Amazon goes nuclear, to invest more than $500 million to develop small modular reactors

Bezos's group signs three agreements for the construction of small nuclear reactors (SMR). The Microsoft case and GM's breakthrough for electric batteries: it invests a billion in lithium mines

The return of the nuclear age — Amazon reveals it is also investing in nuclear energy

Energy-hungry data centers are threatening Amazon’s sustainability work, but it hopes nuclear could help.

What do Google, Microsoft and Amazon have in common? In addition to being some of the most powerful companies in the world, all three are investing in nuclear energy. The reasons? A constant need for clean energy. Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon's cloud computing division, said Wednesday that it allocated about $500 million to nuclear energy development, focusing on small modular reactors (SMR) in the United States. As the need for clean energ…

Amazon turns to nuclear power in WA amid data demand surge

Amazon has signed three new deals to help develop nuclear energy projects, including four new commercial reactors in Central Washington that are expected to come online by the early 2030s.

Amazon, Google going nuclear to power data centers with clean energy

Amazon on Wednesday said that it was investing in small nuclear reactors, coming just two days after a similar announcement by Google, as both tech giants seek new sources of carbon-free electricity to meet surging demand from data centers and artificial intelligence.

Amazon is increasingly using artificial intelligence, and that consumes electricity. That's why the company wants to invest in the development of small modular nuclear reactors.