Sharon Fisher

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Data center operators, both colos and hyperscalers, are seeing renewed interest in putting the excess heat generated from cooling data centers to provide nearby homes with an affordable resource: heat. For an industry obsessed with cooling, it seems…

Read More "Year in Review" NewsDriving around Idaho or flying over, it’s easy to forget that much of the state is desert. As far as the eye can see, there are productive fields, lush green lawns and verdant parks and golf courses — much of it brought…

When it comes to infrastructure, 2022 was Christmas all year long. Thanks to largesse such as the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and a massive…

Enthusiasm for liquid cooling is being driven by data center operators, particularly cloud service providers. Revenue for the liquid cooling market could top $3 billion by 2026, with a 50.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR). That CAGR extends from…

One of the most innovative companies in Idaho must surely be Idaho National Laboratory (INL). Consequently, if one is interested in best practices in designing innovation spaces for business, it makes sense to see what INL is doing. And what INL is…

News The recently enacted Inflation Reduction Act makes data center sustainability irresistible with these three main benefits: carbon reduction tax credits convert into cash, hyperscalers test wide-scale sustainability efforts, energy firms invest…

The Middle Eastern country of Qatar is moving closer to its goals of Qatar National Vision 2030 with the announcement of a hyperscaler data center and renewable energy agreements. The announcement may presage other data center operators opening in…

If you’ve been missing the Boise GreenBike system, it’s back, and better. With more support, it can be even better. More than 200 people have signed up for memberships with Vall-eBike, a program announced in late July starting out with 50 electric…

Story by Sharon Fisher The Sunnyslope region is unlike any in the state, said Craig Davis, owner of Kindred Vineyards in Caldwell. “This belt, 20 miles wide, has its own growing zone,” he said. The area has two more frost-free weeks in the spring…

With new regulations on the horizon, CIOs are well-positioned to play an expanded role in ESG reporting. Many organizations vest responsibility for creating what are usually called environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reports in a corporate…

Less than two years after announcing a 900,000 square foot data center in DeKalb, Illinois, Meta – the parent company of Facebook – is adding three more buildings to the site, more than doubling its size. “Everything we talked about in 2020 when we…

Story by Sharon Fisher Rising land prices have put the cost of farming outside the reach of many young farmers, but a program taking root in Idaho is helping. Idaho farms—including Peaceful Belly Farm in Canyon County and Full Circle Farm and Nedrow…

Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is working on two research projects to produce nuclear energy — one of which uses new technology, with the other using technology dating back to the 1960s. MARVEL INL has been working on “microgrids,” which could…

Idaho power companies are working to set rates based on new technology and how businesses are using electricity. Idaho Power After several years of debate on how much Idaho Power should pay for the power that solar users generate, the Idaho Public…

Researchers at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) are using machine learning to teach computers how to recognize utility infrastructure from photographs, including satellite imagery.The project came about to answer a need, said Shiloh Elliott, a…

Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is using drones, 3-D scanning and artificial intelligence to gauge construction process on a new building — components of digital engineering technology that could eventually help build nuclear reactors. “65% of mega…

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Scientists in Idaho this summer plan to remove the 62,000-pound (28,100-kilogram) stainless steel lid on one of the world’s most powerful nuclear test reactors for a rare internal overhaul. The Advanced Test Reactor at the Idaho…

The rail transport is heading towards an important turning point for the decarbonisation of the sector. Countries seeking ways to transport people while reducing the emissions of climate-changing gasses are looking at trains powered by hydrogen fuel…

The Megapack utility-scale energy storage system will help customers of three solar farms ride through when there isn't enough sunshine. Three massive solar energy generation projects underway in Nevada that will power data centers by Switch, among…