Global Infrastructure SherpaMicrosoft inks deal with fusion power plant developer in Washington state
Microsoft has separately inked a deal with another company developing a fusion power plant in Washington state.
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Microsoft is exploring the use of high-temperature superconductors (HTS) in data centers and power grids. HTS cables can move an electrical current with zero resistance. Microsoft has separately inked a deal with another company developing a fusion power plant in Washington state.
"Microsoft wants to design more efficient data centers using materials that allow electricity to flow with zero resistance."
"With funding from Microsoft, Massachusetts-based superconducting company VEIR demonstrated last year that HTS cables at a data center could deliver the same amount of power with about a 10x reduction in cable dimension and weight compared to conventional alternatives."
"Whyte has not worked directly with Microsoft, but co-leads an effort to build a fusion machine called SPARC that’s a collaboration between MIT and a company called Commonwealth Fusion Systems that’s received funding from Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Ventures ."