graduated from the program with flying colors.
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https://www.pv-tech.org/installation-milestone-for-world-first-offshore-pvwind-system/
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Pv-tech
The anchoring system, supplied by Dutch offshore PV specialist Oceans of Energy, will hold the 0.5MW PV system in place. According to Oceans of Energy, the so-called HKN1 project represents the first large-scale offshore solar farm to be combined with an operational offshore wind farm. The company said the solar system will be placed among the offshore wind turbines, allowing efficient use of the sea area and increased utilisation of the electrical infrastructure.
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https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13369-025-10273-z?code=acbc9a16-ed38-452b-88e2-ef4dd0870e85&error=cookies_not_supported
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Petry, T.M.; Little, D.N.: Review of stabilization of clays and expansive soils in pavements and lightly loaded structures—history, practice, and future. J. Mat. in Civ. Eng. 14(6), 447-535 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0899-1561(2002)14:6(447)Article
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https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/europe-renewables-spending-is-investment-in-security-by-greg-pollock-and-joshua-busby-2025-05
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Project-syndicate
The European Union is under immense pressure to increase defense spending, which some politicians believe should take precedence over green investments. But accelerating decarbonization would protect against energy-related influence and coercion from the United States and China, thereby...
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https://www.manilatimes.net/2025/05/21/tmt-newswire/pr-newswire/mitac-computing-powers-next-gen-ai-and-cloud-servers-at-computex-2025/2117987
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Manilatimes
PRNewswire/ -- MiTAC Computing Technology Corporation, a leading server platform designer, manufacturer, and a subsidiary of MiTAC Holdings Corporation (TSE:3706), displays its server-to-data center integration solutions at COMPUTEX 2025 (Booth M1110). In collaboration with Solidigm, a pioneer in enterprise data storage, MiTAC Computing highlights a new level of storage performance tailored for AI, high-performance computing, and enterprise data center environments.
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https://www.energy-pedia.com/news/united-kingdom/sse-delivers-new-uk-onshore-wind-as-construction-starts-on-strathy-south-wind-farm-199920
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Energy-pedia
News listings. United Kingdom. SSE, the UK's clean energy champion, has announced construction is under way on one of Britain's newest onshore renewable energy projects, the 208MW Strathy South Wind Farm in the Scottish Highlands. Following a final investment decision by SSE in December 2024 to green light the £400m capital project, early construction works have now started at the project site in Sutherland, northern Scotland.