Geothermal energy will soon be fuelling power-hungry data centres

Google plans to power several data centres with energy generated by harnessing the Earth’s internal heat. — AFP Relaxnews

Faced with the high electricity consumption of its data centers, Google has decided to experiment with geothermal energy. This technique harnesses the Earth's internal heat to provide clean, renewable energy for the firm's facilities.

Google is betting on geothermal energy, which involves capturing underground heat and transforming it into electricity. This requires boreholes capable of reaching hot rock or groundwater. Normally, this heat can be used directly to heat buildings or, as here, converted into electricity. In this case, the heat is used to drive turbines that generate electricity. This renewable energy can therefore be considered clean.