Tag: nuclear power
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The Register: Looming energy crunch makes future uncertain for datacenters
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/06/energy_crunch_datacenters/ Source: The Register Title: Looming energy crunch makes future uncertain for datacenters Feedly Summary: But investors still betting big on bit barns thanks to AI and cloud demand Datacenter operators are facing a paradoxical crisis – demand for their services is greater than ever before, just as access to power, environmental concerns,…
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The Register: With datacenter power crisis looming, US government looks to Constellation
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/03/us_gov_nuclear_energy/ Source: The Register Title: With datacenter power crisis looming, US government looks to Constellation Feedly Summary: Not just AWS, Microsoft et al that are betting on nuclear energy, 13 federal agencies get in on act too Constellation Energy has won contracts worth more than $1 billion from the US government to supply…
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The Register: California’s last nuclear plant turns to generative AI for filing and finding the fine print
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/13/nuclear_plant_generative_ai/ Source: The Register Title: California’s last nuclear plant turns to generative AI for filing and finding the fine print Feedly Summary: Diablo Canyon gets nifty new tech to … speed up document retrieval? A California startup is deploying what it says is the first commercial installation of generative AI at a US…
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New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : Amazon, Google and Microsoft Are Investing in Nuclear Power
Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/16/business/energy-environment/amazon-google-microsoft-nuclear-energy.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: Amazon, Google and Microsoft Are Investing in Nuclear Power Feedly Summary: Large technology companies are investing billions of dollars in nuclear energy as an emissions-free source of electricity for artificial intelligence and other businesses. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Technology companies are increasingly…
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The Register: AI’s thirst for power keeps coal fires burning bright
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/14/ai_datacenters_coal/ Source: The Register Title: AI’s thirst for power keeps coal fires burning bright Feedly Summary: So much for reducing our reliance on fossil fuels More evidence has emerged that AI-driven demand for energy to power datacenters is prolonging the life of coal-fired plants in the US.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary:…
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The Register: AI’s energy appetite too big for Texas grid, regulators warn
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/04/texas_dc_power/ Source: The Register Title: AI’s energy appetite too big for Texas grid, regulators warn Feedly Summary: Datacenters coming online in the next 15 months will need to supply at least some of their own power As the saying goes, everything is bigger in Texas, but as datacenter footprints explode amid the AI…
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Hacker News: Three Mile Island is reopening and selling its power to Microsoft
Source URL: https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/20/energy/three-mile-island-microsoft-ai/index.html Source: Hacker News Title: Three Mile Island is reopening and selling its power to Microsoft Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The reopening of the Three Mile Island reactor for energy production, exclusively for Microsoft, underscores a significant shift towards utilizing carbon-free nuclear power to meet the energy demands…