Amazon, Google make dueling nuclear investments to power data centers with clean energy
Tech giants Amazon and Google are investing in the next generation of nuclear reactors. Both companies are seeking new sources of carbon-free electricity to meet increasing demand from data centers and artificial intelligence.
Amazon and Google's plans for fueling data centers: Nuclear power
Amazon on Wednesday said it's investing in small nuclear reactors, two days after Google announced its own nuclear plans.
Data Center Energy Frontier: Big Tech Making Big Bets on Small Nuclear
Tech giants Amazon and Google this week announced huge bets on the future of small reactor nuclear projects. Those moves followed Microsoft’s recent agreement with
Power Demand from Data Centers Keeping Coal-Fired Plants Online
The power generation sector is looking at numerous ways to provide enough electricity to satisfy demand from data centers. Bloomberg Intelligence recently
Big Tech’s energy needs mean nuclear power is getting a fresh look from electricity providers
Nuclear power is garnering renewed attention amid growing demand for power and cleaner energy. The power source has seen a resurgence as nations focus on reducing emissions in an effort to combat climate change.
Amazon joins push for nuclear power to meet data center demand
Tech firms have signed a rash of agreements with nuclear companies as AI boosts U.S. power demand for the first time in decades.
Amazon jumps on nuclear bandwagon with deal to power data centers
Put Amazon on the list of big technology firms embracing new nuclear technologies to fuel their data centers. Amazon said Wednesday it’s investing in projects to develop small modular nuclear reactors,
Amazon and Google Sign Nuclear Energy Deals as AI Power Demands Surge
The two tech giants are looking to a new generation of small modular reactors, while Microsoft has its own nuclear plans tied to the Three Mile Island plant.
Amazon, Google and Microsoft Are Investing in Nuclear Power
Technology companies are increasingly looking to nuclear power plants to provide the emissions-free electricity needed to run artificial intelligence and other businesses. Microsoft, Google and Amazon have recently struck deals with operators and developers of nuclear power plants to fuel the boom in data centers,
Amazon y Google invierten en energía nuclear limpia para alimentar sus centros de datos
Amazon está invirtiendo en pequeños reactores nucleares, informó la compañía el miércoles, apenas dos días después de que Google hiciera un anuncio similar en un momento en que ambos gigantes tecnológ
Amazon Invests in X-energy to Support Advanced Small Modular Nuclear Reactors and Expand Carbon-Free Power
Amazon, X-energy aim to bring more than 5 gigawatts online in the United States by 2039, the largest commercial deployment target of SMRs to date. -- Amazon commits to support initial 320-megawatt project with Energy Northwest in central Washington.
Data centers could be used as residual power generators as researchers generate 500MWh in a year from a single DC by recycling wasted wind
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Data Center Development Boom Forces Utilities To 'Reinvent Themselves'
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Data center tech is exploding but adoption won’t be easy for startups
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Researchers develop breakthrough liquid-cooling solutions for AI data centers: 'A groundbreaking initiative'
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AI and data centers threaten to overwhelm power grid, former regulators warn
Former officials with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said more action needs to be taken to protect the stability ...
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Coming soon: 1.5 GW of new solar and batteries to support Virginia data centers
Virginia's data centers promise to strain the grid, necesitating renewable generation amidst the commonwealth's transition to ...
A new Denver data center could use as much water as 16,000 people every day. Should the city give it a tax break?
Denver-based CoreSite plans to build a new data center in the Elyria Swansea neighborhood to provide computing services to ...