Technologies has said its proprietary new ‘curved graphene’ tech has the ability to reduce datacenters’ artificial intelligence energy consumption by up to 45% — tackling a key challenge for expansion of AI systems.
Skeleton claimed on May 28 that its high performance GrapheneGPU system can also lower power connection requirements by 44%, while boosting computing performance in FLOPS (floating point operations per second) by 40%.
FLOPS is a measure of computer performance in computing, used for scientific computations that require ‘floating-point calculations’ for supercomputer performance and storage system capacity.
By cutting energy use and peak power demand nearly in half, these improvements proportionally reduce both capital investments and operational costs in AI infrastructure, Skeleton said.
Initial shipments of the new product are scheduled from Skeleton’s facility in Germany for June 2025, with US manufacturing expansion scheduled for the first quarter of 2026.
Skeleton said AI datacenters are already consuming up to twice the energy they require, as inefficiencies stemming from limited grid capacity, infrastructure constraints, and intermittent outages rise.
Citing data from the International Energy Agency, Skeleton said global electricity consumption by AI datacenters is projected to reach 945 terawatt hours by 2030.
A key contributor to these issues is the fluctuating power demand of graphics processing units (GPU), which can cycle from zero to 100% within seconds — experiencing sharp spikes during intensive processing, followed by idle periods.
GrapheneGPU stores energy during idle periods and releases it during peak demand, effectively smoothing out the fluctuations, Skeleton said.
CEO Taavi Madiberk said as AI computing and energy demands double annually, AI datacenters are facing a critical bottleneck.
“GrapheneGPU delivers up to 40% more computing with the same energy footprint, while cutting both capital and operating costs by reducing grid upgrade needs, energy waste, and cooling.”
Last year, Skeleton announced it was going to invest €600 million ($650 million) in south-west France, starting R&D in the first phase of its expansion to develop next-generation battery technology.
