Eva Brendel / Bloomberg : German energy company PreussenElektra says it is working with Nvidia to assess whether the country's idle nuclear plants could be turned into data centers — Germany's idle nuclear plants could find a new life as data centers, with operators looking for ways to redevelop the sites while dismantling of the reactors continues.
German energy company PreussenElektra says it is working with Nvidia to assess whether the country's idle nuclear plants could be turned into data centers (Eva Brendel/Bloomberg)
In short
German energy company PreussenElektra is collaborating with Nvidia to evaluate the potential of converting idle nuclear power plants into data centers. The project seeks to repurpose these sites for data storage and processing, thereby creating additional revenue streams and reducing the environmental impact of decommissioning.
Key points
- German energy company PreussenElektra is collaborating with Nvidia to evaluate the potent…: German energy company PreussenElektra is collaborating with Nvidia to evaluate the potential of converting idle nuclear power plants into data centers.
- The project seeks to repurpose these sites for data storage and processing, thereby creat…: The project seeks to repurpose these sites for data storage and processing, thereby creating additional revenue streams and reducing the environmental impact of decommissioning.