China Opens World’s First Wind-Powered Underwater Data Center
… A report recently published by the UN points out that only 32 countries host data centers specialized in artificial intelligence. …
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The Real Reason Data Center Gas Power Plants Are So Dirty
… The permit application for Google’s Goodnight data center at another Texas site being developed by Crusoe describes relying on 20 simple-cycle turbines. And both xAI’s Colossus 1 and Colossus 2 data centers in Memphis are being powered by dozens of simple cycle turbines. …
New York Governor Signs First Statewide Data Center Moratorium
… Much of the national opposition to data centers has been bipartisan. In March, Senator Bernie Sanders proposed the first national moratorium on data centers. …
AI Could Help Fossil Fuel Companies Create More Emissions
… Fossil fuel companies are increasingly providing power for data centers. Chevron and Microsoft recently confirmed that the oil giant would be building a large behind-the-meter gas plant in Texas to power data centers for the tech company. …
Meet the Battery Startup Taking on China’s Giants
… That’s why Yang says the first major use case for solid-state batteries might not be in cars at all, but in robots or AI data centers. …
The Solution to the Power Grid's Woes Might Just Be Sitting in Your Driveway
… For one, the demand for electricity is growing as more power-hungry data centers come online and people switch from internal combustion cars to EVs and from gas furnaces to heat pumps. …
‘The Worst I’ve Ever Seen’: Cargo Thefts Have Turned Violent in Pursuit of AI Hardware
… The same day as the Meta recovery, authorities in the Chicago area discovered a reportedly stolen trailer filled with about $1 million in equipment bound for data centers. …
Is an Air-Conditioning Revolution Coming to Europe?
… The electricity they consume already accounts for roughly 3 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, slightly more than the aviation industry. “We expect cooling to become one of the biggest drivers of electricity demand growth worldwide, along with data centers,” says Fabian Voswinkel, an energ… …