Space infrastructure group Star Catcher raises $65m to build orbital power grid
Company to demonstrate beaming kilowatts of power to satellites without bespoke receivers
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The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
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Certarus to provide natural gas supply for 60MW data center in Salt Lake City, Utah
Will act as a bridge until permanent infrastructure is installed
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Azio AI supplies 5MW modular data center to Envirotech Vehicles site in Texas
Companies still in talks over merger
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xAI deploys 19 natural gas turbines at Colossus 2 data center in Southaven, Mississippi - report
Installed over the past two months
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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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Oklo partners with Idaho National Lab to use AI for advanced reactor and fuel system design
Will support the development of Pluto reactor system
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Bridge DC completes HVO pilot project with EcoCeres across APAC data center portfolio
The pilot covered the full range of emergency backup scenarios
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TerraVolt inks natural gas supply deal for onsite power plant at planned data center campus in Idaho
Will support a campus of between 200 to 240MW
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Supercapacitor co. Skeleton Technologies raises €33m as it targets 2027 IPO
Power technology firm welcomes new investors
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VoltaGrid raises $1bn from Blackstone and Halliburton to expand power system offering for data centers
Acquires manufacturing partner Propell
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ABB invests $200m to expand medium-voltage manufacturing across Europe to support data center growth
Aims to strengthen supply for utility, industrial, and data center customers
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Former QTS CEO Chad Williams back with new data center powered land venture
QII aims to offer “multi-gigawatt” projects, few details available
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Florida enacts data center law covering ratepayer protections, water use, and local zoning powers
Will come into effect July 1
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SoftBank launches Japanese battery storage business, production plant to house AI data center
Production at the Japanese plant expected to start in 2028
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to revamp gas turbine production process to meet growing demand from AI data center sector
Seeking to boost production by 30 percent
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Accelerate Infrastructure Opportunities raises $630m for critical infrastructure expansion projects
Includes digital infrastructure and renewables
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Prime acquires land parcel in Pennsylvania with natural gas supply from UGI
Property will have access to roughly 15 billion cubic feet of underground storage capacity
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Riot Platforms inks MoU with Terrestrial Energy to explore SMR colocation opportunities
Assessing potential sites in the US
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Microsoft and G42 data center in Kenya stalled due to lack of power capacity
Data center was first announced in May 2024
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Microsoft 'considering' scrapping 24/7 renewable energy matching target - report
Discussions remain ongoing
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Danish grid operator introduces three-month moratorium for new grid connections
Cited data center capacity demands as major driver
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Supermicro inks MoU with Nano Nuclear to explore the integration of its micro reactor with data centers
Will explore possibility of onsite nuclear developments at data center sites
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Core Scientific acquires cryptomine in Muskogee to expand AI data center campus
Buys Polaris Technologies, takes over 440MW grid connection
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AEP sees contracted capacity surge to 63GW, 90% tied to data centers
9GW increase on previous quarter, raises capital plan to $78bn
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OpenAI president Greg Brockman owns stakes in Cerebras, CoreWeave, Stripe, and Helion
All companies with which OpenAI has entered into business deals
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Google launches second startup accelerator for AI and energy firms
Backed by more than 20 partner companies
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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
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Pantheon eyes large-scale behind-the-meter data center campus in Croatia
Project set to be “the largest investment” in the country’s history, company claims