China's AI data centers are finding innovative solutions to one of the industry's biggest hurdles
the most efficient way to pay for and supply the required energy
In Inner Mongolia, a weather model fuses satellite and radar data for real-time monitoring
allowing energy to be dispatched or stored as needed. The manager says the system reduces power and infrastructure costs
TNG predicts renewable fluctuations via weather. Tianxu then dispatches storage and charging based on generation curves
Elsewhere in the region, the cool climate is a draw. One new center is using Immersion Liquid Cooling, which has dropped its Power Usage Effectiveness
rating or PUE to around 1. Computing must follow electricity
We build training clusters in places like Olankub where natural cooling and green power
are abundant. IEA projects that global data center electricity use will nearly double by the year 2030