Why Schneider Electric Was at HIMSS26 (And Why CIOs Need to Take Note)
Schneider Electric’s presence at HIMSS26 highlighted a growing convergence between healthcare IT and traditional electrical infrastructure. Malcolm Murray explained that as hospitals adopt AI‑driven imaging, edge computing, and robotic surgery, the underlying power requirements are exploding, prompting health systems to look beyond conventional IT planning and consider true infrastructure needs. The conversation underscored three core challenges: soaring electricity demand from on‑prem AI workloads, the need for micro‑grid and on‑site generation to supplement aging grids, and the push for smarter, automated buildings that can manage lighting, climate, and patient‑room systems efficiently. Schneider positions itself as an energy‑technology partner, delivering integrated solutions that blend building automation, electrification, and sustainability to meet decarbonization targets. Murray cited concrete examples, such as the integrated patient‑room system first deployed at the PenMed pavilion, which synchronizes blinds, lighting, and entertainment while optimizing power use. He warned that treating electricity as an afterthought can force costly, last‑minute retrofits, especially when low‑latency edge AI demands on‑site GPU clusters. For CIOs, the takeaway is clear: power planning must become a strategic priority, coordinated with facilities teams and external partners like Schneider. Early engagement can safeguard budgets, accelerate AI adoption, and align hospital operations with broader sustainability goals, ensuring infrastructure remains flexible for future innovations.
Can a Smart City Deliver Sustainability? The Journey of Porto | Deloitte at SCEWC25
The video showcases Porto’s ambition to become a climate‑neutral, smart city by 2030, a goal that earned it the Financial Times’ “European City of the Future” title and a place in the EU’s Net‑Zero Cities Mission. Deloitte’s sustainability associate, Inesh...
Tech Podcast: Addressing Energy Efficiency with HVAC Modernization | PowerUp
The PowerUp podcast episode spotlights the modernization of residential HVAC systems through wireless technology, emphasizing its role in curbing the sector’s massive electricity draw—roughly half of a typical home’s bill. Sponsored by Silicon Labs, host Ali Shet interviews senior segment...
Discover The Smart Energy and the Built Environment MSc
The video introduces UCL’s new MSc in Smart Energy and the Built Environment, launched by the Bartlett Faculty, which has just been ranked the world’s top program in built‑environment studies for the fourth consecutive year. The Energy Institute’s mission—to tackle...
Maikel Arts on Net Zero Ambitions, LNG Maturity and Smarter Ship Efficiency
Michael Arts of Wartzilla discusses the cruise sector’s net‑zero ambition, highlighting the 2050 target, interim 2030 goals, and the regulatory mix of EU ETS and pending IMO framework. He emphasizes that despite regulatory uncertainty, cruise lines are investing in future‑proof...
Will Power-Hungry Data Centers Overwhelm the Grid? With Fredrik Ellekjær and Victoria Fethke
The podcast examines whether the surge in AI‑driven data centers will swamp existing electricity grids. Analysts Fredrik Ellekjær and Victoria Fethke estimate global data‑center electricity consumption will reach roughly 1,250 terawatt‑hours by 2030 – about 10 % of U.S. demand –...
Major Carbon Capture and Industrial Projects Are Stalled in Alberta
The video outlines a $24 billion portfolio of carbon capture and storage (CCS) and carbon‑capture‑utilisation (CCU) projects slated for Alberta’s oil‑sand and industrial sectors, many of which have stalled despite years of announcements. Key initiatives include the Pathways Alliance and Strathcona oil‑sand...
Financing CCUS at Scale: How to Mobilise Private Capital
The International Energy Agency unveiled a new report, “Financing CCUS at Scale: How to Mobilise Private Capital,” highlighting the urgent need to bridge the financing gap that has kept carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) projects from scaling. While the...
Energy Technology Perspectives 2026
The International Energy Agency unveiled its 2026 Energy Technology Perspectives report, a flagship analysis of clean‑energy technology supply chains and market dynamics. The launch highlighted a shift from climate‑driven adoption to pure market opportunity, with the global clean‑energy technology market...
IATA-RAeS Workshop 2026: Day 2, Session 6
The second day of the IATA‑RAeS 2026 workshop turned its focus to the practicalities of contrail mitigation through flight rerouting. Moderated by MIT’s Floren Aragan, a panel of experts from Airbus, Talis, Google, Contrails.org and the German Aerospace Center...
IATA-RAeS Workshop 2026: Day 2, Session 5
The IATA‑RAeS Workshop Day 2, Session 5 focused on advances in aircraft‑based observations for validation and contrail‑avoidance forecasting. Led by Carmen Emma of the German Meteorological Service, the session highlighted the World Meteorological Organization’s expert team on aircraft observations, which gathers temperature, wind,...
Volocopter CEO Dirk Hoke on Sustainable Urban Air Mobility | Think:Act Magazine No. 41
Dirk Hoke, CEO of Volocopter, outlined the company’s vision for sustainable urban air mobility, positioning electric vertical‑takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft as a complementary option to traditional ground transport in densely populated areas. He emphasized that while the technology will...
China’s Head Start in Clean Energy
The video outlines how China has secured a decisive advantage in clean‑energy by establishing the world’s first “electro‑state,” a nationwide push to replace fossil‑fuel imports with domestically produced electricity‑based technologies. Over the past decade China’s aggressive rollout has saved tens of...
This 24-Yr-Old’s Paper Battery Could One Day Power EVs
The video spotlights a 24‑year‑old entrepreneur who has engineered a paper‑based battery that is less than one millimeter thick, fully flexible, and constructed entirely from plant‑derived materials. By extracting cellulose from agricultural waste such as barley husks, the battery’s electrodes...
Inside the Singapore Lab that Turns Paper Into Batteries
The video spotlights a Singapore‑based laboratory pioneering ultra‑thin, paper‑based batteries that can bend, be molded into various shapes, and replace traditional coin cells. Constructed from plant‑derived cellulose, the cells avoid lithium, nickel, and cobalt, offering fire‑resistance, non‑explosive operation, and...
This Huge Solar and Battery Project Is Sprouting in California
Jeff St. John of Canary Media tours California’s Central Valley to detail the Valley Clean Infrastructure Plan, a proposed 21‑gigawatt solar and battery complex covering 136,000 acres. The initiative includes a brand‑new transmission grid designed to funnel clean electricity into...
Why Energy Shocks Like the Iran War Are Accelerating Electrification
The interview with Dan Walter of Ember Energy examines how recent geopolitical upheavals—most notably the U.S.-Israeli invasion of Iran—are accelerating a global shift from imported fossil fuels to domestically generated electricity. Asian economies, feeling the pinch of volatile oil...
GT Fast5: Renewable Energy Surplus Meets Data Center Demand #AI #Infrastructure #Energy #Shorts
The video highlights a growing mismatch between renewable generation and grid capacity, noting that many regions now produce more clean power than they can store or transmit. To address this, operators are increasingly routing surplus electricity to data centers, which...
Gina McCarthy: "We Have to Work with Our International Partners" On Advancing Clean Energy
Gina McCarthy, the former EPA administrator, used a recent remarks to stress that the United States must deepen cooperation with foreign allies to accelerate the clean‑energy transition. She framed the current turbulence as a chance to adopt an "opportunity‑driven" mindset,...
My One Solar Regret
The video’s host, a homeowner with a 17.2 kW grid‑tied solar array, reveals a lingering regret: he failed to install a simple conduit during construction that would have allowed easy expansion of his system. He explains that adding more panels now requires...
Why Does Chernobyl Still Pose a Nuclear Threat | FT #shorts
The video explains why the Chernobyl site remains a nuclear hazard decades after the 1986 reactor‑4 explosion. In 2019, an international consortium erected a massive steel containment arch—taller than the Statue of Liberty—to shield the hastily built Soviet sarcophagus and...
NEA Commissions Studies on Safety and Environmental Impact of Nuclear Power Facilities
The National Environment Agency (NEA) of Singapore announced the commissioning of three comprehensive studies to evaluate the safety and environmental implications of nuclear power facilities. The initiative runs in parallel with an existing Energy Market Authority (EMA) feasibility study, aiming...
Black Hat USA 2025 | Smart Charging, Smarter Hackers: The Unseen Risks of ISO 15118
The Black Hat USA 2025 talk examined ISO 15118, the emerging standard that underpins smart‑charging and vehicle‑to‑grid (V2G) communication for electric vehicles. By allowing chargers to modulate demand and feed power back to the grid, the protocol promises to alleviate...
Do We Still Need Carbon Capture & Storage? | Ep250: Emmanouil Kakaras
The episode centers on whether carbon capture and storage (CCS) remains a viable tool in the global energy transition, featuring Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) technology evangelist Emmanouil Kakaras. Host Michael Liebreich frames climate change as fundamentally an engineering challenge and uses...
Wheelwright Prize Winner Marina Otero Verzier on Data Centers and AI
Data centers are the invisible backbone of the cloud, but their thermal management systems consume vast amounts of electricity and expel heat into an already warming atmosphere. Marina Otero Verzier argues that this thermopolitical infrastructure reshapes climate dynamics and creates...
Can Offshore Wind Bounce Back After Stormy 2025? With Alex Fløtre and Venterra CEO Ed Daniels
The episode of “Let’s Talk Energy” examined whether offshore wind can recover after a turbulent 2025, featuring Ventara CEO Ed Daniels and Ryestad Energy’s offshore‑wind analyst Alexander Fløtre. Both guests noted that the global pipeline was slashed by roughly 60 GW, leaving a...
IRENA Insights: Enhancing Resilience: Climate-Proofing Power Infrastructure
The IRENA webinar highlighted the urgent need to climate‑proof power infrastructure as extreme weather events become more frequent and severe. Speakers cited 2025’s 103 tropical storms, 20 of them major, and noted that electricity will account for over 52% of...
Powering the AI Infrastructure Economy
Artificial intelligence is fueling an unprecedented expansion of data‑center capacity, turning power into the most critical input for the digital economy. In the United Kingdom alone, data‑center demand is already around 2.5 GW and is projected to climb sharply by...
Graphene Manufacturing Group Expands with EPA Approval & Global Growth
Graphene Manufacturing Group Ltd (GMG) secured U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approval for its THERMAL‑XR® graphene coating, clearing a regulatory hurdle that enables commercial sales in the United States. The coating is engineered to boost energy efficiency and prolong equipment life,...
Livium CEO on Recycling Demand “Hockey Stick”
Livium Limited’s CEO Simon Linge told investors the company’s Envirostream division is scaling rapidly to meet soaring demand for lithium‑ion battery recycling. Livium now processes end‑of‑life packs for global OEMs such as BYD, Hyundai, Volvo Energy and LG Energy Solution,...
EV Battery Manufacturing - Why Europe Can’t Keep up | DW Documentary
The documentary examines Europe’s urgent push for battery sovereignty and the stark reality that the continent remains heavily dependent on Asian manufacturers. It chronicles the rise and fall of Northvolt, once hailed as Europe’s flagship gigafactory, which entered administration after...
Pressing Questions with Minister Grace Fu
In a recent interview, Singapore’s Minister for the Environment and Water, Grace Fu, outlined the city‑state’s multi‑pronged approach to climate resilience, covering heat mitigation, coastal protection and food‑security safeguards. Fu emphasized three pillars for heat adaptation: building better‑shaded public spaces, re‑programming...
Unlocking the Value of LDES: Market Design, Policy Signals and the Path to Deployment for LDES
The webinar hosted by the Long‑Duration Energy Storage Council and IRENA focused on unlocking the value of long‑duration storage (LDS) from a regulatory and market‑design perspective. Speakers highlighted that while renewable generation capacity is soaring, the system‑enabling infrastructure—particularly multi‑day storage—remains...
Crusoe CEO on Abilene Project and Data Center Energy Demand at CERAWeek
At CERAWeek, Crusoe Energy’s CEO outlined the company’s aggressive Texas rollout, spotlighting the Abilene data‑center campus as a flagship project. Phase 1, comprising two 103‑MW buildings, is already online delivering roughly 140 MW of capacity, while Phase 2, launched in February 2025, is...
The Nuclear Reactor Hidden Under Greenland
The video uncovers a clandestine Cold War project that placed a nuclear‑powered military base beneath Greenland’s ice sheet. Built by the U.S. Army under the code name Project Iceworm, the installation—centered on Camp Century—remains buried under 90 metres of snow, detectable only...
Thai Fuel Price Structure Needs Reform, Renewable Energy Needs Attention
Thailand’s heavy reliance on imported oil and gas—about 8% of GDP—leaves the economy vulnerable to global price swings, and domestic production covers less than 20% of demand. Energy expert Arion Asawin Pongpan says policy constraints in the power sector and...
How Is South Korea's Energy Transition Going?
The video examines South Korea’s current energy transition, highlighting how recent spikes in global oil and gas prices—triggered by the war in Ukraine—prompted President Yoon Suk‑yeol to frame the crisis as a catalyst for accelerating renewable deployment. South Korea still derives...
At 77, He Built a New Life Off Grid
The video follows a 77‑year‑old who has traded a conventional house for a compact, off‑grid tiny home, emphasizing that the dwelling contains only a kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and lounge – the absolute essentials. By stripping away surplus rooms, he confronts...
Secretary Wright Joins a Fireside Chat at The Powering Africa Summit - March 19, 2026
Secretary Wright used the Powering Africa Summit fireside chat to spotlight the United States’ commitment to ending energy poverty, emphasizing clean‑cooking fuels as the most cost‑effective lever for rapid uplift. She traced her personal motivation to a childhood encounter with homelessness,...
Techstars Founder Spotlight Sessions with Powertrust
Techstars’ Founder Spotlight featured Power Trust, a climate‑finance and infrastructure startup that helps multinational corporations source renewable electricity in emerging markets such as Brazil, India, and Southeast Asia. Co‑founders Nick, a former utility‑scale wind and solar developer, and Ricky, a...
Raphaël Domjan - A Solar-Powered World Tour & the Energy Transition | ESSEC iMagination Week 2025
Raphaël Domjan’s presentation at ESSEC iMagination Week 2025 highlighted his historic solar‑powered world voyage aboard Planet Solar, the largest solar‑electric boat ever built, and positioned the feat as a tangible proof‑of‑concept for a broader energy transition. He traced his journey from...
Stay Warm with a Heat Pump
The video highlights the rapid rise of electric heat pumps in cold‑climate markets, noting that Norway, Finland and Sweden now boast some of the world’s highest adoption rates. Historically, heat pumps struggled in sub‑zero conditions, but recent advances have changed...
Does the UK Need More North Sea Gas Licenses?
The video examines whether issuing additional North Sea oil and gas licences would benefit the United Kingdom, a claim championed by the Conservatives, Reform UK and parts of the press since the Iran‑Ukraine war. It argues that production is run by...
How Communities Around the World Are Adapting to Climate Change Using Technology
The video highlights how technology‑enabled data platforms are helping rural communities worldwide adapt to accelerating climate change, focusing on a village‑level advisory system for farmers. By aggregating real‑time weather, soil moisture and market data, the platform delivers actionable recommendations that raise...
Transmission 2026: Durable Infrastructure and Regulations for a New Digital Age
At the Atlantic Council’s Transmission 2026 forum, industry and policy leaders warned that the U.S. power grid faces urgent pressure from aging infrastructure, long procurement lead times, inefficient permitting, and surging demand from data centers and electrification. Panels focused on...
Indonesia Poised to Become Southeast Asia’s Next Major Data Centre Hub
Indonesia is positioning itself as Southeast Asia’s next major data‑center hub, highlighted by Microsoft’s $1.7 billion rollout in West Java and a surge of private‑sector projects. Microsoft’s 48 MW Karawang facility will start operations later this year, with plans for four additional sites...
How Stantec Are Powering Sustainable Change with APM
The video showcases how Stantec, a global sustainable‑engineering firm, is integrating the Association for Project Management (APM) framework to drive its water‑power and dam projects, including ambitious pump‑storage hydro schemes that could supply electricity to more than a million households. Key...
AI Data Centers in APAC: Power, Scale & Liquid Cooling
The interview with Jeremy Deutsch, president of Advantage Data Centers APAC, focuses on how exploding AI training and inference workloads are reshaping data‑center design across the region. He notes that AI drives unprecedented rack density and power draw, making power availability...
Inside Sunswift’s Data-Driven Solar Racing with Ericsson Connectivity
Inside Sunswift’s solar‑car program, engineers have fitted the vehicle with roughly 60 sensors that monitor powertrain performance, battery health and driver inputs. The data stream feeds both on‑board algorithms and real‑time driver coaching, allowing the car to automatically limit throttle...
KP Group’s Big Renewable Plan: 10GW Capacity Target by 2030 | Faruk Patel | Business News | ET Now
KP Group reiterated its target to reach 10 GW of renewable capacity by 2030, saying it remains on track after recently energizing about 69 MW and taking its operational portfolio to roughly 589 MW today. Management expects IP capacity to...