Tag: environmental impact
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The Register: Google details plans for 1 MW IT racks exploiting electric vehicle supply chain
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/01/google_details_plans_for_1/ Source: The Register Title: Google details plans for 1 MW IT racks exploiting electric vehicle supply chain Feedly Summary: Switching voltage allows search giant to switch up power delivery system Google is planning for datacenter racks supporting 1 MW of IT hardware loads, plus the cooling infrastructure to cope, as AI processing…
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The Register: AI to more than double global datacenter electricity use by 2030, say global policy wonks
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/12/ai_double_datacenter_energy/ Source: The Register Title: AI to more than double global datacenter electricity use by 2030, say global policy wonks Feedly Summary: No worries, just use neural networks to optimize systems powering neural networks Analysis Global datacenter electricity use is set to more than double by 2030 – slightly surpassing Japan’s total consumption…
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The Register: Pennsylvania’s once top coal power plant eyed for revival as 4.5GW gas-fired AI campus
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/02/pennsylvanias_largest_coal_plant/ Source: The Register Title: Pennsylvania’s once top coal power plant eyed for revival as 4.5GW gas-fired AI campus Feedly Summary: Seven gas turbines planned to juice datacenter demand by 2027 Developers on Wednesday announced plans to bring up to 4.5 gigawatts of natural gas-fired power online by 2027 at the site of…
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Cloud Blog: Harvesting hardware: Our approach to carbon-aware fleet deployment
Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/sustainability/hardware-harvesting-at-google-reducing-waste-and-emissions/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Harvesting hardware: Our approach to carbon-aware fleet deployment Feedly Summary: When it comes to managing the infrastructure and AI that powers Google’s products and platforms – from Search to YouTube to Google Cloud – every decision we make has an impact. Traditionally, meeting growing demands for machine capacity…
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Cloud Blog: Harvesting hardware: Our approach to carbon-aware fleet deployment
Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/sustainability/hardware-harvesting-at-google-reducing-waste-and-emissions/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Harvesting hardware: Our approach to carbon-aware fleet deployment Feedly Summary: When it comes to managing the infrastructure and AI that powers Google’s products and platforms – from Search to YouTube to Google Cloud – every decision we make has an impact. Traditionally, meeting growing demands for machine capacity…
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Scott Logic: Insights on AI Sustainability at Data Centre World 2025
Source URL: https://blog.scottlogic.com/2025/03/18/insights-on-ai-sustainability-at-data-centre-world-2025.html Source: Scott Logic Title: Insights on AI Sustainability at Data Centre World 2025 Feedly Summary: Oliver’s reflections on the Sustainable AI and Data Centres type content at Data Centre World London March 2025. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights critical discussions and insights from the recent Data Centre World…
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New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : How A.I. Companies Are Turning Into Energy Companies
Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/video/business/energy-environment/100000010036088/how-ai-companies-are-turning-into-energy-companies.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: How A.I. Companies Are Turning Into Energy Companies Feedly Summary: The race to build the best artificial intelligence products is resulting in a worldwide search for new energy sources to power tech giants’ data centers. Karen Weise, a technology correspondent for The New York…
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New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : How A.I. Is Changing the Way the World Builds Computers
Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/03/16/technology/ai-data-centers.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: How A.I. Is Changing the Way the World Builds Computers Feedly Summary: Tech companies are revamping computing — from how tiny chips are built to the way they are arranged, cooled and powered — in the race to build artificial intelligence that recreates the…
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New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : How A.I. Is Changing the Way the World Builds Computers
Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/03/16/technology/ai-gpu-chips-data-centers.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: How A.I. Is Changing the Way the World Builds Computers Feedly Summary: Before they can recreate the human brain, the leading A.I. companies need new chips, new data centers and more electricity than the world has to offer — not to mention the water.…