Archive for the 'Energy' Category
Will Supercapacitors Come to AI’s Rescue?
May 6th, 2025Musk had to use expensive Tesla Megapacks to handle the massive power fluctuations at xAI: AI datacenters, especially during training, bring extreme power fluctuations due to the nature of neural networks (gradient descent). xAI has the largest AI data centers. xAI is using Tesla Megapacks to handle millisecond power fluctuations. Supermicro provided the racks and […]
Large Power Outage Affects Spain, France and Portugal
April 28th, 2025Via: Telegraph: The mass power outages across Spain, Portugal and parts of France could take up to 10 hours to restore after it emerged the blackouts were probably caused by a technical fault. The power networks were in a race against time to restore electricity before sunset when solar generation is likely to cut off […]
Harald Malmgren Interviewed Days Before His Death: Bluegill Triple Prime High Altitude Nuclear Test Destroyed UFO
April 23rd, 2025Summary by Richard Dolan: Via: Jesse Michels:
Remarks by Michael Kratsios, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy at the Endless Frontiers Retreat: “Our Technologies Permit Us to Manipulate Time and Space”
April 17th, 2025Hmm. Transcript below. Via: The White House: Our technologies permit us to manipulate time and space. They leave distance annihilated, cause things to grow, and improve productivity.
CHINA SUSPENDS RARE EARTH EXPORTS
April 15th, 2025Via: New York Post: China has stopped shipping some heavy rare earth metals and magnets critical to US production of everything from cell phones to fighter jets as Beijing’s trade war with Washington simmers, leaving American industry in a bind. Effective April 3, China is no longer exporting seven heavy rare earth metals processed exclusively […]
Sodium Ion Batteries
April 11th, 2025These look interesting for stationary storage. Via: Undecided:
Siemens Executive, Wife and Children Killed in Hudson River Helicopter Crash
April 11th, 2025The rotor and tail boom detached mid-flight. Talked to a number of my pilot friends -“This isn’t normal.” What was Siemens CEO Agustin Escobar, working on? pic.twitter.com/blRshCKqAd — Grant Cardone (@GrantCardone) April 11, 2025 Via: Firstpost: A family’s sightseeing tour over New York City ended in tragedy after their helicopter crashed into the Hudson River. […]
The Computer that Runs on Human Neurons
April 6th, 2025I’ve posted about this before. I think it’s worth monitoring closely because my guess is that this (or something like it) is how a disorderly advance in AI could happen. Via: El País: Lab-grown brain cells are the basis for the functioning of the CL1, which has been announced as the first commercially-sold biological computer. […]
Oil Tumbles 8% as China Retaliates with Tariffs on U.S.
April 4th, 2025Via: Reuters: Oil prices plunged by 8% on Friday, heading for their lowest close since the middle of the pandemic in 2021, as China hit back in an escalating global trade war with the U.S. after President Donald Trump’s barrage of levies this week. China announced it will impose additional tariffs of 34% on all […]
Any Tesla Powerwall Installers/Technicians Out There?
April 2nd, 2025Update: Storm Watch Activated Anyway Storm Watch activated and the Powerwall charged to 100%. The Tesla app says, “A severe thunderstorm is forecast for your area. Powerwall has fully charged to provide backup protection.” Hmm… — Off topic. Apologies. The Neurio power meter on my Powerwall 2 / Backup Energy Gateway 1 (gray metal enclosure) […]
