Sustainability Viewpoints

Critical information and insights related to energy transition, sustainability, and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategies for industrial companies and their solution providers.

Aug
14
2025

Chantal Polsonetti — Company and Product News

EPRI, Epoch Issue Joint Report Highlighting Surging Power Demand from AI Model Training

A new EPRI and Epoch AI report warns that AI model training could drive US power demand to more than 50 gigawatts by 2030, rivaling today’s total global data center consumption.

Aug
08
2025

Craig Resnick — Acquisition or Partnership

Baker Hughes to Acquire Chart Industries: Expanding Energy and Industrial Technology Capabilities

Baker Hughes to acquire Chart Industries for $13.6 billion, expanding its Industrial & Energy Technology capabilities across high-growth energy and industrial markets.

Aug
08
2025

Chantal Polsonetti — Company and Product News

IOTech Enhances Edge Manager with Tooling and Deployment Upgrades

IOTech’s Edge Manager 3.1 release delivers improved tooling, deployment flexibility, and security for managing diverse edge environments.

Aug
08
2025

— Company and Product News

Navigating Supply Chain Modernization with SAP RISE and Cognizant

SAP’s RISE platform, combined with Cognizant’s AI-driven expertise, is helping industries modernize supply chains for greater agility, resilience, and scalability in the face of global disruptions.

Aug
08
2025

Chantal Polsonetti — Acquisition or Partnership

Fermi America to Partner with Hyundai Engineering & Construction to Develop Nuclear Component of Private Grid for Next-Generation AI

Fermi America and Hyundai E&C will jointly develop the nuclear component of a private grid to power next-generation AI, aiming to have the first reactor operational by 2032.

Aug
06
2025

Chantal Polsonetti — Company and Product News

Honda Begins Joint Demonstration of Stationary Fuel Cell Data Center Power Station Designed to Utilize By-Product Hydrogen and Repurposed Automotive Fuel Cells

Honda, Tokuyama, and Mitsubishi have begun a joint demonstration to power a data center using by-product hydrogen and stationary fuel cell systems repurposed from fuel cell electric vehicles.

Aug
05
2025

Chantal Polsonetti — Acquisition or Partnership

Open Source Reference Architecture Looks to Enable European Digital Cloud Sovereignty

The IPCEI-CIS project has released its first Reference Architecture to build a federated, multi-provider cloud-edge ecosystem that supports European digital sovereignty, interoperability, and sustainability.

Jul
31
2025

Craig Resnick — Acquisition or Partnership

Schneider Electric to Take Full Ownership of India Unit for $6.4 Billion

Schneider Electric will acquire Temasek’s 35 percent stake in its India unit for $6.4 billion, gaining full ownership in its third-largest market.

Jul
31
2025

Gaven Simon — Technology Trends

July 2025 Energy Regulation Round Up

A global overview of recent energy regulations and policy shifts in the US, India, and Europe, with implications for clean energy and trade.

Jul
29
2025

— Industry Trends

Beating Back Industrial AI Bloat*

Industrial artificial intelligence (Industrial AI) is a big deal these days, at least according to the response to my prompt in Gemini on the subject. Kidding aside, I’ve been doing quite a bit of listening to and collaborating with others about the many, many perspectives on the subject.