Department of Energy stories
Ferveret study says waterless cooling lifts AI efficiency
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Ferveret study with UCLA says waterless cooling boosts AI compute efficiency 15% and cuts training times while using no water.
Understanding the value of virtual power plants as grid resources
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ai
Virtual power plants are emerging as cheaper, flexible grid allies, turning homes, EVs and batteries into a fast-growing virtual energy network.
Explained: Trump signs order for national AI platform
Mon, 1st Dec 2025
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President Donald Trump signed an order launching the Genesis Mission, a national AI platform uniting US supercomputers and data to boost innovation and leadership.
AMD & Oak Ridge announce USD $1 billion AI supercomputing push
Tue, 28th Oct 2025
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ai
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hp
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oracle
AMD and Oak Ridge National Labouratory partner with the US Department of Energy in a USD $1 billion investment to launch two AI supercomputers, Lux AI and Discovery.
HPE to build Discovery & Lux computing systems for Oak Ridge lab
Tue, 28th Oct 2025
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quantum computing
HPE will build Discovery and Lux, advanced supercomputing systems for Oak Ridge lab, boosting AI and scientific research with cutting-edge tech.
Dr. Deepak Divan to lead Endeavour drive in high power DC
Tue, 9th Sep 2025
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clean technologies
Dr Deepak Divan joins Endeavour to lead high-power DC infrastructure development, tackling rising energy demands in AI, industry and transport sectors.
Cybersecurity on alert as Iran shifts to disruptive digital attacks
Tue, 24th Jun 2025
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malware
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supply chain
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cybersecurity
Iranian cyber attacks shift towards causing disruption and political damage following Israeli strikes, raising cybersecurity alarms.
Hitachi Vantara ups energy efficiency & sets new carbon goals
Wed, 23rd Apr 2025
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storage
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digital transformation
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power / energy
Hitachi Vantara boosts energy efficiency in its storage solutions and sets carbon neutrality targets for FY2030 and FY2050, enhancing sustainability efforts worldwide.
US Department of Energy secures USD $107.57 billion deals
Tue, 28th Jan 2025
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supply chain
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clean technologies
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investment
The U.S. Department of Energy's Loan Programs Office has secured a record USD $107.57 billion across 53 projects in four years, bolstering clean energy innovation.
Puerto Rico receives $584.5 million for energy boost
Fri, 24th Jan 2025
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storage
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power / energy
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clean technologies
The US Department of Energy has granted a $584.5 million loan guarantee to support solar and battery projects in Puerto Rico, enhancing energy resilience.
El Capitan: world's fastest exascale supercomputer debuts
Tue, 19th Nov 2024
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ai
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clean technologies
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amd
Hewlett Packard Enterprise has delivered El Capitan, the world's fastest exascale supercomputer, to the US Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore Laboratory.
OpenText reveals concerning surge in ransomware-as-a-service attacks
Thu, 26th Oct 2023
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malware
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
Nastiest Malware report reveals rise in Ransomware-as-a-Service attacks, with Cl0p named as this year's top threat.
2032 digital substation market to be US$14.11 billion: FMI
Fri, 10th Mar 2023
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rpa
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clean technologies
The digital substation market was valued at US$6.5 billion in 2021. It is expected to be US$14.11 billion by 2032, growing at a 7.3% CAGR from 2022 to 2032.
NVIDIA names data centre CPU after computer scientist Grace Hopper
Thu, 15th Apr 2021
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datacentre infrastructure
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NVIDIA Grace is designed to support artificial intelligence-based supercomputers, natural language processing, and recommender systems.
Digital Realty announces Hong Kong data center build
Fri, 3rd Jul 2020
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colocation
The HKG11 data center will span 21,000 square metres and deliver 24 megawatts of IT capacity, to be in Kwai Chung, a developing data center cluster.
Digital Realty scoops Green Lease Leaders award
Mon, 15th Jun 2020
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power / energy
Digital Realty has been honoured as a 2020 Green Lease Leader by the US DOE's Better Buildings Alliance and IMT, recognising its eco-friendly leasing efforts.
Veeam completes its US$5 billion acquisition, in huge month for US M&As
Tue, 3rd Mar 2020
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virtualisation
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hybrid cloud
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veeam
Veeam is now officially a US-based company, with the company's headquarters soon to be relocated from Switzerland to the United States.
GIGA Data Centers brings energy efficiency to Mooresville, NC
Wed, 26th Jun 2019
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power / energy
GIGA Data Centers has unveiled a cutting-edge, energy-efficient data center in Mooresville, NC, leveraging green energy and innovative cooling systems.
Intel building US's first exascale supercomputer
Tue, 19th Mar 2019
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datacentre infrastructure
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Intel and the Department of Energy are building potentially the world's first exascale supercomputer, capable of a quintillion calculations per second.
NVIDIA confirms $6.9b acquisition of Mellanox
Tue, 12th Mar 2019
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microsoft
The announcement of NVIDIA's largest ever acquisition follows months of speculation involving other potential bids from the likes of Microsoft and Intel.