Australia’s Data Centres Could Draw 15 Percent of National Energy by 2030: Scientist

‘Within a decade or so, it could be the equivalent of the transport sector in terms of energy use,’ RMIT scientist Ascelin Gordon said.
Australia’s Data Centres Could Draw 15 Percent of National Energy by 2030: Scientist
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Energy consumption from data centres in Australia could eclipse the transport sector within a decade, says one RMIT scientist.

Speaking to the Select Committee on Adopting Artificial Intelligence (AI) on July 17, Ascelin Gordon, a senior lecturer at RMIT University and a research fellow at the Interdisciplinary Conservation Science Research Group, presented his findings on the environmental impact of data centres and AI.

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