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In the ongoing search for sustainable energy solutions , we speak to Cumulus Data about the future potential for nuclear energy ’ s deployment in data centres
WRITTEN BY : JOSEPHINE WALBANK
s the data centre industry seeks to pinpoint a new energy source , future-proofing is a matter that ’ s far from straightforward .
Any energy source now needs to meet the rising consumer demand for zerocarbon , while also being suitably low-cost and completely reliable . Add to this the ASA ’ s announcement in the UK that carbon reduction and net-zero claims in adverts need to be qualified with digestible action points ( an approach likely to be implemented in other areas of the world ) and it ’ s clear to see why seeking alternative energy sources for data centres is of prime importance .
Could nuclear energy offer a solution ? Can this previously-unexplored , but oft-discussed solution not only tick all three of these major boxes , but do so at the massive scale required for this rapidly growing global industry ?
Cumulus Data ’ s zero-carbon , nuclear-powered campus Cumulus Data is currently constructing its flagship zero-carbon , nuclear-powered data centre campus , located in Susquehanna , northeast Pennsylvania in the US . The site will comprise a 1,200-acre campus ( when complete ) utilising nuclear energy as a sustainable power source .
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