① Elon Musk's latest prediction: Solar energy ① It will become the most important energy source in human civilization; ② According to a chart forwarded by Musk, solar energy dominates the growth of new electricity; ③ At a time when the technology industry is facing power shortages, some technology leaders have proposed building space data centers. A forward-looking solution that utilizes solar energy for artificial intelligence Energy supply.
Elon Musk recently posted, " Solar energy..." "Electricity will become the most important energy source in human civilization." This bold prediction seems particularly reasonable at a time when the technology industry is facing a power shortage.
Musk's remarks were a response to a netizen named Jesse Peltan who posted a chart showing that solar energy dominates new electricity growth, accounting for about three-quarters of the new supply.
Future Solutions
One of the key bottlenecks facing the current AI boom is the power shortage. With tech giants racing to build massive data centers , global electricity demand is projected to grow by 30% by 2035.
Venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya has issued a stark warning that this pressure could cause electricity prices to double within five years.
As energy shortages worsen, leaders in the technology industry are proposing some bold and forward-thinking solutions.
Previously, Amazon Company founder Jeff Bezos and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai have both elaborated on plans to build data centers in orbit.
Last month, Bezos predicted in a speech that within the next 10 to 20 years, humanity will be able to build gigawatt-scale data centers in space. He pointed out at the time that the continuous availability of solar energy in space will eventually enable these data centers to outperform similar facilities on Earth.
Earlier this month, Google also proposed the concept of the "Suncatcher" project, which aims to build a scalable artificial intelligence system in space and power it with "near-continuous solar energy".
It's worth noting that Musk himself also endorsed the concept of a space data center, replying to Pichai's post about the "Suncatcher" project with "Great idea."
Pichai responded that the plan was made possible "entirely thanks to SpaceX's tremendous advancements in launch technology!"
Meanwhile, Samsung and OpenAI have proposed the concept of a floating data center. This solution, built at sea, not only solves the problem of difficult site selection on land but also utilizes seawater for cooling, making it a promising solution for the era of artificial intelligence.
(Article source: CLS)
