-- Meta Platforms (META) 周一宣布，已与 Overview Energy 和 Noon Energy 达成合作，将提供高达 1 吉瓦的太空太阳能和长时储能，为其人工智能基础设施和数据中心供电。 Overview Energy 表示，其太阳能卫星将从太空收集能量，并将其传输到地球上的太阳能设施，“通过实现全天候能源生产，提高现有太阳能发电厂的产能”。 与传统建设方式相比，利用现有的太阳能和电网基础设施，该技术的电力预计将更快地大规模投入使用。 Meta 表示，如果计划于 2028 年进行的轨道演示成功，商业交付最早可能在 2030 年开始。 与此同时，Noon Energy 的电池技术将使用碳基储能材料，而非传统的锂离子电池，以提供高达 1 吉瓦（100 吉瓦时）的超长时储能容量。 这些公司预计，首个25兆瓦（约合2.5吉瓦时）的试点示范项目将于2028年完成。 Meta表示，迄今为止，该公司已签订超过30吉瓦的清洁可再生能源合同，以支持其数据中心运营。该公司已与Sage Geosystems和XGS Energy合作开发下一代地热能，并从Vista (VST)、TerraPower、Oklo (OKLO)和Constellation Energy (CEG)购买了7.7吉瓦的核能。
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