Energy

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What does the future hold for energy storage and decentralised networks?

Patricia Crifo, Professor of Economics at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris), Ao Li, Master's Student at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris), Wenrui Dai, Master's Student at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris), Inès Glangeaud, Master's Student at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris)

On November 28th, 2024
5 min reading time

At COP29, the urgent need to increase energy storage capacity and modernise grid infrastructure was highlighted.

Patricia Crifo
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COP29: crucial decisions to protect small island states

Patricia Crifo, Professor of Economics at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris), Shinichi Mizuno, Master's Student at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris), Andres Rocha, Master's Student at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris), Seiji Leung, Master's Student at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris)

On November 21st, 2024
6 min reading time
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High-speed trains: is rail always better for the environment?

Patricia Perennes, Doctor of Economics specialised in Transport

On November 21st, 2024
5 min reading time

The Grand Projet ferroviaire du Sud-Ouest, which aims to link Bordeaux and Toulouse via high-speed lines (LGV), is giving rise to debate.

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Generative AI: energy consumption soars

Anne-Laure Ligozat, Professor of Computer Science at ENSIIE and LISN, Alex De Vries , PhD Student at the School of Business and Economics at the University of Amsterdam

On November 13th, 2024
4 min reading time

With the popularity of generative AI, the energy consumption of artificial intelligence is exploding.

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Why the Anthropocene has divided the scientific community

Jan Piotrowski, Professor of Quaternary Geology at Aarhus University and Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Michel Magny, Emeritus Research Director at CNRS, Erle Ellis, Professor of Geography and Environmental Systems at the University of Maryland

On November 6th, 2024
5 min reading time

The scientific community is debating the Anthropocene as a new geological epoch, characterised by the impact of man on the planet.

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Bitcoin: electricity consumption comparable to that of Poland

Jean-Paul Delahaye, Mathematician and Emeritus Professor at Université de Lille

On October 30th, 2024
4 min reading time

As the price of bitcoin soars, so does the environmental cost of cryptocurrencies in general.