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…Similar examples include pipelines and utility pumps. In the tech industry, the internet uses 1% of all global energy and 2% of all global electricity, of which one-third is data-centers…
…the underlying theory of semiconductors, you will find it deeply uncomfortable to bet against the long-run rise of semiconductors. https://thundersaidenergy.com/2023/10/19/semiconductor-physics-piece-de-resistance/ https://thundersaidenergy.com/downloads/mosfets-energy-use-and-power-loss-calculator/ https://thundersaidenergy.com/2021/09/16/power-grids-tenet/ https://thundersaidenergy.com/2022/05/05/power-transmission-raising-electrical-potential/ https://thundersaidenergy.com/2023/09/07/leds-seeing-the-light/ https://thundersaidenergy.com/2023/04/20/what-is-the-energy-consumption-of-the-internet/ https://thundersaidenergy.com/2023/06/29/omniscience-how-will-ai-reshape-the-energy-transition/ Electric motors are also…
…variable frequency drives such as in heat pumps, LEDs, and energy consumed by internet and big data devices. Harmonic distortion caused by inverters are discussed on pages 9-10, including for…
…vehicles, LED lighting, VFDs, CHPs, insulation, methane mitigation. https://thundersaidenergy.com/2023/03/23/eroei-energy-return-on-energy-invested/ Energetic industries from first principles: the internet, industrial gases, hydrogen, ammonia, steel, battery recycling, trucks, transport, compressors. The new age of electricity from first principles: transmission,…
…chlor-alkali, coal production, commercial heat, cooking, copper, desalination, electric motors, electrical appliances, glass, graphite, heavy trucks, hydrogen, industrial acids, internet, lighting, lithium batteries, LNG liquefaction, manufacturing, methanol, oil & gas…
…sensors, transmitters, actuators, and other devices among the Internet of Things. Larger generators have been used to power space probes via heat from the decay of onboard radioactive material. A…
…3). The biggest impacts are seen for the rise of the internet, manufacturing, and consumer prices, leading to inflation (pages 4-5). Most impacted are new energies categories that rely upon…
Computation, the internet and AI are inextricably linked to energy. Information processing literally is an energy flow. Computation is energy. This note explains the physics, from Maxwell’s demon, to the…
…for a 10% IRR, while an AI data-center in 2024 may need to charge $3M/EFLOP of compute. $499.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart Data-centers underpin the rise of the internet and…
…the energy demands of AI are broken down from first principles, within the energy demands of the internet, on pages 3-4. Economics of AI data-centers are also broken down from…