Topic: data center power
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Why Data Center Gas Plants Are So Polluting
Amazon's Texas off-grid data center power facility, using inefficient simple-cycle gas turbines, is poised to become one of the largest U.S. greenhouse gas emitters, with a permit allowing up to 33 million tons annually,even at half capacity, it would out-pollute 78 average natural gas plants. Si...
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Microsoft-Backed VEIR Supercharges Data Centers with Superconductors
Data centers are facing a critical power infrastructure challenge as energy demands per rack are escalating exponentially, from 200 kilowatts to a projected megawatt, making conventional cables impractical due to space and heat issues. Veir, a startup backed by Microsoft, is adapting superconduct...
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TerraPower’s reactor fuels AI data centers with a secret weapon
TerraPower, co-founded by Bill Gates, will unveil its first data center project later this year, with construction slated for 2027, following a Wyoming plant and a Meta deal for eight Natrium reactors. The company's key advantage is thermal energy storage using molten sodium, which lets the react...
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SpaceX delays removal of xAI's unpermitted turbines by a year
SpaceX will keep its unauthorized gas turbines at the xAI data center near Memphis operational until July 2027, then dismantle them as it transitions to a permanent 1.2 gigawatt natural gas facility. The 69 turbines, challenged by the NAACP and Southern Environmental Law Center for lacking permit...
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Texas Chevron Plant Seeks School District Tax Break
Chevron subsidiary Energy Forge One is seeking a Texas state tax break worth over $227 million to build a gas-fired power plant exclusively for a data center, with Microsoft as a potential tenant. The proposed plant in West Texas will not connect to the broader electric grid but will provide behi...
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DG Matrix Secures $60M for Smarter Data Center Power
DG Matrix secured $60 million in funding to scale its solid-state transformer technology, which addresses the inefficiency and bulk of traditional data center power infrastructure. Its flagship Interport device acts as an intelligent power router, integrating diverse sources like solar and batter...
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Google Buys 400 MW of Enhanced Geothermal Power From Fervo
Google has agreed to purchase 396 megawatts of electricity from Fervo Energy’s geothermal plant in Utah, with an option to expand the commitment by up to 600 megawatts through June 2030. This partnership supports Google’s net-zero emissions goal by providing clean baseload power for its cloud inf...
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Data center emissions could soon rival entire nations
New gas infrastructure for 11 data center campuses could emit over 129 million tons of greenhouse gases annually, surpassing Morocco's 2024 emissions. These behind-the-meter power projects, serving AI firms like OpenAI and xAI, accelerate emissions as developers bypass grid connections to avoid d...
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Tricking LLMs and Reviving Geothermal Plants: The Download
The US government has banned foreign-made robotic vacuums like Roombas, a move that could trigger retaliation from China and shift the competitive landscape for both foreign and domestic robot manufacturers. Google DeepMind has disbanded its Nobel-winning AlphaFold team, reflecting a broader indu...
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X-energy stock jumps 27% in debut after upsized IPO
X-energy's shares surged 27% on its Nasdaq debut, closing at $29.20 and achieving an $11.5 billion market valuation, reflecting strong investor demand for nuclear energy. The nuclear sector's revival is fueled by the AI-driven data center boom, as tech companies seek to diversify power sources wi...
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Fervo Energy’s $1.33B IPO is largest climate-tech listing of 2026
Fervo Energy launched its IPO on Monday, offering 55.5 million shares at $21-$24 each, aiming to raise up to $1.33 billion,the largest climate-tech IPO of 2026,for its enhanced geothermal systems business, with pricing expected the week of May 11. The company's enhanced geothermal technology, whi...
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Fermi AI Nuclear Startup Loses CEO and CFO
The sudden departure of CEO Toby Neugebauer and CFO Miles Everson from AI and nuclear power startup Fermi triggered a 22% share price drop, raising questions about the company's strategic direction. The leadership changes, part of a "Fermi 2.0" initiative, include Neugebauer remaining on the boar...
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Fusion Startup Zap Energy Adds Nuclear Fission to Its Strategy
Zap Energy, a well-funded fusion startup, is partially pivoting to build a fission power plant first, aiming to get a product to market faster to meet surging electricity demand from AI data centers. The company plans to generate revenue from its fission business within a year through federal pro...
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Commonwealth Fusion Lands $1B+ Deal for Future Reactor
Commonwealth Fusion Systems has signed a power purchase agreement worth over $1 billion with Eni for electricity from its first commercial fusion reactor, Arc, planned for Virginia in the early 2030s. The company's smaller prototype reactor, Sparc, is 65% complete and on track for activation in 2...
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DOE Proposes Billions in Cuts to GM, Ford, and Startup Grants
The Trump administration is proposing major cuts to federal energy funding, slashing over $500 million in contracts for startups and billions in grants for automakers like Ford, GM, and Stellantis under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. General Motors faces a significant setback, potentially los...
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$470mn nuclear startup races presidential deadline amid AI boom
Antares has raised $470 million ($370M equity, $100M debt) to deploy microreactors for military and critical infrastructure, racing to secure federal contracts before a potential presidential transition shifts priorities. The startup aims to fill the gap in round-the-clock, carbon-free power for ...
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