AWS Chief Calls on UK to Invest More in Nuclear Power - TechCentral.ie

AWS chief calls on UK to invest more in nuclear power - TechCentral.ie

The UK needs more nuclear power to power its growing AI industry, Matt Garman, CEO of Amazon Web Services (AWS). In an interview with BBC. Garman said nuclear power is ideal for data centres because it provides continuously available, carbon-free power. Garman emphasised that AWS is taking long-term planning for its energy needs. “We are [… The post AWS chief calls on UK to invest more in nuclear power appeared first on TechCentral.ie.

Amazon calls for nuclear power to fuel the UK’s AI data centre surge

Amazon has called for the UK to accelerate the rollout of new nuclear power stations if it hopes to keep pace with the AI boom that will see electricity demand from data centres soar over the coming decade.  The world’s largest cloud-computing company has earmarked £8 billion for fresh UK data-centre capacity by 2028, but AWS Chief Executive Matt Garman told the BBC that future sites will need “an excellent source of zero carbon, 24/7 power” – s…