At the end of last month, we published an article about artificial intelligence’s (“AI’s”) insatiable need for power. AI’s large energy requirements cannot be obtained from “renewable” energy sources, i.e. wind and solar, because it is unreliable and intermittent. So, technology companies are looking to nuclear power, which has now been labelled as “green energy,” as their power source.
What prompted our article was that Microsoft and Constellation Energy had just unveiled a power purchase deal that would enable a restart of a reactor at Pennsylvania’s Three Mile Island nuclear plant, the site of America’s worst nuclear accident.
And now, Google is turning to nuclear reactors to power its AI data centres.
On Monday, Google signed a deal with Kairos Power to purchase electricity from small nuclear reactors to power its artificial intelligence operations.
AI’s large energy requirements cannot be obtained from “renewable” energy sources, i.e.
And now, Google is turning to nuclear reactors to power its AI data centres.
Featured image: Google CEO Sundar Pichai taken from ‘Google considers sourcing from nuclear power plants, says CEO Pichai’, Nikkei Asia, 3 October 2024
The use of nuclear energy by technology companies like Google and Microsoft is driven by the need for a consistent source of power to meet the electricity demands of AI, which is seen as more reliable than solar and wind power.
So, technology companies are looking to nuclear power, which has now been labelled as “green energy,” as their power source.
At the end of last month, we published an article about artificial intelligence’s (“AI’s”) insatiable need for power.
https://expose-news.com/2024/10/16/google-signs-deal-for-nuclear-power/
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