Google plans to power a new data center with fossil fuels, yet release almost no emissions – here’s how its carbon capture tech works

Google plans to power a new data center with fossil fuels, yet release almost no emissions – here’s how its carbon capture tech works

Carbon capture and storage projects capture carbon dioxide emissions from industrial facilities and power plants and pipe them underground to geological formations. Nopphinan/iStock/Getty Images PlusAs AI data centers spring up across the country, their energy demand and resulting greenhouse gas emissions are raising concerns. With servers and energy-intensive cooling systems constantly running, these buildings can use anywhere from a few megawa…