Holding a plasma in shape. ↗
Researchers used reinforcement learning to control magnetic confinement in a research tokamak.
Demonstrated · EPFL & DeepMindEnergy & infrastructure
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A hybrid cooling system cut direct water use at an operating national-laboratory data center. ↗
DOE reports that NREL’s thermosyphon hybrid system avoided 2.10 million gallons over two years and cut data-center water use in half by using dry heat rejection when weather allowed while retaining a cooling tower for peak conditions.
Deployed · National Renewable Energy Laboratory / U.S. Department of Energy / Johnson Controls / Sandia National LaboratoriesPennsylvania estimates the cost of its data-center tax exemption. ↗
Pennsylvania’s February 2026 report estimates rising forgone revenue from its computer data-center equipment exemption; the figures are projections, not a net-benefit calculation.
Emerging · Pennsylvania Department of Revenue