DCD Magazine #62 - The coming wave
Will compute at sea sink or swim?
News - Critical Power
The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
DCD Magazine #62 out now
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Thailand set to finalize new data center regulations by mid-October - report
Expected to classify data centers with a capacity of more than 100MW hyperscale facilities
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DOE unveils $1.9bn in funding for 31 grid upgrade projects to speed data center connections
Expected to unlock 23GW of additional capacity on the grid
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Woodway to build 22-mile gas pipeline for undisclosed data center in US
Will serve the data center behind the meter
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Victoria, Australia, proposes rules requiring data centers to secure own renewable energy supply
Alongside several other provisions to prevent cost shifting and excessive water use
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Digital Realty hires new global head of energy
Microsoft veteran Jim Collins joins the team
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California governor signs seven-bill package targeting data center energy and water use
Seeks to shield ratepayers from bearing the cost associated with data center buildout
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Zeo Energy and Ewyze partner on off-grid power solutions for US data center sector
Also looking at international expansion
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Abbott halts new Texas data center permits pending ERCOT audit
ERCOT claims the audit will be completed by December
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New Era signs 20-year gas PPA with Vistra subsidiary to power 250MW data center in Ector County, Texas
Powered via an adjacent natural gas plant in Odessa, Texas
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Kairos Power selects Samsung C&T to help build 50MW SMR for Google in Tennessee
Slated for completion by 2030
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Google inks deal to support nuclear uprates at Georgia Power's Vogtle and Hatch plants
Will add 96MW of additional capacity across the two plants
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European Commission proposes energy and water efficiency disclosure rules for data centers
Proposal is now subject to a two-month scrutiny period
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Kodiak Gas Services to supply 76MW of behind-the-meter gas power to West Texas data center
Will deploy 40 natural gas-fueled reciprocating generation units
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Google-backed battery storage pilot in Texas demonstrates how BESS can improve hourly carbon-free matching for data centers
Pilot undertaken by Quintrace, esVolta, and LevelTen Energy
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Generac signs $8bn back up generator deal with Amazon
Initial deliveries over next two years will total $2.4bn
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Gazprom partners with Crypto Energy to deploy modular data center at gas field in Siberia - report
The pilot project will utilize gas from a depleted field in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug region
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Google, Nvidia, and Emerald AI found the AI Energy Management Alliance to support demand response capabilities within the data center sector
Joined by a range of launch partners, including Anthropic and RWE
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Onsemi unveils its Embedded Power Platform architecture to increase power density
Works by using the silicon wafer as an embedded package
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TotalEnergies partners with Mistral to develop AI models for oil and gas exploitation
Three-year contract worth an estimated €100 million
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Schneider Electric debuts 2.5MW power modules for AI data centers
Prefab modules can cut installation time, vendor says
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OpenAI hiring for clean energy and new technology lead
Position is an individual contributor lead role and will initially have no direct reports
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Nostrum's data center in Badajoz gets the green light for electrical connection
The power supply system includes a 400/220 kV substation
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FlexSysAI launches grid-flexibility pilot with ResetData, CSIRO, University of Queensland
Will test AI orchestration platform at ResetData data center
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NextEra secures $1.9bn loan from US DOE to support restart of the Duane Arnold nuclear power plant in Linn County, Iowa
Plant tied to long-term PPA with Google
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Palantir awarded Neso grid contract in UK without competitive bidding process - report
Neso argued that its critical grid processes now rely too heavily on Palantir's technology
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SGC Energy partners with Vertiv to deploy PowerNexus at planned AI data center in Gunsan, South Korea
Expected to be energized in 2028
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Fleet seeks approval to build two methane power plants to power data centers in Nevada - report
Decision expected from the Public Utility Commission of Nevada in the coming days