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How to Accelerate the Energy Transition Using Digital Technologies

Which roles can digital technologies play in the transformation of our energy system towards using 100 percent renewable energy? In the latest "Energy Transition – The Future is Networked" Greenbook, RESET.org has researched solutions and interviewed experts. Here are the results.

A Fitness Tracker for Wind Turbines: How Aerosense Reduces Material Waste in Wind Turbine Design

Aerosense helps manufacturers optimise wind turbine design by sharing real-time data, minimising material waste.

“The New Oil”: How Data Centres Threaten Climate Protection—And What We Can Do About It

Data centres threaten the energy transition, drain water resources and harm human health. Can we slow their growth before it's too late?

Re-Using Waste Heat From Data Centres: How Our Digital Lives Could Keep Us Warm

From fish farms to swimming pools to buildings to greenhouses, all could make the most of waste heat from data centres.

Salt of the Earth: The Rise of Sodium-Ion Batteries

Sodium-ion batteries have come and gone out of fashion. But a new burst of enthusiasm for the lithium battery replacement could spell a promising future.

A New Recycling Milestone? Trinasolar May Have the Solution for the Solar Cell Circular Economy

Chinese solar giant Trinasolar has produced the first 100 percent recycled photovoltaic module, reducing electronic waste from solar panels.

A New Process Makes Lithium Extraction Cheaper and More Sustainable

A new process of lithium extraction filters lithium out of brines more efficiently - and is less harmful to the environment.

Consume Energy When It’s Cheap and Green With Dynamic Electricity Tariffs

When the wind blows and the sun shines, there is plenty of cheap, green energy. Tibber passes this on to customers with a dynamic electricity tariff.

Report on the Price of Fossil Fuels Suggests a Rapid Transition to Renewables Can Result in Huge Savings

A study examining the historic prices of fossil fuels and renewable technologies suggests coal, oil and gas might not actually be as cheap as commonly thought.