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Nuclear power generation

Fuel cell technology

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Electricity generated from nuclear reactions, primarily fission.

Computational process for training advanced AI models like GPT-4, requiring massive amounts of electrical power. Training a single advanced model can consume energy equivalent to 100 homes in one year.

Electrochemical devices that convert hydrogen and oxygen into electricity to power electric motors in aircraft.

Pennsylvania

Recommissioning of the decommissioned Three Mile Island nuclear power plant to supply electricity to Microsoft's data centers under a 20-year power purchase agreement. Marks the first time a decommissioned U.S. nuclear plant has been brought back online.

Plug Power's investment in green hydrogen production to serve sectors including tech and logistics, aligning with energy demands of AI technology and data center operations.

Microsoft's $80 billion investment to expand AI data center infrastructure, with over half directed to the United States. Facilities are expected to reach 50 MW energy demand per site.

The technology underpinning OpenAI's exploration of increasingly capable autonomous agents.

This system converts stored hydrogen into electricity to power the motor of vehicles.

A hydrogen fuel cell system that converts natural gas into hydrogen fuel to generate electricity. The system installed at Morgan Stanley will produce 750 kW of electrical power.