Amazon, Google, and Meta sign pledge to triple nuclear power generation capacity by 2050, while Microsoft and Apple do not sign, highlighting the difference in their positions
The World Nuclear Association, which promotes nuclear power, has announced that several companies have signed a pledge to support the goal of at least tripling the world's nuclear power capacity by 2050. Amazon, Google, Meta and others have signed, but not Apple or Microsoft.
Major Global Companies Pledge Historic Support to Triple Nuclear Energy - World Nuclear Association
Amazon, Google and Meta support tripling of nuclear capacity by 2050
https://www.ft.com/content/ac89bb72-9d9f-4510-82a5-9240afe79695
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https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/12/push_for_nuclear/
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The World Nuclear Association has long been leading efforts to expand the scale of nuclear power generation, and to date, more than 140 nuclear-related companies and 14 financial institutions have expressed their support. This time, 14 companies that require nuclear power have newly signed the agreement, each of which has made a statement that 'nuclear energy can meet growing electricity demand and the need for a decarbonized society.'
Although the initiative is not legally binding, it is said to be the first time that a company outside the nuclear industry has publicly supported the expansion of nuclear power generation.
In recent years, rising demand for AI has led to increased demand for data centers, while companies developing AI are suffering from power shortages.
Increasing demand for AI has led to an explosion in data center power consumption, creating a bottleneck in AI development - GIGAZINE
To fill this shortfall, investment in nuclear power is accelerating. Technology companies are leading the charge, with Google signing a deal to get nuclear energy from nuclear power company Kairos Power and Amazon signing three deals to support projects developing small nuclear reactors.
Amazon announces that it will invest more than 75 billion yen in the next-generation nuclear reactor 'small modular reactor' development project - GIGAZINE
Signatories include Allseas, Amazon, Bureau Veritas, Carbon3Energy, Clean Energy Buyers Alliance, Core Power, Dow, Fly Green Alliance, Google, Lloyd's Register, Meta, Occidental, OSGE and Siemens Energy.
'Nuclear power is critical to building a reliable, safe and sustainable energy future,' said Lucia Tian, head of clean energy and decarbonization at Google. 'We continue to work to accelerate the commercialization of advanced nuclear technologies that can provide around-the-clock clean energy.'
'Accelerating nuclear development is critical to strengthening our nation's security, meeting future energy needs, and addressing climate change,' said Brandon Oyer, head of Energy and Water, Amazon Web Services. 'Amazon is proud to support the World Nuclear Association's pledge.'
As such, all of the major IT companies who signed this time have made statements that are focused not only on the power shortage but also on the global trend of moving away from fossil fuels, but the fact that Microsoft and Apple, which use large amounts of energy while also working to reduce carbon, have not aligned themselves stands out, according to the Financial Times. The final item of the pledge includes a future challenge to 'call on other major energy users to join the pledge.'
'This pledge reaffirms that expanding nuclear power can help businesses operate competitively. It also highlights that nuclear power is a driving force behind electrification and a reliable, scalable source of clean energy,' the World Nuclear Association said.
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