Amazon looks to advanced nuclear reactors to meet climate goals
Each deal supports the development of small modular reactors (SMRs), which can be one-tenth to one-quarter the size of a traditional nuclear power plant. If these projects make it to the finish line, SMRs would be a source of carbon pollution-free energy for big tech companies trying to salvage their climate goals by turning to nuclear energy.
Amazon jumps on nuclear power bandwagon by investing in X-Energy and promising small reactors
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Amazon Targets Carbon-Free Energy with Small Modular Reactors
Amazon has announced its involvement in developing small modular reactor (SMR) nuclear power technology through three new agreements, joining the growing number of tech companies seeking advanced nuclear solutions to meet surging electricity demands and climate goals.
Maybe modular Amazon nuclear reactors are the answer to disaster power outages?
The Energy Northwest project is just the start of a planned collaboration between Amazon and X-energy to bring more than 5 gigawatts of new power projects online across the United States by 2039, representing the largest commercial target of small modular reactors to date, according to X-energy.
Amazon jumps on nuclear bandwagon with deal to power data centers
Put Amazon on the list of big technology firms embracing new nuclear technologies to fuel their data centers. Amazon said Wednesday it’s investing in projects to develop small modular nuclear reactors,
Amazon signs nuclear power deals, following Google, Microsoft
Amazon is the latest Big Tech firm to ink deals for nuclear power, following Google and Microsoft, as artificial intelligence drives a need for more energy.
Amazon says it’s investing in small nuclear reactors to power data centers with clean energy
Amazon says that it is investing in small nuclear reactors, just two days after a similar announcement by Google, as both tech giants seek new sources of carbon-free electricity to meet surging demand from data centers and artificial intelligence.
DOE announces $900M for next-gen reactors as Amazon launches nuclear power pursuit
Matt Garman, CEO of Amazon Web Services, joined government officials and energy-sector leaders today in Virginia to announce multiple agreements to promote the expansion of next-generation nuclear power.
Amazon Web Services to invest $500M into small modular reactors
Amazon Web Services, a subsidiary of Jeff Bezos's e-commerce juggernaut Amazon, said on Wednesday that it will invest $500 million in small nuclear reactors to provide electricity it will need for exp
Amazon plans to build small, modular nuclear reactors
Amazon has announced three new agreements to build small modular reactors (SMRs). These nuclear reactors are smaller than traditional ones, allowing them to be closer to the grid and be built faster.
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