The Energy & Sustainability Supplement
A sustainable future for data centers
News - UK & Ireland, Zachary Skidmore, DatacenterDynamics
The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
The Energy & Sustainability Supplement
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Drax partners with Brookfield and Radiant for up to 1GW data center at North Yorkshire power station
First phase targeting 100MW of capacity by 2028
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National Grid buys land in Teesside, UK, for 3.2GW substation to power AI data center
Expected to support AI growth zone data center
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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 council launches heat network feasibility study for proposed data centers near Didcot Power Station in Oxfordshire
Will be undertaken by Nordic Energy, with results published in March of next year
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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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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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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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Ireland weighs cut-price gas for data centers in exchange for curtailment - report
Facilities would have to temporarily power down during periods of high demand
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Ireland reconsidering nuclear in response to surging data center power demands - report
Taoiseach said that the country is "open to [nuclear]"
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ABB launches ultracapacitor storage system to meet Ireland's grid code for data centers
Will combine its ultracapacitor energy storage system with grid-forming power conversion
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Partners Group to invest $1bn in AVK to help scale its microgrid offering for data center market
Takes a majority stake in the firm
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NTT Data signs 24MW wind PPA with Engie in UK, as part of broader partnership
Also has working agreements in the Netherlands and Germany
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Ofgem proposes commitment fee to tackle speculative data center projects in UK grid connection queue
Would be refunded if the project is successfully energized
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UK oil and gas firm plots 200MW gas powered offshore data center in North Sea
Plan at very early stages
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Data centers in Ireland consumed 23% of national electricity in 2025 - report
Up ten percent from the year prior
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Amazon signs 90MW onshore wind PPA with Egg Power in Scotland
Biggest onshore wind PPA signed within in UK market
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Google, Energy Dome to develop 23MW energy storage project in Rhode, Ireland
Expected to come online in 2028
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Equinix trials hydrogen fuel cells as diesel alternative at Irish data center
12 week demonstration project
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UK's Ofgem considers power curtailment rules for data centers during grid stress - report
Also exploring voluntary flexibility arrangements
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Keen AI, National Grid secure funding to develop AI model for electricty network management in UK
Secured funding from Ofgem's Strategic Innovation Fund
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Viridor and Rivington Energy plan 200MW of EfW-powered data centers across UK
Will develop sites in Bristol, Greater London, Oxfordshire, and Fife
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Global Switch inks 10-year solar corporate PPA with Drax in UK
Will supply 55GWh of solar power to Global Switch per annum
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Pure DC inks biomethane purchase agreement to power Dublin, Ireland data center
Biomethane produced in Germany
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H2CHP raises £1.5m to fund low-carbon generators for data centers
Brings the total raised since inception to £3.5m
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SP Energy Networks and Keen AI launch digital tool to cut UK grid connection wait times
Claim tool will could provide results in seconds not weeks