The Energy & Sustainability Supplement
A sustainable future for data centers
News - Behind-The-Meter, Zachary Skidmore, DatacenterDynamics
The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
The Energy & Sustainability Supplement
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Caterpillar seeking to expand production of large reciprocating engines and turbines to meet huge data center demand
Reported a huge increase in sales within its power and energy division
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ABB teams up with Korean shipbuilder Hanwha on power and control systems for offshore data centers
Firms set sail with non-binding MoU
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California Resources and Bloom Energy eye 1GW of fuel cells across California to power data centers and other offtakers
Intend to couple the systems with carbon capture and storage
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TerraVolt acquires site in Idaho to develop 240MW gas powered behind-the-meter data center campus
Acquires 1,077 acres in Cassia County
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GE Vernova order backlog hits $197bn as data center demand drives gas turbine sales
Expects to have 130GW of signed gas turbine agreements by end of year
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Vodafone Ukraine to install solar arrays across 400 base stations
Completed the first phase of deployments in June 2026
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Innio signs 620MW gas engine order with undisclosed US data center developer
Builds on 1.1GW order signed in July
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Zeo Energy and Ewyze partner on off-grid power solutions for US data center sector
Also looking at international expansion
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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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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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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
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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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Haffner Energy launches biomass power-cooling system for data centers
System powered by residual biomass
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DayOne partners with TNB to develop up to 1.5GW of onsite generation for planned data center in Selangor, Malaysia
Expected to comprise both generation and battery storage
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One Nuclear inks binding LOI to develop 2.88GW gas plant and BESS to power data center in Louisiana
At a site between Baton Rouge and New Orleans
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Nano Nuclear partners with Tillman Digital to deploy micro nuclear reactors at US AI data centers
Non-binding deal envisions up to 6GW of nuclear capacity by 2040
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Prometheus Hyperscale partners with Istmo to develop up to 2.5GW gas powered data center in Reeves County, Texas
First power is slated for next year