{"id":625824,"date":"2024-06-27T21:46:21","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T18:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/data-centres-in-space-could-be-one-solution-to-ais-big-energy-problem\/"},"modified":"2024-06-27T21:46:21","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T18:46:21","slug":"data-centres-in-space-could-be-one-solution-to-ais-big-energy-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/data-centres-in-space-could-be-one-solution-to-ais-big-energy-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"#Data centres in space could be one solution to AI\u2019s big energy problem"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2facb8cd02a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2facb8cd02a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/data-centres-in-space-could-be-one-solution-to-ais-big-energy-problem\/#The_hidden_environmental_costs_of_AI\" >The hidden environmental costs of AI<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n                            <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As AI boosts demand for more data storage, Europe is considering sending data centres into space \u2014 and the plan is not as outlandish as it may first <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A 16-month, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20ac<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 million study has concluded that space-based data centres are technically, economically, and environmentally feasible.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thales Alenia Space and Leonardo coordinated the ASCEND study, which was funded by the EU. The research also tapped expertise from the likes of Airbus, ArianeGroup, and the German Space Agency.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cDeploying data centres in space could transform the European digital landscape, offering a more eco-friendly and sovereign solution for hosting and processing data,\u201d said Christophe Valorge, chief technical officer at Thales Alenia Space.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper latest channel-cta hs-embed-tnw\">\n<div id=\"hs-embed-tnw\" class=\"channel-cta-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"channel-cta-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/events.tnw\/hardfork-2018\/uploads\/visuals\/tnw-newsletter.png\"\/><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/events.tnw\/hardfork-2018\/uploads\/visuals\/tnw-newsletter.png\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"channel-cta-input\">\n<p class=\"channel-cta-title\">The &lt;3 of EU tech<\/p>\n<p class=\"channel-cta-tagline\">The latest rumblings from the EU tech scene, a story from our wise ol&#8217; founder Boris, and some questionable AI art. It&#8217;s free, every week, in your inbox. Sign up now!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ASCEND team aims to deploy 13 space data centre \u201cbuilding blocks\u201d with a total capacity of 10MW in 2036. The overall goal is to achieve 1GW of storage by 2050, project manager <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2024\/06\/27\/europe-wants-to-deploy-data-centers-into-space-study-says.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Damien Dumestier<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> told CNBC.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The space-based data centres would orbit Earth at an altitude of around 1,400km, three times higher than the International Space Station (ISS).<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_hidden_environmental_costs_of_AI\"><\/span><b>The hidden environmental costs of AI<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In May, Google added a new feature <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to its search engine that produces AI-generated summaries to queries. Other than regularly spewing out <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/24\/technology\/google-ai-overview-search.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">factually incorrect<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> information, AI Overviews comes with a hidden cost: it uses up to <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/jacobin.com\/2024\/06\/ai-data-center-energy-usage-environment\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10 times more energy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> than a traditional Google search.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digitisation, and more specifically the rise of AI, is skyrocketing demand for data storage. The electricity demand for data centres is now <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/graphics\/2024-ai-data-centers-power-grids\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">outpacing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> electricity supply in some parts of the world. Many of these facilities are still powered by fossil fuels.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The EU launched ASCEND to com<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pare the environmental impacts of space-based and Earth-based data centres, as it looks to catch up with the US and China in data storage capacity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike their land-cased counterparts, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">data centres in space could be powered by 24\/7 solar energy<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. They also wouldn\u2019t require water for cooling \u2014 because space is really, really cold.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the study also found that for space-based data centres to make sense environmentally, a new type of launcher that produces 10 times less emissions would need to be developed. The data centres would also have to use rocket fuel to stay in orbit, which would most definitely cut into its green credentials.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ArianeGroup is working on a eco-launcher that could take care of the launch emissions. However, scientists are still a <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/now.northropgrumman.com\/biofuels-could-be-a-more-environmentally-friendly-rocket-fuel\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">long way off<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from producing a sustainable, cost-effective alternative to rocket fuel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nevertheless, given the energy and land constraints back on Earth, setting up data centres in space may be a moonshot worth taking.<\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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