Re-opened Three Mile Island will power AI data centers under new deal
Industry-wide, data centers demanded upward of 350 TWh of power in 2024, according to a Bloomberg analysis, up substantially from about 100 TWh in 2012. An IEA report expects those data center power needs to continue to rise in the near future, hitting the 620 to 1,050 TWh range by 2026.
New AI Partnership to Invest in Data Centers and Supporting Power Infrastructure
The drive to develop more powerful AI capabilities will require significant infrastructure investment to support it. BlackRock, Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), Microsoft, and MGX announced on Sept.
The AI boom may give Three Mile Island a new life supplying power to Microsoft's data centers
The owner of the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear power plant said Friday that it plans to restart the reactor under a 20-year agreement that calls for tech giant Microsoft to buy the power to supply its data centers with carbon-free energy.
Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant to Restart After Microsoft AI Power Deal
The huge power demands spurred by the AI revolution spur a drive to find new energy sources, rompting a reboot for the 1979 site of America's worst nuclear accident.
Massive AI energy demand is bringing Three Mile Island back from the dead
Power-hungry generative AI models are quickly making Big Tech sizable energy requirements even more demanding and forcing companies to seek out energy from unlikely places. While Meta and Google are exploring modern geothermal tech and other newer experimental energy sources,
Microsoft to Revive Nuclear Plant on Three Mile Island to Handle AI Processing
Microsoft signs a deal to restart a dormant nuclear facility next to the original nuclear plant, which suffered a partial nuclear meltdown in 1979.
New Manitoba energy plan envisions wind farms built with Indigenous partners
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Italy power costs stay sky high despite clean energy push
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Generac launches new home energy backup systems. How it will help during power outages.
Generac launches new home energy storage and backup power systems capable of running large homes during power outages.
New Device Harvests Energy at Room Temperature Without a Temperature Gradient
A new organic thermoelectric device, capable of functioning at room temperature without a temperature gradient, has been ...
Georgia's new nuclear plants drive US power sector clean-up
New nuclear power plants in Georgia have helped flip the state's power mix so that electricity from clean energy sources has ...
Commentary: Nuclear power essential to state's energy future
Any attempts to remove a widely used and proven commodity would be disastrous and further derail what’s already been a flawed ...
New Battery Breakthrough Could Solve Renewable Energy’s Biggest Challenge
Columbia Engineers have developed a new, more powerful "fuel" for batteries—an electrolyte that is not only longer-lasting ...
Why Constellation Energy, NuScale Power, Nano Nuclear, and Oklo Stocks All Popped Today
Nuclear power stocks are surging in response to the news. As of 10 a.m. ET, Constellation stock itself is up a strong 14.4%, while nuclear upstarts NuScale Power Corporation ( SMR 7.50%) and Nano ...
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Global solar power 5 times ahead of nuclear energy in the race for renewables
The World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2024 reveals solar PV capacity has surpassed nuclear fivefold, a major shift towards ...