EGA gets the ball rolling on two new data centers: UAE-based aluminum producer EmiratesGlobal Aluminum (EGA) has broken ground at the region's first 100% renewable energy powered industrial data centers, developed in partnership with UAE technology provider Scientechnic, at its Jebel Ali and Al Taweelah sites, according to a statement released last week. It is unclear from the statement what source of renewable energy EGA intends to use to power the centers, and no financial details on the project or a timeline for launch were disclosed.

What we know: The new hubs will boost efforts to integrate AI and automation solutions into EGA’s operations and increase data processing capacity 2.3k times while curbing unit processing costs, the statement notes. With real-time AI-optimized power and cooling management, the upgrades will yield 50% savings in energy use, the statement said.

Why this matters: Approximately 7% of global electricity consumption is eaten up by computing and is set to rise six percentage points by 2030, the statement notes, citing European Commission figures.

What they said: “Our new data centers will optimize the resilience and sustainability of EGA's digital manufacturing platform which supports data-heavy artificial intelligence and advanced automation solutions. This will help enable EGA’s future ambition of self-optimizing artificial intelligence driven plant operations, such as fully-autonomous crane and vehicle operations,” EGA’s Chief Digital Officer Carlo Nizam said.

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