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Singapore government pushes energy-efficient data center plan

Network World

GW of data center capacity with at least 300 MW of additional capacity in the near term, with more to come through green energy deployments, it announced earlier this week. Singapore wants to go beyond that and reduce energy use for air-cooling by raising the temperatures at which servers and storage racks can safely operate.

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Are Chips, Storage, and Energy Availability Roadblocks to Innovation?

Information Week

The drive to push boundaries in AI, quantum compute, and other development might be held back by the material and power required to bring these creations to life.

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Energy shortages threaten to restrict 40% of AI data centers by 2027

Network World

The heightened demand is set to pose challenges for tech giants and cloud providers who rely on consistent energy to maintain operations, and experts predict these constraints could affect innovation and the rollout of future AI applications, the report added.

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AES enlists AI to boost its sustainable energy business

CIO Business Intelligence

American utility and power company AES launched a renewable energy program in mid-2022 that is not only reducing its carbon footprint but adding wealth to its coffer. Fine-tuning forecasting with AI Farseer and AMART are part of a larger concerted effort by AES to expand its investments in renewable energy.

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Grid modernization: A strategic guide for energy sector CIOs

CIO Business Intelligence

This transformation is fueled by several factors, including the surging demand for electric vehicles (EVs) and the exponential growth of renewable energy and battery storage. In addition, renewable energy sources such as wind and solar further complicate grid management due to their intermittent nature and decentralized generation.

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Making Remarkable Energy Grids a Reality

CIO Business Intelligence

While the energy sector has long embraced IT, it’s on the verge of a digital makeover. The dilemma of constantly growing energy demand and the need to address the global climate crisis using increasing amounts of intermittent renewables drives energy companies to make advancements in IT automation and AI, edge computing, and communications.

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Solidigm unveils 122TB data center SSD for AI workloads

Network World

The D5-P5336 doubles the storage space of Solidigm’s earlier 61.44TB version of the drive, and the company claims it is the world’s first SSD with unlimited Random Write endurance for five years. Solidigm is a pioneer of QLC (quad-level cell), which means four bits per cell, the highest density of SSD storage available.