{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68dc7cef46a2532cdd8d1c23/69b987b2d01741341b4d1484?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Week in Green Software: Energy effects of War in Iran","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68dc7cef46a2532cdd8d1c23/1773767445751-1b5f51f3-3176-412b-bfb8-518e4e68ab14.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>TWiGS hosts Tzviya and Kate are joined by Ryan Sholin of Electricity Maps to discuss how global events impact electricity availability, cost, and carbon intensity. They highlight that improving efficiency and better utilizing existing power grids could reduce the need for new energy infrastructure. The conversation connects energy awareness with software design decisions, emphasizing that developers and organizations can play a role in sustainability by aligning workloads with cleaner energy and understanding the broader energy context behind digital systems.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Learn more about our people:</strong></p><ul><li>Tzviya Siegman: <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/tzviya\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn</a> | <a href=\"https://www.w3.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Website</a></li><li>Ryan Sholin: <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryansholin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn</a> | <a href=\"https://github.com/ryansholin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">GitHub</a> | <a href=\"https://www.electricitymaps.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Website</a></li><li>Kate Goldenring: <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-goldenring\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn</a> | <a href=\"https://github.com/kate-goldenring\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">GitHub</a> | <a href=\"https://www.akamai.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Website</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Find out more about the GSF:</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://greensoftware.foundation/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Green Software Foundation Website</a>&nbsp;</li><li>Sign up to the <a href=\"https://greensoftware.foundation/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Green Software Foundation Newsletter</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>News:</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.axios.com/2026/03/10/google-tesla-energy-costs-prices\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Exclusive: Google, Tesla, others tackle energy affordability | Axios</a> [02:10]</li><li><a href=\"https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/transmission/virginia-to-utilities-do-more-existing-power-grid\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Virginia to utilities: Do more with the existing power grid | CanaryMedia</a> [03:38]&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/09/theres-another-energy-market-that-may-get-hit-harder-than-oil-by-strait-of-hormuz-closure.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">There's another energy market that may get hit harder than oil by Strait of Hormuz closure</a> [10:08]</li><li><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/posts/paczyzak_data-centers-vary-significantly-in-terms-activity-7436670972088459264-f6wI?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop&amp;rcm=ACoAAABGaasBZFQV41plA301CHT3sOEaoFcPNDU\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">PUE Ranking - Paweł Czyżak on LinkedIn</a> [14:44]</li><li><a href=\"https://dri.es/markdown-llms-txt-and-ai-crawlers\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Markdown, llms.txt and AI crawlers | Dries Buytaert</a> [25:44]</li><li><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/01/datacentre-developers-energy-greenhouse-gas-emissions\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Datacentre developers face calls to disclose effect on UK’s net emissions | The Guardian</a> [39:14]</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Events:</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.eventbrite.fi/e/lut-x-sustinaires-morning-coffee-series-3-tickets-1984068274619\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LUT x Sustinaires</a> | 25 Mar 7:15 AM CET (Remote) [41:29]&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ux-jumpstart-design-products-that-drive-real-action-for-climate-tech-tickets-1982272427191\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">UX Jumpstart</a> | 26 Mar 2:00 PM CET (Virtual) [41:46]&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScdlrF3-6IRQt-5mGELyxHeNgwUvnQFmRiuBze4jow7gd7y9g/viewform\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Are you speaking about Green Software?</a> | GSF [41:59]&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Resources:</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://brooker.co.za/blog/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Marc Brooker's Blog</a> [06:32]</li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mghCgtGBR2Q\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Environment Variables Ep 133: TWiGS: Who Pays for AI’s Energy Footprint?</a> [07:09]</li><li><a href=\"https://www.holdfastprojects.com/us-datacentre-pue.md-2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">US data centre efficiency ranked by PUE - Rod McLaren: Words that work</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://tailscale.com/learn/what-is-tpu-vs-gpu\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">TPU vs GPU: Which Is Better for AI Infrastructure in 2025?</a> [19:57]</li><li><a href=\"https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/sustainability/tpus-improved-carbon-efficiency-of-ai-workloads-by-3x\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">TPUs improved carbon-efficiency of AI workloads by 3x | Google Cloud Blog</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://sci-for-ai.greensoftware.foundation/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Software Carbon Intensity for Artificial Intelligence</a> [21:51]</li><li><a href=\"https://huggingface.co/AIEnergyScore\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hugging Face AI Energy Score Project</a> [22:43]</li><li><a href=\"https://www.w3era.com/news/seo/google-bing-markdown-crawl-load-warning/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Google &amp; Bing Warn: Markdown Files Can Increase Crawl Load and Cause SEO Issues</a> [27:35]</li><li><a href=\"https://blog.cloudflare.com/markdown-for-agents/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Introducing Markdown for Agents</a> [28:57]</li><li><a href=\"https://github.com/radu-matei/agent-md\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">agent-md | GitHub</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://github.com/w3c-cg/ai-content-disclosure\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">w3c-cg / ai-content-disclosure | GitHub</a> [30:02]</li><li><a href=\"https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/charter-ietf-aipref/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">AI Preferences</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://greensoftware.foundation/articles/measuring-for-reporting-vs-measuring-for-action\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Measuring for Reporting vs Measuring for Action | GSF</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://metrics.green-coding.io/carbondb.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">CarbonDB</a> [34:22]</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>If you enjoyed this episode then please either:</strong></p><ul><li>Follow, rate, and review on <a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/environment-variables/id1618265745\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts</a></li><li>Follow and rate on <a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/episode/0C4N7dk5p461ugjeoZGLqz\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify</a></li><li>Watch our videos on The Green Software Foundation <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj0m2KL1yQzcCbmSj7AaAoA/videos\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube Channel!</a></li><li>Connect with us on <a href=\"https://twitter.com/gsfcommunity?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter</a>, <a href=\"https://github.com/Green-Software-Foundation\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Github</a> and <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/green-software-foundation/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn</a>!</li></ul>","author_name":"Green Software Foundation"}