Sodium-ion batteries hold promise as alternative for large-scale energy storage
Sodium-ion batteries, which use abundant materials such as sodium found in ordinary table salt instead of scarce lithium and other critical minerals, are emerging...
New partnership to connect data center and energy projects with construction workers
BlackRock and its AI Infrastructure Partnership are partnering with North America’s Building Trades Unions to connect upcoming data center and energy projects with skilled...
Defense Department lends $2 billion to battery, critical mineral companies
The Trump administration is providing more than $2 billion to U.S. companies developing batteries and critical minerals to reduce dependence on Chinese suppliers. The...
Sierra Club: Meta facility should be re-classified as a major source of air pollution
The Sierra Club says that Meta's Hyperion facility in Richland Parish should have been classified as a major source of air pollution rather than receiving...
Building a space port in Louisiana just got easier
As local officials and residents alike speculate about a space company acquiring land in marshy, hurricane-vulnerable Vermilion Parish, a Federal Aviation Administration proposal would ease constraints...
SSE Steel Fabrication’s humanoid robot pilot program gets underway
If everything goes as planned, a humanoid robot will walk onto the shop floor of SSE Steel Fabrication’s 14-acre campus in Lower St. Bernard...
Data centers pursue off-grid sources of energy to make up for shortfall
Energy research firm Enverus projects that about 40% of new U.S. data center capacity additions through 2030 will be powered off-grid, requiring roughly $5...
Skilled labor demand spikes in wake of AI data center boom
AI data centers are contributing to an unprecedented surge in demand for skilled laborers, The New York Times reports. Large projects offer high wages, bonuses...
White House pushes states, power providers to shield consumers from data center costs
State governors and electricity companies are being urged by the White House to shield U.S. consumers from higher utility bills from data centers, reports...
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