ENERGY

Authored by Harry Krejsa and Markt Montgomery via RealClearWire,

Even in its most conservative projections, AI-driven booms in electricity use are poised to provide a once-in-a-generation opportunity—and imperative—to secure our grid against PRC cyber attacks.

OpenAI just closed the largest funding deal ever by a private technology company, with nearly half of the $40 billion raised earmarked specifically for its massive Starate data center project in Texas. This and (more…)

Authored by Felicity Bradstock via OilPrice.com,

• The UK is expanding its wind energy capacity, particularly offshore, with the approval of the Rampion 2 project.

• The Rampion 2 expansion will add 1.2 GW of capacity, enough to power around 1 million UK homes.

• The UK government aims to quadruple its offshore wind capacity by 2030 as part of its net-zero carbon goals.

The U.K. is already a world leader in wind energy, having rapidly expanded both its onshore and offshore (more…)

The Kremlin on Friday confirmed that the US-brokered ceasefire on energy sites has effectively ended. Last month Ukraine and Russia agreed to temporarily pause all attacks against each other's energy infrastructure. 

Washington hailed this is as a potential key first-step toward a more comprehensive ceasefire, which has still not gotten off the ground. But both warring sides have accused the other of violating the energy site truce multiple times over, in the prior few weeks. (more…)