Tech Sector must begin advancing a program of new generation that is reliable, clean and abundant. This means moving policy and regulation that enables efficient and effective use of clean energy technologies like nuclear energy, hydro, storage, efficiency or CCUS without creating an over-reliance on intermittent resources. A diverse portfolio of sources to meet the needs of society managing both reliability and affordability.
Excellent comments Mike. Lee Dodds
CEO | Building medical supply chains | Keynote Speaker on Logistics, Supply Chain & Transformation | Executive Committee & Advisor | ex-Amazon & Walmart
This is absolutely something we need bipartisan efforts to correct- whether it’s AI, cloud computing advancements, or electric vehicle charging, the power grid needs a plan to enable US businesses to excel. Power outages in Central and South America occur still, so we’re talking about 1/2 the globe without excess power, even as more and more tech requires it. #infrastructure #ai #innovation
An analysis by WSJ of the importance of expanding reliable electric power in the US to enable the energy-demanding growth of US energy and commerce. Nuclear fills the bill, but has been too slow. We can fix EPA and NRC to make US an economic leader competing with China. https://lnkd.in/e78jh4pk
David Uberti provides an interesting outlook on America's energy demands. States that can provide clean energy may be positioned to attract America's Tech companies who are actively expanding across the country. I am openly an advocate for Nuclear Power, as such my opinion presents a bias. States seeking to create high-paying jobs should consider the advantage it would put them in to be able to meet the energy demands of projects like Microsoft supercomputer requiring 5 gigawatts of energy.
We have been sharing this for years that the shift in high tech industry will require a radical rethinking of how we get more baseload to market to support advanced manufacturing, AI and machine learning models. The challenge is not in the future, it is here today. Fortunately, we are able to work closely with our utilities to forecast and plan for mega projects (that create jobs) and the coinciding future baseload which will require a combination of more renewables and storage, nat gas and nuclear. This “energy transition” will take time and will require balance in the approach for more electrons and transmission capacity.
Today CEO Phil Thompson is presenting at the J.P. Morgan Clean Tech Stars Conference the panel session: How will artificial intelligence reshape the clean energy ecosystem.
Learned something here— the NIF was apparently designed with ignition in mind, not to maximize energy output. Exciting to think about what happens when we combine learnings with output optimizing architecture! here’s the quote: ““The NIF laser architecture and target configuration was chosen to give the highest probability for fusion ignition for research purposes and was not optimized to produce net energy for fusion energy applications,” the NIF said. “Inertial fusion energy applications requiring advancements to the underlying scheme require further development, such as laser energy usage, shot rate, target robustness, higher fuel compression levels, and cost.”
“Yesterday, LLNL published a series of papers that go into detail about how exactly this major achievement took place and also talk about three other ignition moments that occurred throughout 2023—one of which produced almost twice as much energy as was initially put in.” Report is here: https://lnkd.in/ghbvhq_y https://lnkd.in/gcbkNA_B
https://lnkd.in/gGnX2pT5 https://lnkd.in/gkt5dXxr https://lnkd.in/gDncrTNG It's amazing how we grow by accepting the challenge to adapt to the technology available to us these days.
From my point of view, anyone who watches this short but valuable video will be able to find a lot of information about a great unknown technology. Knowledge makes you freer and more analytical https://lnkd.in/dUXYr6rA
Executive Director, Office of Military Base Planning and Support for the State of New Mexico (Opinions are my own and, obviously, I do not speak for the State)
My short response is Great! More of this! This article provides a good history of the technology and developments if you are interested. Vote policies, not party. Stay strong, stay free
The international NOvA collaboration presented their first results with new data in four years, featuring a new low-energy sample of electron neutrinos and a dataset doubled in size. https://lnkd.in/gGJPfesm
“The nation’s 2,700 data centers sapped more than 4 percent of the country’s total electricity in 2022, according to the International Energy Agency. Its projections show that by 2026, they will consume 6 percent. Industry forecasts show the centers eating up a larger share of U.S. electricity in the years that follow, as demand from residential and smaller commercial facilities stays relatively flat thanks to steadily increasing efficiencies in appliances and heating and cooling systems.”
ARPA-E has funded or is currently funding many of the technologies needed to address these long term issues. Recommend that any interested investor, corporation or other stakeholder attend our annual summit, at the end of May in Dallas, and check out the Technology Showcase.
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4moSadly, politicians keep getting confused about this imminent need to address growing demand. We have an excellent bill here in South Carolina H5118) but hysteria about VC Summer still fuels inane opposition.