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AI can significantly improve grid management reports DOE

Smart Energy International

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to significantly improve key areas of grid management, a new US Department of Energy report finds. Thus AI models for grid applications should be rigorously validated as well as scalable in performance and adherent to power grid governance standards. Have you read?

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The Atlantic braces for another busy hurricane season

Planet Pulse

The 2020 season was so busy in fact, that the U.S. The severity and quantity of storms is increasing year over year, and sea level rise and the loss of protective ecosystems is exacerbating the problem, making coastal communities particularly vulnerable to erosion and flooding from storm surges. © 2020, Planet Labs Inc.

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Scientists Showcase Global Discoveries Using Planet Data at World’s Largest Geospatial Conference

Planet Pulse

We are proud to see that our data is empowering governments as they evaluate national climate risks; it’s providing the agricultural sector critical with insights into crop health; it’s revealing species dynamics in biodiverse ecosystems; and it’s informing the public on the global energy transition. SkySat image of Malé in the Maldives.

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A decidedly impartial review of Mark Jacobson’s 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything

Renewable Energy World

When you’ve followed the evolving research of a leading clean energy expert and become a supporter of his vision for a global clean energy transition, it should come as no surprise that I was eager to crack open Mark Jacobson’s 2021 book release, 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything. Jacobson’s Early Story.

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How the Climate Conversation Changed in 2021

Planet Pulse

Meaningful progress on climate change in this decade will require significant changes to almost every sector of the global economy, including energy, transport, industry, agriculture, cities, finance, and land use. It has sensitive ecological and climatic systems and we have to monitor those systems.” . “We

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What makes Al Gore hopeful: Tech innovation, science-based targets and the racial 'awakening'

GreenBiz

A global coalition fronted by former Vice President Al Gore promises granular insights and data into those sources — down to individual power plants, ships or factories. The consequences of that imbalance are felt in water cycle disruptions, sea-level rises, far stronger storms and the spread of tropical diseases northward, he noted.

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3 keys for scaling nature-based solutions for climate adaptation

AGreenLiving

More than 30 million people across northern Java suffer from coastal flooding and erosion related to more severe storms and sea level rise. In some places, entire villages and more than a mile of coastline have been lost to the sea. Countries around the world can harness the power of nature to adapt to climate impacts.