Peter Hess

2 weeks ago | edf-re.uk | Peter Hess

EDF Renewables UK is proud to announce the successful operation of its first solar farm in the UK, which began generating clean, renewable energy last year, and the start of the community benefit fund for local organisations. The 49.9 MW Sutton Bridge solar farm, located in Lincolnshire is capable of generating enough low carbon electricity for the domestic needs of more than 9,000 households annually[1].

2 weeks ago | research.ibm.com | Peter Hess

10 Apr 2025Case study5 minute readIBM Research’s foundation models are powering simulated versions of complex systems, which promise to accelerate technological progress. Digital twins have long been considered game-changers across industries. Whether in automotive and aerospace, or manufacturing, energy grids, and supply chain logistics, these virtual models of real-world systems have promised to transform operations through predictive modeling and real-time analytics.

2 weeks ago | research.ibm.com | Peter Hess

Today, IBM announced the release of z17, the latest version of the mainframe that powers enterprises and handles 70% of the world’s financial transactions.1 The brains of the new system’s AI accelerators were conceived and co-developed at IBM Research: the Telum II processor’s embedded AI accelerator core, and the Spyre Accelerator, available in Q4 2025. With these powerful components, z17 will unlock an era of AI applications for enterprise.

2 weeks ago | edf-re.uk | Peter Hess

Hynamics, a 100% subsidiary of EDF Group specialising in hydrogen, and EDF Renewables UK have been successful in being shortlisted for the government’s Hydrogen Allocation Round 2 (HAR2) for phase two of their Tees Green Hydrogen project. This is the second time the project has received backing from government, with phase one of Tees Green Hydrogen awarded in Hydrogen Allocation Round 1 (HAR1) in 2023.

1 month ago | research.ibm.com | Peter Hess

27 Feb 2025Q & A1 minute readIBM Research Fellow and AAAI President Francesca Rossi discussed the changes she’s seen in the field during her term, including the rising prominence of AI reasoning models. The field of AI has developed rapidly in the two years since Francesca Rossi became the president of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI). Hardware and computing resources have become much more prominent, for example, as have evaluation benchmarks.