In the heart of the Amazon rainforest, workers are preparing to dig a vertical shaft as wide as a subway tunnel half a mile down into the ground. It isn’t gold or oil hidden here in a grassy clearing between indigenous lands, but fertilizer—something arguably just as precious to this vast farming nation. As global...
How the world’s first flexible AI factory will work in tandem with the grid
This piece was initially published in Latitude Media. Today a partnership coalition including Nvidia, Emerald AI, EPRI, Digital Realty, and PJM announced the world’s first power-flexible AI facility: the 96-megawatt Aurora AI Factory in Manassas, Virginia, slated to open in the first half of 2026. Aurora is the first facility built to a new reference design and certification standard...
Rick Perry’s Nuclear Ambitions Begin With Gas Power
Former Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s $17 billion startup aims to build four large nuclear reactors in the Texas Panhandle to fuel AI data centers—eventually. For now, it is sticking with good old natural gas. Fermi FRMI 2.48%increase; green up pointing triangle, which was co-founded by Perry, is betting on an era of soaring electricity demand. The company went public...
US eager to advance energy ties with Greece, new ambassador says
The United States is eager to advance energy ties with Greece and see the country become a key energy gateway to Europe, the new U.S. ambassador to the country, Kimberly Guilfoyle, said on Wednesday. Greece has ramped up purchases of U.S. liquefied natural gas and built a second LNG terminal as it seeks to establish...
Energy Department announces $625M for quantum research centers
The Department of Energy announced $625 million in funding Tuesday to renew five quantum research centers established under the first Trump administration. Each research center is set to receive $125 million in funding over the next five years, as they study different facets of quantum science and technology, which rely on the principles of quantum mechanics. Read more...
A tour of global geothermal projects in progress
Breakthroughs in drilling methods and heat extraction techniques are widening the appeal of geothermal power systems across the world, and geothermal generation capacity is on track to double once projects currently in development are completed. Currently, only around 2% of global energy generation comes from geothermal projects, according to Energy Institute data, which places the...
Powered by pumpkins: how seasonal food waste affects biogas production
Seasonal celebrations cause spikes in certain food waste, which can either rot in landfill or be fed as a slurry to the microorganisms responsible for producing biogas through anaerobic digestion (AD). However, microbes are picky, and efficient AD requires a balanced diet. This presents a challenge to the producers of biogas and biomethane, who prepare...
Grazing for National Security
When Army Maj. Eric Czaja thinks about America’s military readiness, he doesn’t just think about soldiers, weapons or strategy. He thinks about soil. “We are grazing for national security,” Czaja says. “We are creating installations that can withstand the punishment we dish out in our training. We can do that with livestock as a tool.” ...
The Clean Air Act Is Making Our Air Dirtier
The sky turns a rusty orange. The sun dims behind a thick veil of smoke. For millions of Americans, even ones far from wildfire-prone lands, this eerie scene is no longer rare. Extreme wildfires have doubled in frequency and intensity in recent decades, and their smoke is erasing decades of gains in clean air. Fine particulate matter from...
RFK Jr. Orders CDC to Study Alleged Harms of Offshore Wind Farms
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. directed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff to probe the potential harms of offshore wind farms, according to people familiar with the matter, as President Donald Trump marshals his administration to thwart the clean energy source he loathes. In late summer, HHS instructed CDC’s National Institute for...









