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To save power and add capacity, data centres are switching from copper wires to tech using light.

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India has rapidly decarbonised electricity generation, but its gains are tempered by transmission shortages.

Judge Dismisses Unusual Climate Suit Claiming Oil Giants Broke Antitrust Law

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The BBC is in Inner Mongolia where dozen of Chinese data centres are being constructed, as the country aims to lead the world in artificial intelligence.

French government scales up targeted fuel price relief

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Under pressure to help businesses and workers cope with soaring fuel prices, the French government has announced it will expand targeted energy relief for those most affected.  The new measures will cost €450 million, bringing the total so far to €1.4 billion. Meanwhile, as French president Emmanuel Macron calls for allowing more biofuels to be added to diesel, we speak with an expert on the potential environmental impact of a rapid ramp-up in biofuel use.

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Microsoft to give DARPA hands-on access to quantum system at new Maryland site

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