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As the demand for AI and data-intensive computing is on the rise, the need for efficient and reliable power delivery is critical. Enter high-temperature superconductors (HTS), a game-changing technology that can improve energy efficiency by reducing transmission losses. Microsoft is investigating HTS technology to understand how our datacenters can meet the growing demand for power and how to improve our operational sustainability. Superconductors offer a ‘lossless’ advantage, making power transmission more efficient.

Data centers for AI are turning the world of power generation on its head. There isn’t enough power capacity on the grid to even come close to how much energy is needed for the number being built. And traditional transmission and distribution networks aren’t efficient enough to take full advantage of all the power available. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), annual transmission and distribution losses average about 5 percent. The rate is much higher in some other parts of the world.

As AI drives a new wave of data center expansion, the focus is shifting from chips to the infrastructure that powers and cools them. So how is AI reshaping the hardware behind data centers, and what does it mean for the future of power, cooling and grid infrastructure?

The challenge of upgrading how power is generated, along with needed improvements in electricity transmission and distribution, is being met in a variety of ways by an array of companies. POWER talks with many of these groups regularly...

In this episode of the FootBridge Energy Leadership Series, Luke Somers sits down with Erhan Karaca, CTO of VEIR, to discuss how rising data center demand and grid congestion are reshaping power transmission and delivery.