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Learn about innovative clean backup power solutions for data centers in this 37-minute conference talk featuring sustainability and energy innovation leaders from Google and Microsoft. Explore the collaboration between Net Zero Infrastructure Hub (NZIH) and Open Compute Project (OCP) to identify and validate alternative clean backup power technologies as data center consumption is projected to grow from 47 GW in 2024 to 108 GW by 2030. Discover how clean backup power systems can provide grid flexibility, stabilize electrical networks, and reduce grid connection times while supporting the net zero transition. Examine the roadmap of clean backup solutions based on Request for Information (RFI) inputs, shortlisted technologies and their validation plans, economics and technical evaluation parameters, and clean fuels availability. Understand AI workload profiles for backup validation protocols and how backup systems can serve as transitional solutions before power grid access while contributing to grid flexibility and interaction.
