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Microsoft Signs Nuclear Fusion Power Deal Under Sustainability Banner

Microsoft Signs Nuclear Fusion Power Deal Under Sustainability Banner

The tech giant Microsoft has agreed to buy electricity from startup Helion Energy, which is aiming to make at least 50 megawatts of electricity from nuclear fusion by 2029. No one anywhere in the world has produced electricity from fusion yet, an energy source that powers the sun and stars and a potentially limitless source of clean power.

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    Microsoft, Apple, Google Power Data Centers with Renewable Energy

    Microsoft, Apple, Google Power Data Centers with Renewable Energy

    It takes a lot of energy to enable web users to stream videos, downloads books and other online activities—about the same amount it would take to power 30 nuclear power plants. Data centers around the world use about 30 gigawatts, or 30 billion watts of electricity, according to Green House Data. U.S. data centers account […]