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Big Tech Is Funding Space Solar And Fusion While Running On Gas
Big Tech Is Funding Space Solar And Fusion While Running On Gas
Authored by Haley Zaremba via OilPrice.com,
Meta signed a deal with startup Overview Energy to develop up to 1 gigawatt of space-based solar power, though a pilot satellite won't launch until 2028 at the earliest -- and commercial viability remains years away.
Despite clean energy ambitions, Big Tech is still heavily dependent on natural gas: Meta is funding 10 new gas plants for its Louisiana data center campus, and Google is building a major gas facility in North Texas.
Google admitted...
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