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The Rivian R2’s next-gen batteries will be made in the US by LG Energy
Rivian’s R2 vehicles will be powered by batteries made domestically in the US by South Korea’s LG Energy Solution, the company announced in its third quarter earnings report. Rivian first revealed the new batteries back in March when it announced the R2 as its more affordable electric SUV that would start at $45,000. (It also announced the sportier R3 vehicle.)…
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Data centers will be critical to UK economic growth in the coming decade – but researchers have warned of a ‘data doomsday’ unless energy infrastructure is improved
The UK’s data center industry could grow tenfold by 2035, according to new analysis from techUK, but only if the government takes action on energy supply and planning reforms. A new report from the trade body found data centers are already contributing £4.7 billion in Gross Value Added (GVA) annually to the UK economy, £640 million in tax revenue, and…
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Europe needs more energy and better grids to meet data center power demands in the age of AI
Data center energy demands in Europe are set to triple by the end of the decade, and that means countries will need to boost investment in sustainable power sources and upgrade grid infrastructure. That’s according to a report from consultancy McKinsey, which said the rise of AI is driving this demand, with the power needed to fuel European data centers…
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Energy firms need to up their game to protect against supply chain risks
The energy sector is facing a surge in supply chain risks thanks to a growing dependence on vendors, with two-thirds of breaches now coming from software and IT vendors. In a report from SecurityScorecard and KPMG, ‘A Quantitative Analysis of Cyber Risks in the U.S. Energy Supply Chain’, security researchers and industry subject professionals highlighted frequent threats such as ransomware…
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How the University of St Andrews cut bills and energy usage with Pure Storage
At the board level, sustainability is becoming a serious talking point. With generative AI driving demand for data centers and in turn pushing up emissions, leaders have to think about their company’s carbon footprint. Ben Holme, associate CIO for infrastructure at the Univeristy of St Andrews, is one such leader. His role demands he take care of the university’s cloud…
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American utilities firms need to invest now to feed AI energy demands
AI is so energy hungry that American utilities companies must upgrade their capacity and networks to meet growing demand. That’s according to consultancy Bain & Company, which warned that demand for power could soon be outstripped by supply in the US, home to many of the biggest AI developers. The warning follows Amazon investing in a nuclear-powered data center and…
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Big Tech has cozied up to nuclear energy
Tech giants are increasingly eyeing nuclear reactors to power their energy-hungry data centers. Amazon and Microsoft each inked major deals this year with nuclear power plants in the US. And both Microsoft and Google have shown interest in next-generation small modular reactors that are still in development. New AI data centers need a lot of electricity, which has taken companies…
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Microsoft’s Three Mile Island deal is a big step toward matching data center energy demands, but it’s not alone — AWS, Oracle, and now Google are all hot for nuclear power
Microsoft has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with energy provider Constellation in a move that will power data centers with nuclear energy. Under the agreement, Microsoft will buy energy from a newly reopened plant as part of its wider goal to match the power use of its data centers in Pennsylvania-Jersey-Maryland (PJM) with carbon-free energy. The partnership will…
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The future of data center sustainability? New architectures could slash energy consumption, lower carbon emissions, and drive cost savings
There’s hope for the future sustainability of data centers, with new research suggesting that next-generation data center architectures can slash energy consumption, lower carbon emissions, and drive cost savings. Global data center electricity use is expected to more than double between 2023 and 2028, according to recent figures from IDC, with rising consumption and increased energy costs making them considerably…
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Surging energy consumption and rising cloud costs have IT leaders sweating
Rising cloud costs and energy consumption are driving IT leaders away from cloud-only solutions, marking a big change in enterprise data analytics and management strategies, according to new research. Analysis from Ocient found only a quarter of IT leaders are prioritizing cloud-only data analytics solutions over the next 12 to 18 months, a significant 10% drop from the 2023 figure.…
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