How This Google-Backed Nuclear Startup Will Supply the Grid With Power

Google Goes Nuclear As Part Of Deal To Power Tennessee Data Centers

Image Credit: Lee Lawson | Unsplash The Center Square [By Kim Jarrett] – The Tennessee Valley Authority is purchasing power from an Oak Ridge nuclear plant that will provide energy to Google data centers in Tennessee and Alabama. The arrangement announced Monday between TVA, Google and Kairos Power Hermes 2 Plant adds 50 megawatts to the utility’s power grid, the organizations said in a release. Kairos and Google signed a deal in 2024 for 500 me…

How This Google-Backed Nuclear Startup Will Supply the Grid With Power

Energy from Kairos’ advanced nuclear reactors could be flowing by 2030 as AI becomes hungrier and hungrier for electricity.

Google, TVA, and Kairos Partner to Power AI Data Centers With Next-Generation Nuclear Energy

Google is moving closer to its nuclear energy ambitions with a landmark agreement involving the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and engineering company Kairos Power, marking a first-of-its-kind step for advanced nuclear technology in the United States. The deal, announced this week, will see TVA purchase electricity from a next-generation nuclear reactor being developed by Kairos […] The post Google, TVA, and Kairos Partner to Power AI Data Cen…

Google, Kairos and TVA to collaborate in nuclear energy deal - ExchangeMonitor

(Page 1) Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has entered into a deal to purchase nuclear power from Kairos Power to facilitate energy at Google data centers in

TVA, Kairos, Google Form Nuclear Power Partnership

This week marked a critical moment in Tennessee Valley Authority history — following another large step into the nuclear world. On Monday, officials announced the first deployment of Kairos Power’s advanced nuclear reactor — the Hermes 2 Plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee — through a new power purchase agreement between it and TVA. This was the first purchase of electricity from an advanced GEN IV reactor by a U.S. utility, and the agreement enabled …

Google taps nuclear power for data centers, reveals first reactor site

Google has announced the site of its first nuclear reactor as part of its 2024 deal with startup Kairos Power. The plant, titled Hermes 2, will be located in Oakridge, Tennessee, and it will supply Google with 50 megawatts (MW) of power under a long-term purchase agreement with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). This plant […] The post Google taps nuclear power for data centers, reveals first reactor site appeared first on OODAloop.