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Castrol ON PG25 cooling fluids win NVIDIA data centre validation

Castrol's direct-to-chip fluids have passed NVIDIA's technical review for AI factory infrastructure, covering thermal stability, corrosion resistance and supply-chain
Castrol's direct-to-chip fluids have passed NVIDIA's technical review for AI factory infrastructure, covering thermal stability, corrosion resistance and supply-chain
Data Centres
Cloud Infrastructure

CVC DIF takes majority stake in German colocation firm firstcolo

CVC DIF has agreed to acquire a significant majority stake in Frankfurt-based firstcolo, backing a 24 MW AI-ready data centre greenfield in Rosbach.
CVC DIF has agreed to acquire a significant majority stake in Frankfurt-based firstcolo, backing a 24 MW AI-ready data centre greenfield in Rosbach.
Data Centres
Cloud Infrastructure

Eku Energy acquires 300 MW Didcot battery storage project

Eku Energy has bought the 300 MW / 600 MWh Didcot BESS from TBC Partners, its first transmission-connected project in the UK.
Eku Energy has bought the 300 MW / 600 MWh Didcot BESS from TBC Partners, its first transmission-connected project in the UK.
AI & ML
Data Centres
Cloud Infrastructure

Tellus Power launches Energy AI model for compute-power scheduling

Tellus Power's vertical AI model targets 20–40% electricity-cost cuts for data centres by coordinating AI workloads with real-time grid pricing and
Tellus Power's vertical AI model targets 20–40% electricity-cost cuts for data centres by coordinating AI workloads with real-time grid pricing and
Data Centres
Cloud Infrastructure
Semiconductors

Dynamis orders 76 Baker Hughes turbines totalling 1.3GW for data centres

Dynamis Power Solutions has placed a major order for 76 NovaLT16 gas turbines from Baker Hughes, delivering around 1.3GW of hypermobile generation capacity.
Dynamis Power Solutions has placed a major order for 76 NovaLT16 gas turbines from Baker Hughes, delivering around 1.3GW of hypermobile generation capacity.
Data Centres
AI & ML
Cloud Infrastructure

EdgeMode and BlackBerry AIF plan merger to form BLACK AI platform

The two firms intend to combine into a single listed AI data centre infrastructure company, with over 4GW of capacity across Europe and the Americas.
The two firms intend to combine into a single listed AI data centre infrastructure company, with over 4GW of capacity across Europe and the Americas.
Data Centres
Semiconductors
AI & ML

CBAK Energy advances 26650 LFP cells for AI data centre backup power

The Nasdaq-listed Chinese battery maker says customers are testing its full-tab 26650 LFP cells, targeting AI data centre UPS and BBU applications.
The Nasdaq-listed Chinese battery maker says customers are testing its full-tab 26650 LFP cells, targeting AI data centre UPS and BBU applications.
Data Centres
AI & ML
Cloud Infrastructure

Crusoe and Lancium plan 1 GW AI data centre campus in Texas

The 270-acre Childress campus will serve a named hyperscaler, with construction starting Q3 2026 and closed-loop liquid cooling planned at full scale.
The 270-acre Childress campus will serve a named hyperscaler, with construction starting Q3 2026 and closed-loop liquid cooling planned at full scale.
Data Centres
AI & ML
Cloud Infrastructure

UK data-centre cooling startups raise ~$362m as AI heat load climbs

Deep Green and Iceotope anchor a 12-company UK cohort that ranks second globally for cooling and heat-reuse investment.
Deep Green and Iceotope anchor a 12-company UK cohort that ranks second globally for cooling and heat-reuse investment.
Data Centres
AI & ML
Cloud Infrastructure

Vertiv opens Johor facility to scale AI cooling and power output

Vertiv has opened a manufacturing site in Malaysia to serve rising Asian demand for liquid cooling and power infrastructure supporting AI workloads.
Vertiv has opened a manufacturing site in Malaysia to serve rising Asian demand for liquid cooling and power infrastructure supporting AI workloads.
AI & ML
Data Centres
Cloud Infrastructure

BluSky AI appoints Mort Aaronson to board amid Regulation A push

The OTC-listed modular AI infrastructure company has added a capital markets veteran to its board as it advances its Regulation A offering.
The OTC-listed modular AI infrastructure company has added a capital markets veteran to its board as it advances its Regulation A offering.
Enterprise Software
Datatech

Qrent pushes circular IT as a core business strategy for African firms

South African refurbished-tech provider Qrent says circular IT now addresses cost, ESG compliance and supply-chain resilience simultaneously across African markets.
South African refurbished-tech provider Qrent says circular IT now addresses cost, ESG compliance and supply-chain resilience simultaneously across African markets.
Data Centres
Cloud Infrastructure

Digital Realty buys Blackstone stake in Virginia data centres for $3.5bn

Digital Realty will acquire Blackstone's blended 64% equity interest in three Northern Virginia hyperscale data centres, valued at $7.8bn gross.
Digital Realty will acquire Blackstone's blended 64% equity interest in three Northern Virginia hyperscale data centres, valued at $7.8bn gross.
AI & ML
Data Centres
Datatech

Eco Wave Power uses NVIDIA digital twins to optimise wave energy

The Nasdaq-listed wave energy firm is using NVIDIA Omniverse and AI infrastructure across live projects in Israel and California.
The Nasdaq-listed wave energy firm is using NVIDIA Omniverse and AI infrastructure across live projects in Israel and California.
Data Centres
Cloud Infrastructure
AI & ML

Fitch: AI data centre boom complicates Australia's energy shift

Fitch Ratings warns that surging AI and cloud workloads are straining Australia's grid as the country pursues ambitious renewable-energy targets.
Fitch Ratings warns that surging AI and cloud workloads are straining Australia's grid as the country pursues ambitious renewable-energy targets.
AI & ML
Data Centres
Cloud Infrastructure

Eco Wave Power taps NVIDIA AI and digital twins for wave energy

The NVIDIA Inception startup is piloting wave-powered data centres at the Port of Los Angeles using digital twins and AI-driven workload scheduling.
The NVIDIA Inception startup is piloting wave-powered data centres at the Port of Los Angeles using digital twins and AI-driven workload scheduling.
Data Centres
AI & ML
Cloud Infrastructure

Capgemini: AI data centres are making grid forecasting harder

A Capgemini survey of 612 utility executives finds AI workloads are destabilising demand forecasting, with nearly one in five data-centre power requests never
A Capgemini survey of 612 utility executives finds AI workloads are destabilising demand forecasting, with nearly one in five data-centre power requests never
AI & ML
Data Centres
Cloud Infrastructure

RT-One picks RAVEL to orchestrate sovereign AI across Americas

RT-One will use RAVEL's Orchestrate AI platform to manage federated, renewable-powered AI infrastructure spanning Brazil and the United States.
RT-One will use RAVEL's Orchestrate AI platform to manage federated, renewable-powered AI infrastructure spanning Brazil and the United States.
AI & ML
Data Centres
Cloud Infrastructure

Fervo Energy, PNNL and NVIDIA build AI digital twin for geothermal

The three-way collaboration will use NVIDIA Omniverse and DOE supercomputing to model subsurface behaviour at Fervo's Nevada and Utah EGS sites.
The three-way collaboration will use NVIDIA Omniverse and DOE supercomputing to model subsurface behaviour at Fervo's Nevada and Utah EGS sites.
AI & ML
Data Centres

Qnetic white paper defines "AI-grade energy storage" as new category

Qnetic argues lithium-ion and long-duration storage were not designed for AI workloads, and positions flywheel systems as the answer.
Qnetic argues lithium-ion and long-duration storage were not designed for AI workloads, and positions flywheel systems as the answer.
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