The renewable energy outlook for the US is on shaky ground for now, but US presidents come and go. Meanwhile, the wind and the sun are forever. The energy transition will continue regardless of who occupies the White House, with a healthy assist from the march of technology. Three interweaving breakthroughs — AI, drones, and digital twins — have emerged to cut costs and build new efficiencies into renewable energy systems.
Renewable Energy & AI
AI has been taking a lot of flack for burdening the nation’s electricity grid, but when the dust settles the result could be a big win for renewable energy and climate action.
That’s the conclusion of a new research paper produced by the firm Systemiq and the London School of Economics’ Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, published in the journal Climate Action on June 23 under the title, “Green and Intelligent: The Role of AI in the Climate…


