Microsoft signs groundbreaking energy deal with nuclear plant to power AI data centers: 'Energy sources that can consistently deliver'
"Powering industries critical to our nation's global economic and technological competitiveness, including data centers, requires an abundance of energy that is carbon-free and reliable every hour of every day, and nuclear plants are the only energy sources that can consistently deliver on that promise," Constellation CEO Joe Dominguez told NPR.
Google is considering nuclear power to feed its energy-hungry AI data centers
Google CEO Sundar Pichai told Nikkei Asia that the company is "evaluating technologies like small modular nuclear reactors" to meet its energy needs.
Google mulls nuclear energy to power data centers
Google may be the next tech giant to embrace nuclear energy for its data centers, CEO Sundar Pichai has revealed. Pichai, who has been with Google since 2004, told Nikkei in a recent interview that the company is looking to invest more in clean energy to achieve net-zero emission goals by 2030.
Atoms alive! Google and Microsoft Turn to Nuclear Power to Fuel AI’s Energy Hunger
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to expand, Google is increasingly considering nuclear power to meet the massive energy demands arising from the hot new technology, with current forecasts suggesting that global power consumption by AI could match that of Japan within two years.
Google wants to use nuclear power for its AI data centers
Google CEO Sundar Pichai shared during a sitdown interview in Tokyo this week that he is considering using nuclear power plants to fuel energy demands at his company’s data centers.
Mayor says new MS power plant will be a boon to local economy. Where, when will it be built?
Greenville Mayor Errick Simmons says a new power plant being built in Washington County could be a boon to the local economy.
The US could bring a shuttered nuclear power plant back to life next year
For the first time, a shuttered nuclear power plant in the US could reopen thanks to federal support. The Department of ...
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Billions in Federal Funding Earmarked for Power Plant CCS Projects: Here's a Snapshot
The Department of Energy (DOE) unveiled plans on Sept. 27 to inject $1.3 billion into its portfolio of federally funded ...
UK becomes the first major economy to stop burning coal for electricity, closing its last power plant
Britain’s last coal-fired power plant will close on Monday, ending 142 years of coal-generated electricity in the nation that ...
'The end of an era': Britain closes its last ever coal fired power plant in landmark move
Britain will shutter its last ever coal fired power plant on Monday— ending the country's 140 year reliance on the fossil ...
U.K., home of the industrial revolution, shuts its last coal-fired power plant
Britain was a country powered by coal. Now it’s the first G-7 nation to quit it. In a matter of hours, the boilers at the ...
Norwalk couple plans to turn abandoned power plant site into a public park
The couple purchased the Manresa Island property with plans to turn it into a public park and community hub as a gift to ...
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The Hidden Cost of Poor Power Quality
When not corrected in time, power quality issues can cause outages that take down the whole plant. The costs of downtime can ...
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EPA advances rules targeting power plant and incinerator emissions
EPA is advancing two Clean Air Act rules intended to cut emissions from new natural gas-fired power plant turbines and ...
Employee at Russian-controlled nuclear plant killed by Ukraine in car bomb attack
An employee at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine was killed on Friday morning in a ...