Infrastructure
From governments modernizing their use of technology to creating innovative policies to manage our lives—this page covers the trends and news that will influence the future of governance.
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/20/trump-new-york-wind-farm
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Theguardian
The Trump administration has lifted a stop work order on a $5bn wind farm off the coast of New York after negotiations with the state to resume the major clean energy project, but cancelled plans for a gas pipeline could also be revived.The month-long stop work order on the Empire Wind project...
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https://domainnamewire.com/2025/05/20/domain-buyers-include-a-hospital-group-a-restaurant-and-an-ai-startup/
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Domainnamewire
An AI health app, a California restaurant, and a geothermal energy company bought domain names.
Sedo has some good five-figure domain sales this week. I suspect the buyer of HumanLayer.com for $34,499 is the company that uses the matching .dev domain. I'm curious to see who paid EUR 55,000 for...
Sedo has some good five-figure domain sales this week. I suspect the buyer of HumanLayer.com for $34,499 is the company that uses the matching .dev domain. I'm curious to see who paid EUR 55,000 for...
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https://biztechmagazine.com/article/2025/05/3-unexpected-ways-small-businesses-can-maximize-hybrid-storage
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Biztechmagazine
1. Use Edge Computing With Local Storage Nodes
Edge computing empowers SMBs to tap into data center resources both on-premises and in remote locations, a strategic advantage for a workforce that's nearly 50% hybrid, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Edge computing relies on edge nodes,...
Edge computing empowers SMBs to tap into data center resources both on-premises and in remote locations, a strategic advantage for a workforce that's nearly 50% hybrid, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Edge computing relies on edge nodes,...
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https://www.utilitydive.com/news/stop-work-order-empire-wind-1-trump-burgum-equinor-hochul/748581/
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Utilitydive
The Trump administration has lifted its stop work order on the 810-MW Empire Wind 1 project offshore New York, allowing construction to resume, developer Equinor said Monday. New York Governor Kathy Hochul, said in a Monday release that "countless conversations with Equinor and White House officials" had led to the lifting of the stop work order.
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https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/woods-hole-oceanographic-institution-partners-with-massachusetts-clean-energy-center-to-bolster-states-blue-economy/
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Whoi
Woods Hole, Mass. (May 20, 2025) -Leaders from Cape Cod, including Woods Hole science and research organizations, along with the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC), recently met as part of MassCEC's state-wide road show aimed at growing and strengthening the state's support for companies developing climate-focused technologies.
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https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/05/trump-admin-lifts-hold-on-offshore-wind-farm-doesnt-explain-why/
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Arstechnica
On Monday, however, the company announced that the hold had been lifted and construction would resume. But as with the hold itself, the reasons for its end remain mysterious. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management page for the project was only updated with a new letter on Tuesday. That letter...
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https://allafrica.com/stories/202505200544.html
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Allafrica
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has said preparations for the launch of the $5 billion African Energy Bank (AEB) have entered their final phase. Lokpobiri said this followed a high-level review meeting in Abuja, where he hosted President of Afreximbank, Professor Benedict Oramah, and Secretary-General of African Petroleum Producers' Organisation (APPO), Dr Farouk Ibrahim.
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https://www.energy-pedia.com/news/norway/norways-the-ministry-of-energy-announces-a-competition-for-three-project-areas-for-floating-offshore-wind-at-utsira-nord-199916
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Energy-pedia
Norway's Ministry of Energy has announced a competition for three project areas for floating offshore wind at Utsira Nord. The project aims to facilitate increased renewable power production, technological development, and new growth opportunities for the supplier industry. The application deadline is September 15.
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https://www.energy-pedia.com/news/united-arab-emirates/adnoc-deepens-energy-partnerships-with-us-companies-199906
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Energy-pedia
Strategic agreements announced during UAE-US business dialogue with President Trump will potentially enable $60 billion of US investments in UAE energy projects US is top priority market for XRG and the company is set to boost investments across energy value chain focusing on expanding gas, LNG, specialty chemicals and energy infrastructure Enterprise value of UAE energy investments into the US set to reach $440 billion by 2035 Agreements include development plan with ExxonMobil to expand the capacity of UAE's Upper Zakum field, and with Occidental to explore increasing Shah Gas field's capacity to 1.85 bscfd New unconventional oil exploration concession awarded to US-based EOG, underscoring Abu Dhabi's position as a trusted investment destination.
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https://www.itnewsafrica.com/2025/05/solarise-africa-rubisol-named-deal-of-the-year-2024-east-africa/
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Itnewsafrica
Solarise Africa and RUBiS Energy Kenya have been awarded the "Deal of the Year 2024 - East Africa" by DealMakers AFRICA, recognizing RUBiSOL, a joint venture specializing in renewable energy solutions for commercial and industrial clients. Launched in November 2024, RUBiSOL was established to address the growing demand for reliable, affordable, and clean energy across East Africa.
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https://www.etfdailynews.com/2025/05/18/captrust-financial-advisors-sells-288-shares-of-spdr-sp-oil-gas-exploration-production-etf-nysearcaxop/
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Etfdailynews
Captrust Financial Advisors trimmed its position in shares of SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (NYSEARCA:XOP - Free Report) by 5.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,474...
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https://www.naturalnews.com/2025-05-20-hidden-tech-chinese-solar-sabotage-energy.html
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Naturalnews
Chinese solar company Deye remotely disabled solar power systems in the U.S., UK, and Pakistan, proving Beijing can sabotage Western energy grids at will. Hidden cellular technology in Chinese-made solar inverters allows unauthorized remote access, bypassing security measures and enabling potential grid attacks.
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https://bgr.com/science/japan-has-a-plan-to-beam-energy-down-to-earth-from-space/
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Bgr
A satellite no bigger than a washing machine could soon take a major step toward reshaping the future of clean energy. Japan is preparing to launch a spacecraft that will send solar energy wirelessly from orbit to Earth. The satellite will beam down the solar power it captures, where receivers...
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https://iraqidinarchat.net/al-sudani-inaugurates-the-2-megawatt-solar-power-plant-for-the-government-palace/
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Iraqidinarchat
Al-Maalouma/Baghdad... Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani inaugurated the 2-megawatt solar power plant for the government palace on Tuesday. The Prime Minister's media office said in a statement received by Al-Maalouma Agency, "Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani inaugurated the 2-megawatt solar power plant for the government palace, at the start of a project to convert government buildings to renewable energy." The project is part of a broader plan to expand the use of clean energy and reduce reliance on gas-fired power plants in Iraq.
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https://www.prweb.com/releases/nana-grants-and-gas-south-partner-to-make-nana-packs-available-on-college-campuses-across-georgia-302456208.html
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Prweb
Nana Grants, a nonprofit organization that pays for child care for low-income single mothers in college, has partnered with Gas South to provide Nana Packs to five metro Atlanta college campuses this May, with plans for statewide expansion throughout 2025. Nana Packs provide age-appropriate...
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https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3311133/us-clears-way-stiff-tariffs-southeast-asian-solar-imports
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Scmp
The US International Trade Commission determined on Tuesday that domestic solar panel makers were materially harmed or threatened by a flood of cheap imports from four Southeast Asian nations, bringing the United States a step closer to imposing stiff duties on those goods. The "yes" vote by the three-member ITC means the US Commerce Department will issue orders to enforce countervailing and anti-dumping tariffs on solar products imported from Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam that the agency finalised last month.
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https://www.techtarget.com/searchbusinessanalytics/news/366624233/New-Microsoft-database-analytics-tools-target-agentic-AI
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Techtarget
Agents are the current vanguard in enterprise AI. Microsoft, like fellow tech giants AWS and Google Cloud and data platform vendors including Databricks and Snowflake, has made AI development a priority since OpenAI's November 2022 launch of ChatGPT, which represented a significant improvement in generative AI (GenAI) capabilities.
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https://bargainbabe.com/eufy-security-solocam-s220-wireless-solar-security-camera-only-64-99/
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Bargainbabe
Save 50% off the eufy Security SoloCam S220 Wireless Solar Security Camera! Click here to get it for only $64.99.
Solar Charging: Keeps the battery full, so you don't have to. 3 hours of sunlight daily keeps it running.
Day and Night Clarity: Infrared LEDs and an f/1.6 aperture allow more to be...
Solar Charging: Keeps the battery full, so you don't have to. 3 hours of sunlight daily keeps it running.
Day and Night Clarity: Infrared LEDs and an f/1.6 aperture allow more to be...
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https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/why-genz-is-sharing-personal-data-to-companies-willingly-8465412
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Ndtv
Summary is AI generated, newsroom reviewed. Generation Lab's new platform, Verb.Ai, allows users to earn money by anonymously sharing data, aiming for fair compensation. By tracking browsing habits, it creates digital twins for accurate market insights, shifting how companies approach data collection.
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https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/developer-resume-ny-offshore-wind-project-after-trump-121970522
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Abcnews
The Trump administration is allowing work on a major offshore wind project for New York to resume.The developer, the Norwegian energy company Equinor, said Monday it was told by the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management that a stop-work order has been lifted for the Empire Wind project,...
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https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/05/14/news/ontario-electricity-being-produced-more-greenhouse-gas-emitting-power
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Nationalobserver
Ontario's electricity is now being produced with the highest percentage of greenhouse-gas-emitting power since coal plants were operating in the province.The Independent Electricity System Operator recently posted its 2024 year in review, which contains a breakdown of how much electricity was...
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https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/emerald-park-flogas-partner-solar-panel
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Siliconrepublic
The Emerald Park-Flogas partnership also includes the installation of 20 electric vehicle charging units. Meath-based amusement park and zoo Emerald Park has installed 290 solar panels capable of generating 127,504 kWh of clean energy per year. The installation, a major component of a new five-year sustainability partnership with Flogas, is enough to power the attraction entirely with solar energy for a month and reduce Emerald Park's carbon footprint by 37 tonnes annually, the partners said.