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Solaer announces 197-megawatt AI data center project in Chile's Atacama Desert, leveraging abundant solar power for renewable-powered compute.

Latin American AI hub emerges: Atacama siting positions Chile as APAC edge-training alternative; if successful, establishes renewable-powered regional infrastructure model and reduces Western hemisphere reliance on US data center monoculture.
Trade pressSlicast · July 23, 2026 · Global · Source: Data Center Dynamics
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Solaer announces 197-megawatt AI data center project in Chile's Atacama Desert, leveraging abundant solar power for renewable-powered compute.

Latin American AI hub emerges: Atacama siting positions Chile as APAC edge-training alternative; if successful, establishes renewable-powered regional infrastructure model and reduces Western hemisphere reliance on US data center monoculture.

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