Multinational energy company SLB has teamed up with US energy firm Liberty Energy to develop and deliver modular infrastructure and integrated power generation solutions for the global data center market.

According to the companies, the tie-up will combine SLB's modular infrastructure and project execution capabilities with Liberty's modular power generation systems and behind-the-meter power controls to support faster deployment of data center capacity for AI and high-performance computing.

The companies claim that the partnership will target behind-the-meter power solutions that can be deployed independently of traditional grid connection timelines.

"The bottleneck in AI infrastructure is no longer just compute. It is the ability to deliver infrastructure and power on the timelines the market now demands," said Gavin Rennick, president of SLB's New Energy and Industrial business. "By bringing together complementary infrastructure and power capabilities, we will help developers accelerate deployment of new data center capacity."

"The scale and complexity of AI energy infrastructure is fundamentally changing how power systems are built and deployed," added Ron Gusek, CEO of Liberty Energy. "Liberty's comprehensive power service platform is engineered to meet this transition, as customers increasingly prioritize tailored, integrated solutions. Building on our long-standing relationship with SLB, we are excited to bring power solutions that address immediate capacity constraints while supporting the next generation of energy systems."

The companies also announced that they would collaborate on hybrid power systems, digital energy management, and advanced power architectures for future data center energy needs.

SLB claims to have shipped more than 1.3GW of prefabricated modular infrastructure for data center projects since April 2024, and expects deliveries to exceed 2GW globally by year-end.

Liberty Energy was founded by current US Energy Secretary Chris Wright in 2011. It has signed several deals in recent years to power the data center sector. Most recently, in January, it inked a deal with Vantage Data Centers to deliver up to 1GW of power capacity over the next five years, including a reserved 400MW of generation capacity scheduled for 2027. Before this, the company signed an MoU with DC Grid to deliver off-grid gas generation to the data center sector.