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A monthly exploration into the world of sustainability in the built environment with commentary and input from University of the Built Environment’s Vice Chancellor and academics.

Why grids need AI brains as much as renewable energy brawn

By Linda Serck Renewable energy now supplies more than half of the UK’s electricity, with wind close behind gas, and coal gone altogether. Building wind turbines and solar photovoltaic farms…

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How AI could have stopped the 2025 Iberian blackout

By Linda Serck On 28 April 2025, the power systems of Spain and Portugal suffered a full-scale blackout. Millions of homes, businesses and critical infrastructures plunged into darkness in seconds.…

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