Germany’s AI data center boom threatened by energy crisis, equipment shortage and bureaucracy

Germany faces a looming energy crisis as the surge in demand from massive new data centers, driven by the artificial intelligence (AI) boom, is quickly outstripping the capacity of its existing electricity grid. This is the urgent warning from seasoned energy manager Andreas Schierenbeck, CEO of Hitachi Energy, in a recent interview conducted with Welt newspaper. Schierenbeck, who … Continue reading Germany’s AI data center boom threatened by energy crisis, equipment shortage and bureaucracy