DCD Magazine #62 - The coming wave
Will compute at sea sink or swim?
News - Sustainability
The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
DCD Magazine #62 out now
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Google-backed Fervo Energy achieves first power at up to 900MW Cape Station geothermal plant in Utah
The first utility-scale enhanced geothermal project to achieve power
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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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Meta signs 144MW solar PPA with Apex in Texas
Seventh agreement between the two companies
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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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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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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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Prysmian, Rio Tinto to supply Amazon data center in Ohio with low-carbon aluminum
Will deliver electrical cabling to the data center
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Google inks multi-million ton carbon removal deal with ERW firm Terradot
The hyperscaler's largest carbon removal deal to date
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Oracle signs 1.7GW of wind energy supply agreements to support operations in Texas
Includes major deals with RWE and Engie
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Rune launches solar-sited modular compute system, raises $40m Series A
Sites compute directly at solar sites
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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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Google inks one million ton carbon removal deal with Mitti Labs in India
Credits generated by the company's methane-reduction projects in the rice farming sector
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Renewable energy firm Friesen Elektra explores data center project in Lower Saxony, Germany
If approved, the facility in Sande will be built at the firm’s existing hydrogen park in the town
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Oracle issues RFP for 2GW of new renewable capacity in New Mexico
Announces $1m funding package for carbon capture and storage research
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Google signs nuclear PPA with Fortum in Loviisa, Finland
The company's first nuclear PPA outside of the US market
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NEC signs MoU with UNDP to support conservation, climate action through use of AI
Will also carry out assessments and studies aimed at improving the resilience of AI and digital infrastructure
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Key ASIC and CT Vision plan green AI data center in Malaysia
Companies plan 100 percent renewable powered facility
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SB Energy files for IPO, targeting a raise of $5-7bn
Would value the company at approximately $50bn
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Amazon signs first APAC battery storage tolling deal with Anza Power in Victoria, Australia
Tied to the Bairnsdale Battery Energy Storage System in Victoria, Australia
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Google partners with MN8, Eos on West Virginia solar + storage project
Part of Google's efforts to commercialize long-duration storage technology
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Gradiant to deliver HyperSolved water treatment system for West Texas data center
Will see the company deploy its end-to-end water treatment platform at the site
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Google inks 396MW geothermal PPA with Fervo in Utah
Largest geothermal offtake to date in the sector
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Exascale Labs partners with EnergyBank on floating wind data center pilot in Norway
Plan to colocate compute at the world's first floating wind installation