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🌐 AI's Impact on Data Center Power Demand: A 160% Surge by 2030 ⚡ Goldman Sachs Research projects a 160% surge in data center power demand by 2030, driven by the swift adoption of AI technologies. This trajectory is expected to elevate global electricity usage in data centers to 3-4% by the end of the decade. 🏢💻 Tech giants like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft are responding to this surge by investing significantly in sustainable energy solutions. Amazon is at the forefront with its pioneering work on Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) for carbon-neutral power generation while Google and Microsoft have also signed agreements to utilize nuclear energy to power their data centers. These strategic moves highlight a growing trend where major corporations are embracing innovative energy solutions to support AI operations while reducing their environmental footprint. 🌍💡 Explore the full insights here: https://lnkd.in/g2WMzfT3 For more details, check out: https://lnkd.in/gvzBnDgn #AI #DataCenters #Sustainability #EnergyInnovation #Tech

The news is that Microsoft has entered into an agreement with Constellation Energy to restart a Nuclear power plant to meet it’s energy needs for the purpose of AI. The amount of Energy usage that is involved in AI Computing is very staggering. According to a datapoint from IDC, by 2026 it could reach 800- 900 Terrawatthours, almost equivalent to the size of entire Germany’s energy needs. While AI is in pole position for the Tech news and visibility, ROI (Return on Investments) on AI investments is less talked about, yet. Let us not forget that Industry has spent close to a decade to finally settle the realities around hosting in Public cloud, v/s On prem/Private clouds v/s Hybrid etc, navigating through challenges around payloads, security and such. For AI this progression could be even longer. It is not just the technology absorption that we are talking about, We are talking about the REAL DEAL on energy needs. Gartner believes about 60 % of the AI projects will be dropped by enterprises by 2028 as they would no longer be viable with good ROI’s, 80 to 90 % of the AI projects operate on a similar status TODAY. Here is a good refreshing article that is discussing ROI of AI that is grounding the topic into a reality. Article Link in the comment.

Microsoft is making big moves to power its AI data centers by turning to nuclear energy. In a groundbreaking deal, the tech giant has partnered with the company Constellation to bring energy from the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant to its data centers. With the growing energy demands of AI, Microsoft aims to ensure a more stable, carbon-free energy supply, reducing its reliance on traditional energy sources. This move highlights how AI growth and environmental sustainability can go hand in hand. Microsoft's AI and cloud operations are known for their immense computing power, which requires a constant and massive energy supply. By integrating nuclear energy into its operations, Microsoft is not only focusing on reliable power but also contributing to global decarbonization efforts. The company is leading by example in the tech world, showing that innovation and environmental responsibility can coexist. This partnership also reflects the future of energy in the tech industry. As AI continues to grow, companies will need to find sustainable and scalable solutions to power their operations. Microsoft's choice to invest in nuclear energy could set a new trend for the industry. #AI #Sustainability #NuclearEnergy #DataCenters Follow me for regular updates! Read more: https://lnkd.in/gq25H5F2

𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭: The Data Center Boom Every single big corporation has AI on its roadmap, but AI needs more than just the goodwill of CEOs to succeed: it needs data centers, and data centers need power. This is the 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝-𝐭𝐡𝐞-𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐈 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 worth discussing. First, 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞. About a third of the world's 8,000 data centers are in the US, but their expansion is a global trend. Here are two examples: Microsoft has committed $3 billion in Virginia and Indiana, $3.3 billion in Southeast Wisconsin, and $7.16 billion in northeastern Spain to build data centers. Amazon is investing $11 billion in Indiana and $9 billion in Singapore. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬? One emerging popular option is 𝐧𝐮𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫, particularly small modular reactors (SMRs). Nuclear energy offers a stable and reliable source of electricity with low greenhouse gas emissions. Take Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates. Gates has invested $1 billion into a 𝐧𝐮𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐊𝐞𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐫, 𝐖𝐲𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠. The other investor is the US Department of Energy. Amazon also recently paid $650 million for a nuclear-powered data center in Pennsylvania. 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭: Ami Badani, Chief Marketing Officer of semiconductor firm Arm, highlighted that data centers training AI models now use 2% of the world's electricity and 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐈 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 25% 𝐨𝐟 𝐔𝐒 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐲 2030. 🌎 Finding a sustainable way to cater to AI's insatiable need for data centers and power is critical to our planet's future. – the future awaits, Ayesha ♥️ Image: Multibillionaire Bill Gates at his nuclear company’s groundbreaking. Credit: Caitlin Tan/Wyoming Public Media hashtag #artificialintelligence hashtag #innovation hashtag #data

𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭: The Data Center Boom Every single big corporation has AI on its roadmap, but AI needs more than just the goodwill of CEOs to succeed: it needs data centers, and data centers need power. This is the 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝-𝐭𝐡𝐞-𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐈 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 worth discussing. First, 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞. About a third of the world's 8,000 data centers are in the US, but their expansion is a global trend. Here are two examples: Microsoft has committed $3 billion in Virginia and Indiana, $3.3 billion in Southeast Wisconsin, and $7.16 billion in northeastern Spain to build data centers. Amazon is investing $11 billion in Indiana and $9 billion in Singapore. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬? One emerging popular option is 𝐧𝐮𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫, particularly small modular reactors (SMRs). Nuclear energy offers a stable and reliable source of electricity with low greenhouse gas emissions. Take Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates. Gates has invested $1 billion into a 𝐧𝐮𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐊𝐞𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐫, 𝐖𝐲𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠. The other investor is the US Department of Energy. Amazon also recently paid $650 million for a nuclear-powered data center in Pennsylvania. 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭: Ami Badani, Chief Marketing Officer of semiconductor firm Arm, highlighted that data centers training AI models now use 2% of the world's electricity and 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐈 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 25% 𝐨𝐟 𝐔𝐒 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐲 2030. 🌎 Finding a sustainable way to cater to AI's insatiable need for data centers and power is critical to our planet's future. – the future awaits, Ayesha ♥️ Image: Multibillionaire Bill Gates at his nuclear company’s groundbreaking. Credit: Caitlin Tan/Wyoming Public Media #artificialintelligence #innovation #data

Best invest in Building Fusion power, space, and maritime propulsion systems and industry, You talk about Nuclear (meaning Fission) and fail to discuss fusion. https://lnkd.in/ge_aeX7M The nuclear fission industry is, ignorant of what's happening around you. Pull your uranium heads out, start adjusting your industry to fusion energy and start preparing to enter the commercially growing fusion energy industry. As it dawns on Earth like the sun. Great Headline Guardian on Nuclear fission. https://lnkd.in/g8sMZtpR Fission is moving towards obsolescence at an accelerated pace, as it is "out of step, out of time, out of place," and merely a temporary industry globally. https://lnkd.in/gbd_mZqk Commercial fusion electrical generation is a promising innovative sustainable and clean energy method. By 2028, Helion is expected to start producing electricity from its first fusion commercial power plant, which will provide electricity to Microsoft. The plant will produce at least 50 MWe after an initial ramp-up period. https://lnkd.in/gY9J3MQY Now see what is happening in the Fusion industry in the world. https://lnkd.in/g9hMBD7a As fission trebles, fuel shortage is increasingly real, https://lnkd.in/gze5rwpr

The dramatic increase in electric demand caused by the actual and planned development of large data centers has the potential to change the trajectory of GHG emission reductions in the United States and elsewhere. Credit to Google for a seemingly thoughtful approach not only by committing to [effectively] finance the construction of new nuclear generation but do it in a way that may actually promote commercial deployment of at least one developer’s SMRs. Other participants in the AI supply chain, not just data developers but specialized chip manufacturers and groups such as OpenAI ought to consider participating in such emission free electric generation development as they are causing the problem. #electricutilities #climatechange #AI

Both Google and Microsoft resort to nuclear power to address the enormous amounts of energy needed to run the datacenters that host their Generative AI models. The huge increases in the use of not just AI but all digital technology has an adverse impact on the environment due to electricity consumption and water usage. Do you want to understand what the carbon footprint of your digital solutions is? And how best to reduce it? For example, what the environmental impact of the different hosting options is? Or how carefully choosing your training data for machine learning projects will save energy? Our Digital Sustainability services support you in designing, developing and deploying solutions that are not only cutting-edge but also environmentally conscious. Click here: https://lnkd.in/dNu2bXry to find out more about the Quick Scans, Awareness Talks and Workshops we offer, both online and in-person. #DigitalSustainability #ESG #GreenSoftware

"Breaking: Google to Power AI Datacenters with Nuclear Energy in Historic Deal 💥 This groundbreaking agreement signals the tech giant's bold commitment to powering its AI operations with clean, reliable nuclear energy - a first for the industry. As AI continues to shape the future of business and work, leaders must balance the immense potential of these technologies with their significant energy demands. This trend highlights both the challenges and opportunities presented by AI's rapid growth. On one hand, the insatiable appetite of AI for compute power threatens to balloon our carbon footprint. Yet, AI-driven automation also holds the key to unlocking game-changing energy efficiencies across industries. The lesson? Businesses must proactively address the sustainability of their AI strategies. A practical first step is to audit your automation workflows, identifying energy-intensive processes that could benefit from AI optimization. With the right approach, you can unleash AI's potential while driving your organization towards a greener, more efficient future. After all, the true power of AI lies not just in what it can do, but in how we choose to wield it. How will you ensure your AI initiatives are both transformative and responsible? 🤔 #AI #AITrends #Automation #GreenTech #SustainableBusiness ☕ Buy me a coffee: https://lnkd.in/eRuDv8BV 💳 Page: https://juliopessan.app/ 🤖 UKode Labs: https://ukodelabs.com/"

But there's plenty of grid power for EV"s ??????????????? Can you imagine small nuclear reactors in all these DC's which is one of the suggestions. The results of human error will take on a whole new dimension. https://lnkd.in/e6RBegAA