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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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 UPS 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
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Danish Parliament adopts "emergency plan" for electricity grid, puts data centers at the back of queue
Measures were first suggested during the summer
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Google signs 3.6GW deal with Constellation to secure power in PJM service area
Nuclear and natural gas deal covers major data center markets
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ABB launches range of DC power products
Vendors looking to be ready for 1MW racks and 800vDC architectures
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TeraWulf's Kentucky campus to reach 1GW in 2029
Company adding second 500MW phase a year sooner
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Green fuels plant in Nova Scotia, Canada, could host data centers
EverWind Fuels explores potential co-located data center development
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Jera, Dell Technologies, and Rhaelm team up for behind-the-meter AI infrastructure in Japan
First project planned for power plant at Chiba
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NetworkOcean runs GPU on floating data center powered by solar panels in San Francisco Bay
Startup has pivoted away from underwater data centers to harness the power of the sun
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Xeal wants to use spare EV charging capacity to power Edge data centers for AI inference
GPUs could be coming to a parking lot near you
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Concern over 'monster' data center planned for Cheshire, UK
Residents up in arms that fields near motorway could house data center
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Plans filed for 1GW data center campus at former nuclear plant in Scotland
CX Tech says site will feature direct-wire connections to renewable projects
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Senate Democrats block Ratepayer Protection Act in 57-43 vote
Democrat minority leader claims the bill is “toothless”
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9.4GW SMR-powered data center campus proposed in Utah
Valar Atomics aims to get first reactor live in 2028
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Finland to abandon first-come, first-served grid connections, dropping data centers down the queue
Draft amendment looks at reallocating priority based on four groupings
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Infineon and Eaton partner on silicon-carbide-based solid-state transformers to support 800VDC power architectures
Infineon SiC power devices will be deployed in Eaton’s MVSST 2.0 platform
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Eaton to acquire COL Group
Industrial firm buys Italian switchgear maker for €810m
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Submer launches Corenix to offer modular data center infrastructure
New unit to provide custom modules for customers