Nuclear developer Elementl Power announced a partnership with Google on Wednesday to develop three advanced reactor sites in a strategic move to address the surging energy demands of data centers.

The agreement marks a growing trend of tech giants collaborating with the nuclear industry to secure sustainable, high-capacity power sources.

Under the deal, Google will provide early-stage development capital for the projects, though financial details remain undisclosed.

Each site is expected to deliver at least 600 megawatts of power capacity, with Google retaining the option to purchase the generated electricity once the facilities are operational. While the locations of the sites were not disclosed, Elementl noted that Google’s funding will support critical pre-construction activities, including site permitting, transmission system interconnection rights, and contract negotiations.

“Google is committed to catalyzing projects that strengthen the power grids where we operate, and advanced nuclear technology provides reliable, baseload, 24/7 energy,” said Amanda Peterson Corio, global head of data center energy at Google.

“Our collaboration with Elementl Power enhances our ability to move at the speed required to meet this moment of AI and American innovation,” she added.

Elementl Power, founded in 2022, is a nuclear power project developer that has not yet constructed any sites.

It is currently technology agnostic, meaning it has not committed to any specific reactor type. Instead, the company plans to select the most advanced and deployment-ready reactor technology at the time it begins construction.

“Innovative partnerships like this are necessary to mobilize the capital required to build new nuclear projects, which are critical to deliver safe, affordable and clean baseload power and help companies advance their long-term net zero goals,” said Chris Colbert, Elementl Power’s chairman and CEO.

Colbert was previously CFO, COO and chief strategy officer at NuScale Power.

Elementl plans to add 10 gigawatts of nuclear power to the grid by 2035 and will seek funding from infrastructure investors once its projects reach the final investment stage.

In a related move, Google partnered with small modular reactor developer Kairos Power in October, committing to purchase electricity from its future reactors. The first unit is expected to go online by 2030, with additional reactors coming into service through 2035.