The Mountain View company says its model addresses two major environmental challenges of data centres: power consumption and water use. — Photo by Scott Rodgerson on Unsplash
As artificial intelligence fuels a surge in electricity demand, a Bay Area startup is betting on hydrogen to power the next generation of data centres – and ease their environmental burden.
Between now and 2030, AI data centres are projected to account for half of the growth in national electricity demand, according to the International Energy Agency. That energy need is pushing utilities like PG&E to evaluate requests for 8.7 gigawatts of new electricity capacity – enough to power millions of homes.
