Google has announced a new agreement to purchase electricity from small modular reactors (SMRs), an emerging next-generation nuclear technology. This deal marks the first corporate agreement of its kind and signals a new frontier in clean energy to power Google's AI ventures, with the reactors expected to go live by 2030.
Google has regularly reiterated its commitment to clean energy, with the company currently pursuing the ambitious goals it set in 2020 to achieve year-round carbon-free energy by 2030. However, as the tech giant’s operations expand, particularly in energy-intensive fields like artificial intelligence, the demand for reliable and sustainable power has unquestionably increased. Google's greenhouse gas emissions have even risen by 48% in the last five years, which is why nuclear energy is the need of the hour for the company to stick to its goals.
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Kairos Power is a California-based engineering firm developing SMRs that are designed to be cheaper, smaller, and faster to build than traditional nuclear reactors. Solar and wind energy often fluctuate depending on the time of day and...
