Water scarcity is emerging as a critical constraint on global energy production, shaping shale, power generation, hydrogen, ...

Wisconsin is emerging as a hub for data center development because of fresh water, a cooler climate and affordable land. What ...

Imagine you have a natural stream running through a low-lying area on your farm. It’s a great source of fresh water, only you really need it to irrigate some crops sitting at a higher elevation. The ...

Imagine generating power not from sunlight or wind, but from the simple mixing of fresh and salt water. This is the quiet promise of osmotic energy, a renewable energy source generated where river ...

The proliferation of data centers in Arizona raises concerns about the strain on the state's water and power resources. Existing and planned data centers in Maricopa County could nearly double the ...

Data center operators and utilities often do not disclose facility-specific energy and water usage data. The Republic built a database to estimate data centers' energy capacity by analyzing air ...

Image art by Kevin Clark via ChatGPT-5. Decreasing freshwater availability is forcing some industrial plant owners and designers to select alternative sources for the plant supply. An increasingly ...

2027. WELL, RIGHT NOW, CREWS IN INDEPENDENCE ARE WORKING THROUGH MULTIPLE PLANS TO GET THE CITY’S WATER SYSTEM BACK UP AND RUNNING. A POWER FAILURE AT AN INDEPENDENCE WATER PLANT STARTED THIS MESS ...