SLB and Baker Hughes are among the latest global energy technology companies to use artificial intelligence (AI) to develop AI-enabled power optimization and sustainability solutions for data centers.
SLB will partner with California-based NVIDIA to design and deploy critical AI infrastructure and models for the energy industry. Baker Hughes will team up with Google Cloud to develop advanced AI-enabled power optimization and sustainability solutions for the global data center sector.
The SLB and NVIDIA collaboration focuses on three key elements.
- SLB will act as the modular designer for NVIDIA DSX AI factories. The company will manufacture components offsite to reduce costs, labor constraints, and lead times.
- SLB and NVIDIA will develop an AI Factory for Energy, a standardized environment powered by domain-specific generative AI models and industrial-scale agentic AI. AI Factory for Energy will run on all SLB platforms.
- NVIDIA AI infrastructure will be utilized across SLB digital platforms to optimize the processing of large datasets and AI models.
“The winners in AI will be companies with the best data, the deepest domain expertise, and the ability to scale,” said Demos Pafitis, SLB’s chief technology officer.
This initiative is the latest in the companies’ history of partnership which first began in 2008 when NVIDIA accelerated computing was first used to improve SLB subsurface visualization and seismic imaging software.
Baker Hughes announced it will team up with Google Cloud to enhance how data center operators can apply digital intelligence to optimize how power is generated, managed, and consumed.
The companies will explore opportunities within data centers to unlock greater value from underutilized industrial and operational data. Baker Hughes will also identify new pathways for more efficient and optimized power use by combining its expertise in turbomachinery and power systems performance with Google Cloud’s AI and data analytics capabilities. Baker Hughes will also leverage Google Cloud and its ecosystem of digital partners to deliver AI-driven solutions at enterprise scale.
“Infrastructure that powers the growing demand for AI and cloud computing is becoming one of the most critical drivers of global electricity needs,” said Baker Hughes Chairman and CEO Lorenzo Simonelli.
In February, Baker Hughes partnered with power generation company, Twenty20 Energy. As part of the agreement, Baker Hughes will deliver ten Frame 5 gas turbines and associated generator technology, supporting up to 250 MW of power generation capacity, to Twenty20 Energy’s data center projects in Georgia and Texas.
“Securing this initial order is a significant milestone for our business and a clear demonstration of our momentum as we work toward finalizing a major strategic agreement for multi-gigawatt power capacity,” said Twenty20 Energy CEO Geoff Lawrence.
