Power and energy
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Infineon targets dense AI server power conversion
Infineon has launched a compact 120V dual-channel gate driver designed for high-density AI server power conversion and increasingly space-constrained multilevel architectures.
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Drax advances 100MW data centre planning
Drax is continuing development work on a roughly 100MW first-phase data centre at its North Yorkshire power station site, with a planning application expected next.
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Magnora joins 400MW Estonian data centre project
Magnora Data Center has acquired a 50% interest in Estonia’s Risti Kampus, planned for 180MW initially and expandable to 400MW.
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Schneider launches 2.5MW prefab power modules
Schneider Electric has introduced prefabricated data centre power modules up to 2.5MW, moving more electrical integration and testing off-site for high-density builds.
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Echelon completes DUB13 fault ride-through test
Echelon has completed a live fault ride-through test at DUB13, demonstrating that a data centre load can remain stable through short grid disturbances and recover within milliseconds.
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AVK launches financed on-site power model
AVK has launched a financing arm that will fund and own on-site data centre power infrastructure, allowing developers to procure electricity under long-term PPAs instead of funding plant upfront.
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The data centre dilemma
High electricity costs and grid delays are squeezing the UK’s data centre ambitions, pushing developers towards more flexible routes to power. Charles Deacon, technical director of grid at Eclipse Power, examines the alternatives taking shape.
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Queensland project could draw 2.16GW
Zerra DC’s proposed Western Downs Digital Park could reach 2.16GW of peak capacity and consume about 47GWh of electricity a day at full build-out.
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NSW targets data-centre grid connection costs
New South Wales has closed consultation on reforms intended to make data-centre operators pay more of the network costs created by a connection queue reaching 28GW.
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UK planning pipeline adds five applications
Five new UK data-centre planning applications were recorded in the latest weekly pipeline, with 103 schemes awaiting decisions and 1,123MW of declared capacity across the tracked market.