- Microsoft & Oracle absent from Nuclear hired signed by Amazon, Meta and Google
- It aims to triple nuclear capacity by 2050 to meet global energy needs
- Nuclear considered as key to supplying the data centers led by AI with clean energy
Even through Microsoft, seriously explores nuclear energy as a means of feeding its data centers – even by signing an agreement in 2024 to buy energy at the three -thousand nuclear power restarted (TMI) – it is significantly absent from a new energy commitment to energy which supports the global expansion of nuclear capacity.
This commitment has attracted major signatories such as Amazon, Meta and Google, but neither Microsoft nor Oracle, which also explore nuclear energy, are on the list.
Led by the World Nuclear Association, The Pledge was introduced for the first time to the world nuclear symposium in September 2023 and obtained the support of 14 major world banks and financial institutions, 140 companies in the nuclear industry and 31 countries.
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Its objective is to stimulate the “essential role of nuclear energy in improving energy security, resilience and the supply of continuous clean energy” and sets an objective of the triple global nuclear capacity by 2050.
Nuclear energy currently provides around 9% of global electricity via 439 reactors.
The call for action goes beyond traditional energy applications. It also describes the nuclear potential to serve the high -demand sectors such as data centers, where the rise in artificial intelligence has led to an outbreak of energy needs.
Although it is generally at least five years to build an atomic factory, nuclear micro-reactors, which should be available in the early 2030s, could be a faster and cheaper solution to supply large-scale IT operations.
“We are proud to sign a commitment to support nuclear capacity tripled by 2050, because nuclear energy will be essential in the creation of a reliable, secure and sustainable energy future,” said Lucia Tian, Google manager for clean energy and decarbonization technologies.
“Google will continue to work alongside our partners to accelerate the marketing of advanced nuclear technologies which can provide clean energy 24 hours a day to meet the growing demand for electricity in the world.”
This message was taken over by Urvi Parekh, world energy manager in Meta. “As global economies are developing, the need for reliable, clean and resilient energy supply is essential. Nuclear energy, with its ability to provide continuous power, can help meet this growing demand. We are delighted to join this multi-organizational effort with the nuclear commitment tripled to repeat our commitment to nuclear energy. ”
Brandon Oyer, responsible for Americas and Water for AWS, underlined the urgency of the nuclear energy scale. “The acceleration of nuclear energy development will be essential to strengthen the security of our country, respond to future energy demands and respond to climate change. Amazon supports the engagement of the World Nuclear Association, and is proud to have invested more than a billion dollars in last year in nuclear energy projects and technologies, which is part of our wider climate commitment to be Net Zero Carbon by 2040. ”.
You can see the great commitment of energy users, which is signed by Meta, Amazon, Google and ten other companies, with a declaration of support by Siemens Energy, here (PDF).
