Sam Altman ventures into renewable energy to tackle data center power demands

RE Energy ｜ Electronic Manufacturing ｜ Global April 24, 2024

Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO, to address the massive power demands of data centers, has recently expanded into renewable energy, particularly focusing on solar power and energy storage, alongside investments in nuclear fusion technology.

The Wall Street Journal reports, Sam Altman, along with venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, has invested US$20 million in Exowatt, a startup specialized in providing clean energy to data centers.

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