The EU’s goal of ramping up data centre capacity is already driving more investment in nuclear energy projects as the bloc seeks to decarbonise and secure energy security at the same time, says the global investment firm.

cross-posted from: https://piefed.social/c/fuck_ai@lemmy.world/p/2430150/europes-ai-demand-could-set-off-nuclear-energy-boom-says-jp-morgan

The EU’s goal of ramping up data centre capacity is already driving more investment in nuclear energy projects as the bloc seeks to decarbonise and secure energy security at the same time, says the global investment firm.

  • Ooops@feddit.orgEnglish
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    3 days ago

    but globally we will see this I am afraid.

    Yeah, that’s what the brain rot they drown you in is telling. In reality you can look up additions to electric grids globally. It’s renewables with everything else basically a rounding error.

    PS: the thing about China a good example. Look up their actual capacities. It’s a joke compared to everything else they are building. Tripling nearly nothing is still irrelevant but for pro-nuclear propaganda, which 9 out of 10 times is just a diversion to slow down renewables so our fossil overlords can make some more money a few more years.

    (for reference: China’s production capacities are at about 4% nuclear, 40% renewable; globally ~700GW in power plants were build in 2025, 85% of those solar, wind or hydro power)

    • tardigradeEnglish
      11·
      2 days ago

      China itself has obliged to increase nuclear power, and fossil fuels will increase by 10% by the end of this decade. This is according to the Chinese government’s own plan. Coal will rise by the end of the decade, according to China’s official numbers.

      It’s not just a ‘rounding error’ as you say, its’ just that China is heavily dependent on fossil fuels and nuclear. This won’t likely change in the long-term. We need to produce these renewables here in Europe where environmental social standards are much a higher.

      Yeah, that’s what the brain rot they drown you in is telling.

      Thank you for this statement.

      • Ooops@feddit.orgEnglish
        1·
        2 days ago

        its’ just that China is heavily dependent on fossil fuels and nuclear.

        On fossil fuels? Yes, specifically a lot of coal. On nuclear? No. I already told you that nuclear is only providing 4% of the produced electricity. And any planned increase is outpaced by the renewable upbuild, so the share of nuclear will actually go down even when the total capacity goes slightly up.