Video: What are small modular reactors?
This bite-sized video describes why small modular reactors are being considered to meet rising energy demands.
Tag: data centers
How Florida can prosper during new golden age of American innovation
Florida must ensure our generation capacity is in line with the high energy demand data centers bring with them.
How utilities are working to meet AI data centers’ voracious appetite for electricity
Heavy demand is stressing local power grids and forcing utilities to scramble to provide enough energy.
Artificial intelligence can help us recover from hurricanes faster
As extreme weather batters our power grids, digital solutions can empower utilities to build a more resilient system.
Rising electricity demand could bring Three Mile Island and other prematurely shuttered nuclear plants back to life
Three Mile Island was the site in 1979 of a partial meltdown at the plant’s Unit 2 reactor.
Will electricity demand spike as data centers eye Northeast Florida?
New data centers have raised climate concerns as utilities plan to build natural gas power plants to serve them.
Exploring the environmental impact of our online activity
Digitization has led to increased energy consumption, particularly in data storage centers.
Machines can’t always take the heat − two engineers explain the physics behind how heat waves threaten everything from cars to computers
Heat waves aren’t going away in the coming years, but there are opportunities to harness extreme heat and make it ...
The Invading Sea is a nonpartisan source for news, commentary and educational content about climate change and other environmental issues affecting Florida. The site is managed by Florida Atlantic University’s Center for Environmental Studies in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science.
