Data centres that will run artificial intelligence (AI)-based applications will need significant amounts of water for cooling and electricity, and nuclear power plants are becoming indispensable in this context, said Marzia Mazzoni, EU Project Manager & Sustainability Manager Walter Tosto WTB.

“AI needs data centres that need more power and cooling water. Without a doubt, nuclear is indispensable if we want to achieve decarbonisation in 2050. It is the only solution. It’s a solution that goes together with renewables, but without nuclear I don’t think we will get where we want to go and I think everyone has realised where we are,” Mazzoni said at the conference “Digitalization and Energy Efficiency – Bucharest” organised by Energynomics together with the Italian Chamber of Commerce for Romania – CCIpR.

Digitisation also provides companies and society at large with a database in general, as a way of collecting data. But, the next step involves interpreting this data, and this requires AI.

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“This is now the biggest challenge for every country,” she added.

The conference “Digitalization and Energy Efficiency – Bucharest” was organised by Energynomics together with the Italian Chamber of Commerce for Romania – CCIpR, with the support of our partners: Bonatti, Datacor, Elektra Renewable Support, Elvo, Enexus Renewable Energy, Generali, HBI Real Estate, Intesa Sanpaolo Bank, Keno Energy, Personnel Select, Polytrade Global, Prime Batteries Technology, Prysmian, Schneider Electric, SolarX Power, UniCredit Bank, VARD, WALDEVAR Energy, WEBUS 4 Energy.