Power and energy
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ACER challenges Portugal power adequacy assumptions
Portugal may be overstating future electricity shortages, although rapid data-centre demand remains a central pressure on its power system.
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ERCOT targets December for data centre audit
ERCOT is targeting a 10 December filing for its audit of roughly 300 large data centre proposals before the Batch Zero connection process can advance.
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Spain proposes renewable conditions for data centres
Spain has proposed rules linking large data centre grid access to renewable additionality, hourly matching, energy and water efficiency, and digital-sovereignty requirements.
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Ireland weighs interruptible gas for data centres
Ireland’s energy regulator is considering mandatory interruptible gas connections for very large industrial customers as prospective data centre demand adds pressure to gas security.
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Flex agrees $4.4bn EPC Power acquisition
Flex will acquire EPC Power for $4.4bn, expanding power conversion.
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VGP details Frankfurt and Milan data centre plans
VGP outlines powered data centre opportunities near Frankfurt and Milan.
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Haffner targets data centre power
Haffner Energy is pitching modular residual-biomass generation and absorption cooling to data centres, claiming multi-module systems can provide tens of megawatts while reducing dependence on constrained electricity grids.
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Spain data centre rules face backlash
SpainDC says proposed sustainability and grid-access rules could displace a large share of planned data centre investment, as Spain considers hourly renewable matching and stricter conditions for new connections.
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Energy Vault outlines Sardinia AI fast-track
Energy Vault has detailed the accelerated approval path and build-out plan for its Digital Vault Sulcis project in Sardinia, starting at around 30MW of AI IT capacity and targeting commercial operation by 2030.
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Orcadian signs offshore compute development pact
Orcadian signs offshore compute development pact around North Sea gas.