The global race for AI is often portrayed as a threat to climate goals – and rightly so. But there is an overlooked upside: AI’s demand for power could help accelerate clean power development and strengthen Europe’s industrial competitiveness.
At Future Cleantech Architects, our analysis shows how AI’s growing energy needs can be steered to scale clean, firm energy technologies, such as advanced geothermal and long-duration storage. This could make such solutions viable for both data centers and an increasingly electrified economy.
AI developers’ willingness to invest heavily in reliable, off-grid power could be the breakthrough moment for abundant, clean, and firm energy – much as public subsidies once helped solar power scale and become cheaper than coal.
The article builds on discussions at a recent roundtable alongside Munich Security Conference, where our founder and CEO, Peter Schniering, exchanged views with Canada’s Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation, Evan Solomon, and other leaders working at the intersection of AI, competitiveness, and energy security. The roundtable was convened by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt.
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