Power and energy
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PwC maps Belgian constraints on AI infrastructure
PwC expects global AI infrastructure investment to reach €27.23tn through 2050 but says electricity infrastructure, chip access, planning and sovereignty will influence how much capital Belgium can attract.
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Infineon closes C2i acquisition for AI power
Infineon has completed its acquisition of C2i Semiconductors, adding multiphase controllers, smart power stages and digital power expertise for increasingly demanding AI server power architectures.
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Iberian data centres reshape power procurement
Data centre expansion in Spain and Portugal is pushing developers and utilities towards wind, hydro and battery storage as continuous loads encounter grid capacity, temperature and water constraints.
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Applied Digital secures potential 1GW Finnish power
Applied Digital has secured access to as much as 1GW of potential power capacity in Finland for its first international development opportunity, with initial availability anticipated from 2028.
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Microchip and Navitas detail 800V reference design
Microchip and Navitas have released a 20kW reference platform converting an 800V DC rack bus directly to 6V while integrating digital control, GaN switching and hardware security.
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Wärtsilä lands 282MW data centre power order
Wärtsilä will supply a 282MW onsite power plant for a US data centre project, taking its reported US data centre order book beyond 3GW.
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Orcadian ends Earlham offshore compute development agreement
Orcadian Energy has terminated its joint development agreement with a US offshore data centre developer after the Earlham project’s scope and timetable diverged from the partner’s priorities.
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Fawley plans revive former power station site
Revised Fawley Waterside plans would allow data centres and other digital infrastructure within a 143,000 sq m employment campus on the former Hampshire power station site.
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Reading data centre application exposes grid shortfall
A formal Thames Valley Park data centre application indicates potential electricity demand of up to 110MW against only 1.8MW currently available to the site from the grid.
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atNorth plans €2bn Salo campus with 230MW path
atNorth has announced a Salo data centre campus with 75MW secured for its first phase, a route to 230MW of gross power capacity and power availability for the first phase targeted for 2028.