Data Centres Will Use More Energy Than Anyone Anticipated | Chris Graves, Noon Energy

The AI build-out is an energy problem before it is a compute problem. Book Ian for your event → iankhan.com | booking@iankhan.com SUMMARY Chris Graves co-founded Noon Energy to work on long-duration storage. He explains where the real constraint sits between capture, storage and transmission, why data centre demand is driving his customer pipeline, and why fossil generation grows in the near term regardless. KEY FINDINGS • Whether the constraint is capture, storage or transmission • Data centre demand driving significant customer interest • Energy use exceeding every prior anticipation • Countries and companies turning back toward nuclear • More fossil generation in the near term despite the transition • Where long-duration storage slots into the mix • Moving from final engineering into selling systems GUEST Chris Graves, Co-Founder & CEO, Noon Energy FULL TRANSCRIPT iankhan.com/futurist/chris-graves-noon-energy-data-centres Recorded at the Future Investment Initiative, Riyadh, for The Futurist. ──────────────────── ABOUT IAN KHAN — AI KEYNOTE SPEAKER Most AI keynotes end with a better understanding. Mine end with a measured readiness score and a ninety-day plan. Your leadership team is assessed before the event, the room sees its own collective result live, and every attendee leaves with a ninety-day plan they helped build. Every year I interview more than 500 senior leaders on camera: scientists, operators, founders, regulators and investors. Those interviews become The Fut