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Advances in artificial intelligence are driving surging demand for data centers. But these warehouse-like facilities, containing computers that process and store data, require a lot of land and huge amounts of energy, generating significant carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

Data center power demand will increase 165% by 2030, according to Goldman Sachs . Some data centers use renewables, and others are being constructed with renewable energy generation on-site , but clean energy sources like solar and wind farms require physical space, as does data center infrastructure.

Now, some are looking to put data centers into space, bypassing the problem of finding available land. Space also offers better access to solar energy , witho

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