Power and energy
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Essex AI campus runs into the grid
Nscale’s Loughton AI campus is reportedly seeking alternative power because its grid connection will not arrive in time.
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DC power moves up the AI stack
Infineon and LS Electric will collaborate on direct-current power systems for AI data centres and next-generation grids.
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Europe’s AI boom meets the water bill
Bluefield Research expects European data centre water infrastructure spending to reach €6.8bn by 2036.
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Bedford’s 1GW campus turns on gas bridge
QuestPit’s proposed Bedfordshire data centre is back in the local news cycle, with power strategy still defining the scheme.
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Baker Hughes lines up private data centre power
Baker Hughes and Kodiak have agreed a gas turbine framework for behind-the-meter power supporting US data centre growth.
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Microsoft’s carbon bill follows AI build-out
Microsoft’s latest sustainability reporting shows how AI and cloud infrastructure growth is complicating carbon, water, and renewable energy claims.
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EQT buys into the power-first AI campus
EQT is acquiring Copia Power, a US platform linking generation, transmission, and data centre load into large AI infrastructure campuses.
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Siemens puts fuel cells in the power stack
Siemens and FuelCell Energy are exploring fuel cell-based distributed power systems for data centres and other large energy users.
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Wrocław tests the heat beneath compute
Wrocław University of Science and Technology is exploring data centre heat reuse with Kogeneracja for the city’s district heating network.
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Aruba turns rivers into data centre power
Aruba has acquired three operational hydroelectric plants in Piedmont, extending its direct-generation strategy for Italian digital infrastructure.