Meta公司利用太阳能为数据中心供电

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Meta公司利用太阳能为数据中心供电

内容来源:https://aibusiness.com/generative-ai/meta-taps-solar-energy-power-data-centers

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社交媒体巨头Meta周一宣布,已与初创公司Overview Energy签署了一项“具有里程碑意义”的协议,利用太空太阳能为AI数据中心供电。根据协议,双方计划发射1000颗卫星,这些卫星将向地球现有太阳能农场发射红外光,转化为电能后输送至全球数据中心。财务条款未披露。

Overview成立于2022年,其卫星系统可按需求在全球范围调配电力,无需改造地面基础设施。该公司已通过飞机向地面传输电力的试验验证了系统可行性,预计2028年完成太空星座验证,2030年实现首批商业交付。Meta能源与可持续发展副总裁Nat Sahlstrom表示:“太空太阳能技术通过利用现有地面设施,从轨道向地球输送不间断的清洁能源,是变革性的突破。”

面对陆地数据中心因土地、水及能源消耗引发的争议,AI企业正转向深海、太空等创新方案。亚马逊旗下蓝色起源、洛杉矶轨道公司等新兴力量已开始布局。该协议使Meta成为首批获得未来太空太阳能并网电力使用权的大型企业之一。

Overview首席执行官Marc Berte强调:“太空正成为美国能源基础设施的一部分。与Meta合作,我们将突破电力传输的传统地域与时间限制,满足持续增长的电力需求。”

中文翻译:

由谷歌云赞助
选择您的首个生成式AI应用场景
要开始使用生成式AI,应首先聚焦于能够改善人类与信息交互体验的领域。

这家社交媒体巨头与Overview能源公司的新项目预计将于2030年实现商业化。

Meta周一宣布,已达成一项其称之为“首创”的协议,利用太阳能为AI数据中心供电。

这家Facebook的母公司已与初创公司Overview能源签署协议,将获取Overview空间太阳能系统高达1吉瓦的发电容量。

根据协议,双方计划向太空发射一千颗卫星。这些卫星随后会将红外光定向传输至地球上的现有太阳能农场,并将其转化为电力,供给全球数据中心。

该协议的财务条款尚未披露。

Overview公司成立于2022年,称其卫星系统能够根据需求将电力输送到全球各地,而无需对地面基础设施进行改造。

Overview表示,已成功验证了该系统的可行性,通过飞机向地面传输了电力。预计将于2028年首次在轨验证该星座在太空中的效能,首个商业供电项目预计在2030年实现。

“空间太阳能技术代表着变革性的一步,它利用现有地面基础设施,从轨道上提供全新的、不间断的能源,”Meta能源与可持续发展副总裁纳特·萨赫斯特罗姆在一份新闻稿中表示。

随着地面数据中心因高土地、水资源和能源消耗而面临阻力,AI供应商正越来越多地转向创意的替代方案来满足电力需求。尤其是深海和太空领域日益受到关注,其他新兴参与者还包括亚马逊的蓝色起源公司和总部位于洛杉矶的Orbital公司。

据两家公司称,该协议使Meta成为首批获得未来空间太阳能发电容量(从轨道传输至电网)的大型企业之一。

“太空正成为美国能源基础设施的一部分,”Overview首席执行官马克·贝尔特在一份声明中表示。“与Meta一起,我们正超越传统上关于电力输送地点和时间的限制,以满足日益增长的电力需求。”

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The social media giant’s new project with Overview Energy is slated to reach commercialization by 2030.
Meta on Monday said it had agreed to what it called a “first of its kind” deal harnessing solar energy to power AI data centers.
The Facebook parent company has signed a deal with startup Overview Energy to access up to 1 gigawatt of capacity from Overview’s space solar energy system.
Under the agreement, the partners plan to launch a thousand satellites into space. These would then direct infrared light to existing solar farms on Earth and convert it into electricity for data centers worldwide.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Founded in 2022, Overview says its satellite system enables power to be routed worldwide based on demand without requiring an infrastructure overhaul on the ground.
Overview says it has already successfully proven the viability of the system, transmitting power from an aircraft to the ground. An initial orbit of the constellation to prove its efficacy in space is expected in 2028, with the first commercial delivery projected by 2030.
"Space solar technology represents a transformative step forward by leveraging existing terrestrial infrastructure to deliver new, uninterrupted energy from orbit," Nat Sahlstrom, vice president of energy and sustainability at Meta, said in a release.
With terrestrial data sites facing pushback over high land, water and energy consumption, AI vendors are increasingly turning to creative alternative methods to meet power needs. Deep sea and space, in particular, have been gaining traction, with other emerging players including Amazon’s Blue Origin and Los Angeles-based Orbital.
According to the companies, the deal makes Meta one of the first major corporations to secure rights to future space solar energy capacity delivered from orbit to the grid.
"Space is becoming part of America's energy infrastructure," Marc Berte, CEO of Overview, said in a statement. "Together with Meta, we're looking beyond traditional constraints on where and when power can be delivered to meet the growing demand for electricity.”

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