An overlooked energy source could solve AI’s power crunch — and these 2 stocks are prime plays

An overlooked energy source could solve AI’s power crunch — and these 2 stocks are prime plays An overlooked energy source could solve AI’s power crunch — and these 2 stocks are prime plays Geothermal technology is in the early stages of its own shale revolution, Morgan Stanley says Ormat’s Ormesa power-plant complex in California. Improving geothermal technology and heightened power demand are creating the conditions for a “step-change” in the industry. echnologies that made the U.S. oil-and-gas shale revolution possible are being used to boost geothermal power generation, and hopes are building that geothermal will go from a niche renewable energy source to a solution for the artificial-intelligence power crunch. Geothermal technology uses the Earth’s heat to power turbines that create renewable electricity.

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