Tag: energy

South Korea weighs nuclear expansion as AI boom grows

Posted on   |  by Heejin Kim
South Korea’s demand for power in the coming years is set to surge on plans by chipmakers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix to expand production and the building of...

NT and Qld split from PM’s green data centre plan

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Northern Territory has joined Queensland in opposing national rules for data centres and AI companies that would force them to offset their electricity demand by investing in additional...

Gas driven data centres reshape energy tech market: CSIRO

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A wave of gas-powered data centres in the US are driving up the price of gas-based energy technologies, making battery alternatives more attractive, CSIRO economists have found in their...

Queensland holds out on data centre energy principles

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Queensland Energy minister David Janetzki won’t sign his state up to new principles aimed at managing a wave of new data centres, such as requiring proponents to invest in...

Australia should shape the shifting global energy order

Posted on   |  by Robert Monterosso
The Strait of Hormuz closure, clean energy transition, and power-hungry AI boom have collided to make energy security the top priority globally. Simultaneously, great power competition between the United...

New ‘ride-through’ rules target data centre grid risk

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Data centres would be forced to stay connected to the grid during disturbances under proposed changes aimed at preventing the cascading blackouts that could drive up the cost of...

NSW tips another $9m into Moree green hydrogen hub

Posted on   |  by David Allen
The New South Wales government has stepped in to finance a large-scale green hydrogen and ammonia plant, becoming the project’s largest stakeholder, as it moves to head off rising...