The Energy & Sustainability Supplement
A sustainable future for data centers
News - Critical Power
The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
The Energy & Sustainability Supplement
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Google signs 1GW virtual power plant deal with Voltus
Biggest VPP deal signed by a hyperscaler to date
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Infineon and Nvidia to develop gallium nitride power conversion tech for 800VDC data center racks
Latest agreement in support of the move to 800VDC
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Vantage signs 1GW solid-state transformer supply deal with Heron Power
Will supply the data center firm with its Heron Link SST
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Tata Power eyes 2.8GW of generation, transmission, and distribution for Indian data center sector
Current estimates have the Indian data center market reaching 26.3GW by 2031-32
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Hitachi Energy teams up with Ansaldo to develop integrated power solutions for data center sector and grid
Japanese giant inks MoU with Italian energy firm
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Blackstone closes latest energy transition fund at $8.7bn, backs several data center focused energy firms
Closed 50 percent higher than the previous fund
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Enersense and Betolar Oyj to develop security solutions for substations and data centers across the Baltics
Finnish firms will target grid and industrial customers
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Google expands partnership with Entergy Arkansas, will fund renewable energy and grid upgrades for West Memphis data center
Inks 440MW PPA and backs two BESS projects
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Amazon and AEP to explore deployment of up to 960MW of X-energy SMRs in Indiana
Second major deal signed by Amazon and X-energy with a regional utility
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Curtis Hall proposes temporary 49.9MW gas power plant for Cardiff data center campus - report
Capacity just under the threshold required for Welsh gov't approval
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Israel to cap capacity of new data centers at 200MW - report
New rules come as country faces unprecedented data center demand
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Google's EMEA energy team hiring for range of new positions
Further opportunities in the energy space at Google
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Pure DC completes installation of final transformer at 90MW Brent Cross data center
Energization of the data center is expected later this month
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UK gov’t rejects AI Growth Zone bid to power data center with Drax biomass plant in Selby, North Yorkshire
Applicants claimed the 1.2GW data center would be the largest “carbon negative data center”
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Greece drafts legislation requiring data centers source 60% of power from renewables
Also proposes the creation of a data center registry
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Oracle renews attempts to secure natural gas pipeline approval for Project Jupiter data center - report
Seeks approval from FERC to expedite approval of the 17.8-mile pipeline
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Siemens makes strategic investment in energy infrastructure firm Skeleton Technologies to bolster AI data center offering
Also signs an exclusive partnership agreement
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PowerHouse & Big Watt secure approval for 1GW behind-the-meter campus in Taylor, Texas
Natural gas-powered campus gets nod from local officials
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Google signs 20-year PPA with AEP for 702MW Wyoming fuel cell project
Fuel cells to be supplied by Bloom Energy
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LS Electric secures $138m order to supply switchgear for Bloom fuel cells at Pennsylvania data center
Second deal between the companies
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FERC approves PJM's request to create data center database
Rejects separate request to curtail power to data centers during periods of grid stress
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Legrand to integrate Karman AI platform into data center PDUs and power shelves
First deal following Karman's rebrand
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Oracle trucks in gas to support operations at Utah and Texas data centers - report
Reportedly considering the same for stalled Project Jupiter in New Mexico
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Echion partners with Proper Voltage to develop 1.6MW energy storage system for AI data centers
Ink MoU to develop an integrated system
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Orcadian Energy terminates data center agreement for North Sea gas field - report
Non-exclusive agreement signed with US digital infrastructure developer back in July
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Google's global head of advanced energy departs company
Michael Terrell leaves Google after 19 years