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#AI Data Center Turbines, Backlogged For Years, Are Suffering Early Deaths. Here's Why.

source: investors.com/news/turbine-gen…

The problem begins with fluctuating computational loads that gulp down energy for artificial intelligence operations, such as training machine learning models. Changes in normal grid demand tend to be gradual.

#Gas #turbines have been at the heart of some of the largest AI #hyperscaler data center #energy deals, including names like #Microsoft (MSFT), #Meta Platforms (META), #Chevron (CVX) and #Amazon (AMZN). Life expectancy for the complex, pricey equipment often runs to a decade or more.

But they are designed to run steadily for days, weeks or months at a time. And, by its nature, AI training demand comes in short-term surges. This cycling on and off appears to be sharply reducing the life of the turbines, leading to downtime and costly repairs or, worse yet, the need for new #equipment as the backlog for new turbine deliveries runs to the end of the decade.

The AI power loads "have the potential to change their demand almost instantly," FERC Chair Laura Swett said. "This rapid #fluctuation causes voltage stability issues that threaten grid reliability."

The stability risks posed by AI and other sources of large loads are profound enough that Tesla is funding research and America's grid watchdogs have begun to clamp down.

#news #technology #electricity #problem #economy #business #engineering #software #datacenter #power #turbine #america #usa

#AI Data Center Turbines, Backlogged For Years, Are Suffering Early Deaths. Here's Why.

source: investors.com/news/turbine-gen…

The problem begins with fluctuating computational loads that gulp down energy for artificial intelligence operations, such as training machine learning models. Changes in normal grid demand tend to be gradual.

#Gas #turbines have been at the heart of some of the largest AI #hyperscaler data center #energy deals, including names like #Microsoft (MSFT), #Meta Platforms (META), #Chevron (CVX) and #Amazon (AMZN). Life expectancy for the complex, pricey equipment often runs to a decade or more.

But they are designed to run steadily for days, weeks or months at a time. And, by its nature, AI training demand comes in short-term surges. This cycling on and off appears to be sharply reducing the life of the turbines, leading to downtime and costly repairs or, worse yet, the need for new #equipment as the backlog for new turbine deliveries runs to the end of the decade.

The AI power loads "have the potential to change their demand almost instantly," FERC Chair Laura Swett said. "This rapid #fluctuation causes voltage stability issues that threaten grid reliability."

The stability risks posed by AI and other sources of large loads are profound enough that Tesla is funding research and America's grid watchdogs have begun to clamp down.

#news #technology #electricity #problem #economy #business #engineering #software #datacenter #power #turbine #america #usa

#AI Data Center Turbines, Backlogged For Years, Are Suffering Early Deaths. Here's Why.

source: investors.com/news/turbine-gen…

The problem begins with fluctuating computational loads that gulp down energy for artificial intelligence operations, such as training machine learning models. Changes in normal grid demand tend to be gradual.

#Gas #turbines have been at the heart of some of the largest AI #hyperscaler data center #energy deals, including names like #Microsoft (MSFT), #Meta Platforms (META), #Chevron (CVX) and #Amazon (AMZN). Life expectancy for the complex, pricey equipment often runs to a decade or more.

But they are designed to run steadily for days, weeks or months at a time. And, by its nature, AI training demand comes in short-term surges. This cycling on and off appears to be sharply reducing the life of the turbines, leading to downtime and costly repairs or, worse yet, the need for new #equipment as the backlog for new turbine deliveries runs to the end of the decade.

The AI power loads "have the potential to change their demand almost instantly," FERC Chair Laura Swett said. "This rapid #fluctuation causes voltage stability issues that threaten grid reliability."

The stability risks posed by AI and other sources of large loads are profound enough that Tesla is funding research and America's grid watchdogs have begun to clamp down.

#news #technology #electricity #problem #economy #business #engineering #software #datacenter #power #turbine #america #usa

Dai creatori del modulo Apollo, la retrofuturistica locomotiva concepita per spostarsi senza toccare i binari
https://www.jacoporanieri.com/blog/?p=44380

#ferrovie #binari #treni #locomotive #tecnologia #ingegneria #innovazione #invenzioni #grumman #statiuniti #trasporti #veicoli #progetti #prototipi #musei #siti #istituzioni #veicoli #hovercraft #magnetismo #motori #turbine #jet #futuro #compagnie

Researchers have created a self-healing composite that is tougher than materials currently used in #aircraft wings, #turbine #blades and other applications – and can repair itself more than 1,000 times. The researchers estimate their self-healing strategy can extend the lifetime of conventional fiber-reinforced composite materials by centuries
#MaterialScience #Engineering #sflorg
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2523447123