Currently, there are escalating power needs within the data centre industry largely due to growing AI workloads. The partnership’s 2GW commitment reflects the scale of this demand, which represents enough capacity to power approximately 15-20 hyperscale facilities.
In fact, industry analysts suggest this capacity could support up to 200 million GPU-hours annually, showing the scale of compute power that next-generation facilities will require.
By utilising natural geological features for containment, the design of both companies simplifies safety systems, whilst also accelerating deployment timeframes compared to surface-based installations. This approach also significantly reduces the surface footprint required for safety exclusion zones, a crucial consideration for data centre site selection.
Confronting power constraints
The partnership also stands to address growing concerns about data centre power availability in key markets.
With many regions facing grid capacity constraints, the ability to co-locate significant power generation capacity with data centre facilities could provide a competitive advantage in market expansion strategies.
Jakob Carnemark, Founder of Endeavour, explains: “Supporting AI’s unprecedented power demands while meeting environmental goals requires innovative solutions that remain commercially viable.
“Deep Fission’s approach fundamentally changes the economics of nuclear projects through reduced construction timelines and enhanced safety, while delivering clean, reliable energy at an unprecedented power density.”