Content to: Green Innovation

Permacomputing – How the Concept of Permaculture Is Being Adapted to the Digital World

The perpetual drive to create bigger, stronger, faster is destroying our planet. It's time we took a hard look at permacomputing principles.

How Solar-Powered Computer Labs Are Transforming Learning In Kenya’s Remote Schools

Across Kenya, children in remote villages step into classrooms lit by sunlight and glowing with the light of solar-powered computer screens.

Sensor von Dryad am Baum.
© Dryad

‘Digital Noses’ in the Forest: How Sensors and AI Detect Fires

Start-up Dryad's sensor system sounds the alarm in the event of a forest fire, stopping them before they become difficult to control.

Oopen laptop on white table
© Benjamin Lucks / RESET

Why the Computer World Would Be Greener With Open Hardware: In Conversation With Lucie Hartmann From MNT Research

Lucie Hartmann explains in an interview how MNT Research develops laptops according to open principles.

When Is GenAI Actually Useful? Stefan Kaufmann Shares His Toolbox for Using AI in Administration

Stefan Kaufmann from Wikimedia Germany reveals the limitations of GenAI and shares his toolbox for figuring out when it's worth using it.

This Idea Could End Europe’s Out-of-Control Resource Consumption

Europe’s current consumption pattern equals human rights violations, environmental destruction and fans the flames of the climate crisis. It’s time for a raw material reversal.

Looking at the Entire Life Cycle: Tips for Sustainable AI Development and Use

AI users and developers can influence AI sustainability. We present the essential steps to creating a sustainable AI model.

Could AI-Powered Robots Be the Answer to Europe’s E-Waste Problem?

A team of researchers have developed AI-powered robots to tackle Europe's gigantic e-waste recycling crisis.

Sustainable AI Means Looking Beyond Data Centres

The massive impact of AI on people and the environment is just the tip of the iceberg. True AI sustainability requires a life-cycle approach focused on the common good.