U.S. electricity use is rising fast—and servers, not homes, are driving it. Data centers are shifting the grid's growth, geography, and load patterns.
A new DOE-backed partnership between South Dakota Mines and Idaho National Laboratory is using AI and waste heat recovery to reduce the energy demands of biomass drying.
When expected generation fails to materialize during periods of rapid demand growth, costs and reliability degrade quickly — and the effects cascade across wholesale and retail markets.
AI and advanced data workloads are driving non-linear energy demand, exposing gaps between digital growth and energy capacity.
A new thermal battery delivers high-temperature heat from electricity, not gas. It could help manufacturers cut costs and carbon without overhauling operations.
New market data shows supply chain analytics shifting from optimization tools to foundational infrastructure for risk, resilience, and compliance.
A proposed $1.6B CHIPS Act package for USA Rare Earth highlights how semiconductor resilience is shifting upstream into materials, data, and domestic manufacturing.
Five years of supply chain data show rising disruption, persistent visibility gaps, and growing dependence on data and energy systems shaping risk over the next decade.
Procurement risk is increasingly shaped by energy availability, infrastructure capacity, and permitting timelines—before supplier decisions are even made.
A new Daphnia-based system slashes wastewater treatment emissions by 99.8%. The nature-based tech also removes micropollutants without added chemicals.
Supply pressure and permitting constraints are driving renewed interest in wastewater and by-product streams as supplemental sources of recoverable materials.
A newly introduced Hawaii bill would tie insurance licensure to climate risk alignment, expanding regulatory oversight into underwriting and investment practices.
A new UC Riverside facility converts ag and forest waste into dissolving pulp using cleaner chemistry. The CELF process cuts energy use and toxic byproducts.
New York has begun construction on a $1.7 billion Wadsworth Center laboratory, consolidating public health testing infrastructure to strengthen long-term preparedness and resilience.
Pacifico Energy’s GW Ranch project secured a 7.65 GW air permit in Texas, highlighting how private-grid power campuses are reshaping energy supply for hyperscale AI data centers.
Logistics reliability is emerging as a board-level risk as supply chains face physical limits, delivery failures, and growing exposure across operations, finance, and governance.
Nanoplastics don't just float—they deliver toxic tire chemicals like 6PPD into fish tissues. The result? Greater damage to eyes, vision, and aquatic ecosystems.
Sappi’s CDP Forests A score highlights how credible sustainability data is increasingly used to support procurement, investment, and regulatory decisions.
Energy-driven cost exposure is increasingly dispersed across supplier contracts, creating governance gaps between procurement, finance, and operations.
What begins as supplier sustainability reporting is increasingly becoming contractually binding, with implications for procurement risk and supplier governance.