AI hyperscaler, Nscale, to invest $2.5 (£2) billion in the UK data centre industry over the next three years 

Nscale’s AI data centres will support the UK Government’s AI Opportunities Action Plan and ambition to become a global leader in generative AI.

Nscale, the hyperscaler engineered for AI and headquartered in London, today announced plans to invest $2.5 billion in the UK’s data centre industry over the next three years. This significant expansion will include the development of advanced AI data centres in both fixed and modular formats, that are powered by clean energy and equipped with cutting-edge generative AI technology. 

Nscale has confirmed its first UK data centre with the purchase of a site in Loughton. The site is equipped to support 50MW of AI and HPC capacity, with the ability to scale the power allocation up to 90MW, all utilising advanced liquid cooling to support generative AI GPU deployments. The site is scheduled to be live in Q4 2026. This UK facility can house up to 45,000 of the latest Nvidia GB200 GPUs. This single site will create 500 jobs during construction and a further 250 jobs over a three year period to run and operate the facility. It will also stimulate the UK economy by attracting additional commercial investment and enable the UK AI startup community to thrive and prosper.


The company also plans to begin construction of multiple modular UK-based data centres in Q3 and Q4 of 2025, with further expansion of fixed data centres slated for the following years. Nscale’s investment supports the UK’s ambition to become a global leader in AI infrastructure by delivering a full stack of AI technologies and services. The new data centres will provide essential UK sovereign, secure and private AI computing infrastructure for industries, research institutions, and enterprises, ensuring data remains securely within Europe while driving innovation and stimulating economic growth.

Nscale’s investment in the UK data centre industry aligns with the UK Government’s AI Opportunities Action Plan, and demonstrates the powerful role public-private partnerships will play in the UK’s modern industrial strategy. This investment supports the UK’s ambition to enhance the nation’s AI capabilities and secure a leading position in global AI innovation by 2030.

Karl Havard, COO, Nscale


Josh Payne, CEO of Nscale, said: “Our investment in the UK marks a significant milestone in building next-generation AI infrastructure. This expansion will help us meet the growing demand for generative AI by deploying advanced GPU clusters more efficiently. Additionally, capital from our recent funding round will accelerate our global 1.3 GW pipeline of greenfield data centres, with 120 MW planned for development in 2025. This underscores our commitment to delivering sustainable, scalable AI infrastructure that drives innovation and economic growth.”

Karl Havard, COO of Nscale, added: “Data sovereignty is at the heart of our strategy. As our customers and prospects increasingly prioritise sovereignty in their selection of an AI cloud provider, our investment will create a secure, GenAI cloud for the UK – ensuring sensitive data stays within the country’s borders while enabling businesses to access cutting-edge AI capabilities. By combining sovereignty with high-performance AI infrastructure, we’re driving innovation, attracting additional investment into the UK economy, and proving that technological leadership can be built on secure, compliant, and purpose-driven foundations, that can be led from the UK.”


Science, Innovation, and Technology Secretary Peter Kyle said: “Nscale’s investment reinforces the UK’s standing as a global leader in AI and shows real confidence in our blueprint to turbocharge the use of the technology and how we’re delivering our Plan for Change to put AI to work for communities across the country.

“Their support will serve as a catalyst for innovation – sending a clear message that Britain is the perfect home from home to drive growth, deliver high-skilled jobs, and access the cutting-edge tools that will fuel the AI revolution.”

The AI hyperscaler’s data centre expansion plans are also expected to draw substantial overseas investment, accelerating the development of a sovereign AI cloud ecosystem at unprecedented speed and scale.

This investment is the latest in a series of significant milestones, reflecting Nscale’s continued commitment to driving innovation and delivering exceptional value to customers. Nscale recently announced it had raised $155 million in Series A funding to accelerate expansion across the UK, Europe and North America. The company announced a partnership with Open Innovation AI, a leading GPU orchestration platform in MENA, targeting the deployment of 30,000 GPUs over the next three years.  

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Weekly Data Centre Digest – 10th January 2025

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Europe

Lidl owner plans 200MW data center campus in Lübbenau, Germany. Read here.

A new 13 building data center campus could be coming to the borderlands of West Germany. Read here.

Vantage reveals plans for 10-building campus at former Ford car factory in Bridgend, Wales. Read here.

Microsoft completes Skelton Grange Plot 1 purchase for £53m (UK). Read here.

Massive new data centre could be built on green belt land near A127 in Wickford (UK). Read here.

Lumcloon Energy has plans to build a giant 250 MW data centre in Co Westmeath. Read here.

DMO has broken ground on data center outside Münster, Germany. Read here.

Data Center Partners have announced plans for a 17MW data center development in Munich, Germany. Read here.

Plans for new Durham Unviersity data centre set to be approved. Read here.

Data center firm Global Switch has confirmed that it is seeking an investor for its UK operations. Read here.

Mercury Engineering plans to create 1,000 jobs over next five years. Read here.

Data centre producer Ardmac sees 45% profit jump. Read here.

Greece lays the foundation to become a key data hub. Read here.


Middle East & Africa

EDGNEX Data Centers by DAMAC Announces Expansion into the U.S. Market with 2000MW projected future capacity. Read here.


APAC

Singapore-based Digital Edge raises $1.6bn. Read here.

Chinese data center firm GDS has rebranded its international unit to DayOne. Read here.

Yondr Group secures £732.9 million to finance Johor data centre. Read here.

Doma Infrastructure Group Announces Plans for AI-Ready Data Centre in West Sydney. Read here.

Microsoft to invest US$ 3 Billion in Cloud and AI infrastructure in India. Read here.

Keppel DC REIT to Divest Malaysian Data Center. Read here.

Australia’s Telstra and Ventia ink $1.2bn deal to boost digital infrastructure. Read here.

AWS to invest $5bn in Thailand with new cloud region launch. Read here.

Gamuda Acquires Freehold Land in Port Dickson, Develops 1,000MWs data centre in Seremban. Read here.

Japan’s NTT appoints banks for $1bln data center REIT IPO in Singapore. Read here.


North America

Donald Trump announced Dubai Billionaire pledged $20 Billion to build U.S. Data Centers. Read here.

Tract Capital introduces Fleet Data Centers, a new mega-scale data center development platform focused on customized 500MW+ campuses. Read here.

Data center park developer Tract is seeking to establish a second site outside Minneapolis, Minnesota. Read here.

Microsoft plans to invest $80 billion on AI-enabled data centers in fiscal 2025. Read here.

Microsoft has paused construction on parts of its $3.3 billion data center campus in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin. Read here.

AWS plans to invest at least $11 billion in Georgia to expand infrastructure to support AI and cloud technologies. Read here.

A 13-building data center campus costing $17 billion has been proposed for Atlanta, Georgia. Read here.

Lincoln announces 540MW 131-acre data center campus in Dallas, Texas. Read here.

Powerhouse and Provident Partner to Develop Hyperscale Data Center Campus in Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Read here.

Planned $12bn Hut 8 data center in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, gets green light. Read here.

Cloverleaf reveals plans for 1,000-acre data center campus in Port Washington, Wisconsin. Read here.

Data center firm TECfusions has acquired a former manufacturing site outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for a planned 3GW data center. Read here.

Gov. Tate Reeves announced on Thursday that the Dallas-based company, Compass Datacenters, is locating its next “hyperscale data center campus” in Meridian. Read here.

Bit Digital acquires Montreal site for 5MW data center. Read here.

RSC Investment Management has filed plans for a 1.9 million sq ft data center campus outside Atlanta, Georgia. Read here.

Donato Solar submits concept plan for solar powered data center in Illinois. Read here.

Serverfarm plans natural gas-powered data center in Georgia. Read here.

Revised plans by developer Balico LLC for a natural powered Data Center in Virginia have been recommended for refusal. Read here.

Iron Mountain Data Center has filed for a permit to expand its Manassas data center campus in Prince William County, Virginia. Read here.

TeraWulf inks ten year data center lease agreement with Core42 at Lake Mariner campus. Read here.

Nvidia’s $3,000 ‘Personal AI Supercomputer’ Will Let You Ditch the Data Center. Read here.

Blackstone raises $1bn for individuals’ infrastructure fund. Read here.

Deep Fission and Endeavour Energy LLC have committed to co-develop 2 GW of nuclear energy to power Endeavour’s expanding portfolio of data centres. Read here.


South America

Brookfield plans to sell Ascenty stake amid Brazil’s Data Boom. Read here.

Brazil Blossoms Into A Data Center Powerhouse With AI’s Rise. Read here.

V.tal’s Tecto acquires land for Sao Paulo data centre. Read here.


Other interesting articles

The Golden Opportunity for American AI. Read here.

Four key trends disrupting data centers in 2025. Read here.

Data Centers Need to Look Beyond Green Energy. Read here.

AI Needs So Much Power, It’s Making Yours Worse. Read here.

Land Barriers: How Zoning Regulations Could Stall Data Center Industry Expansion. Read here.


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Weekly Data Centre Digest – 20th December 2024

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Reports

Clean Power 2030 Action Plan: A new era of clean electricity (UK). Read here.

CBRE: 2024 India Data Centre Market Update. Read here.


Europe

Vantage Data Centers announced a €1.4B Investment in the company’s EMEA Data Center Platform. Read here.

atNorth announced it has secured a 30 hectare plot in the Sollefteå Municipality, in Hamre Industripark in Långsele, Sweden. Read here.

Verne unveils plans for next-generation sustainable 70MW+ data center campus in Finland. Read here.

IPTO and Serverfarm Join Forces to Spearhead Hyperscale Data Center Development and Operations in Greece. Read here.

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has entered a power purchase agreement with Google in the Netherlands. Read here.

Huge data centres up to 23.5m (77ft) high could be built on the site of a planned film studio (UK). Read here.

TerraByte Data Centers launches exascale digital infrastructure platform. Read here.

Contract awards fall (UK) but data centres to drive 2025. Read here.

National Grid unveils £35bn plan to upgrade UK’s transmission infrastructure. Read here.


Middle East & Africa

Microsoft completes construction of Saudi Arabia data center region. Read here.

Africa50 announces US$ 15 million investment in Raya Data Center. Read here.


APAC

Indonesian officials are reportedly looking to try and convince Elon Musk to bring his xAI startup to South East Asia, including building new data centres in the country. Read here.

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Uttar Pradesh in India for the development of an “AI City.” Read here.

Empyrion digital expands to Taiwan with new AI data centre planned for 2027. Read here.

Yotta Data Services seeks $500m for India data center expansion. Read here.

Giga Computing and Empyrion Digital Partner on AI-Ready Data Center in Taiwan. Read here.

Vantage announces inaugural bonds in the APAC region. Read here.


North America

WS to invest $23bn in Ohio by 2030. Read here.

Japanese telecom giant SoftBank to invest $100bn in US projects. Read here.

Duos Edge AI and Duos Energy to partner with Pampa Economic Development Corporation and Pampa Energy Center to develop high-density Data Center Development Parks. Read here.

Serverfarm Secures $747 million of Additional Financing Capacity to Capitalize on Rapidly Accelerating Demand from Hyperscale Customers for Cloud and AI Deployments. Read here.

Rowan Digital Infrastructure has received the go-ahead for two of its data center projects in Frederick County, Maryland. Read here.

A joint venture between investment firm Harrison Street and AREP’s PowerHouse Data Centers unveiled plans to invest $1 billion in six data centres in Virginia’s Data Centre Alley. Read here.

Denver-based data center operator Cologix is set to invest $7 billion in Licking County, Ohio. Read here.

Cohere secures federal backing to build multibillion-dollar Canadian AI data centre. Read here.

Data center planned on 114-acre plot in Rome, Georgia. Read here.

Microsoft, QTS plan big data centers in Irving. Read here.

Applied Digital announces Ellendale HPC data center development milestone. Read here.

Lincoln Property Company Acquires Operational Data Center in Atlanta Metro. Read here.

Data center could be on its way to Covington. Read here.

Biden drafting plan for construction of AI data centers on federal lands. Read here.

NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. announced it has signed a letter of intent to provide energy services for a developer planning new data centers in Montana. Read here.

Nuclear startup Oklo and data center operator Switch are aiming to deploy 12 gigawatts of new nuclear power by 2044. Read here.

NANO partners with Digihost on nuclear-powered AI data centre. Read here.

Databricks Raises $10bn In Huge AI Funding Round. Read here.


South America

Brazil approves legislation for Latin America’s first mega $90bn data centre city. Read here.

The datacenter projects set to be activated in 2025. Read here.


Other interesting articles

How big tech builds data centres. Watch here.

London calling: The outlook for the UK’s data center market in 2025. Read here.

Top 10 tips for data centre development in urban areas. Read here.

Data centres are sleeping giants and AI is making them wake up hungry. Read here.

Will Bitcoin and Data Centers Soon Heat Your Home? Read here.

Key trends shaping the UK data centre landscape in 2025. Read here.

Ireland wanted to build data centres for the AI boom. Now they fear blackouts. Read here.


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Independent Power Transmission Operator and Serverfarm Join Forces to Spearhead Hyperscale Data Center Development and Operations in Greece

Athens, 16th December 2024 — The Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) of Greece and Serverfarm, a global data center developer and operator, announced today the signing of a Heads of Agreement regarding the formation of Gemini, a Joint Venture with the objective of developing and operating state-of-the-art, hyperscale-ready data center facilities in Athens and elsewhere in Greece, on sites owned by IPTO.

This strategic alliance marks a significant milestone in advancing Greece’s digital infrastructure and fostering sustainable growth in the data-driven economy.

Gemini will combine the collective expertise and resources of two leading entities in their respective fields. IPTO, as a crucial pillar of the Greek energy sector, plays a pivotal role in managing the country’s electricity grid, ensuring stability, and embracing renewable energy solutions.

Leveraging its extensive experience, IPTO will be providing reliable and sustainable power supply, essential for supporting data center operations along with strategically located sites with access to power and optical fiber networks, as well as other operational resources. Serverfarm, as an expert in data center development and operations globally, with a strong track record in commercial real estate ventures, will be bringing unparalleled industry experience and advanced design and operational know-how, ensuring that the Joint Venture will become a point-of-reference for data center services in Greece.

Gemini plans to construct and operate hyperscale-ready data center facilities in the Greater Athens Area, leading initially with a campus with committed power of 130MW, creating the foundations for establishing a robust digital ecosystem to meet the escalating demands of cloud service providers, content delivery networks and enterprises.

The data centers will be designed with a focus on energy efficiency, utilizing state-of-the-art cooling technologies and renewable energy sources to minimize their environmental impact, creating an unparalleled platform for hyperscale computing in Greece. The Joint Venture envisions Athens as a prominent digital hub, offering secure, reliable, and low-latency data center facilities to national and international clients, bolstering Greece’s position in the global data economy.


The Founder and CEO of Serverfarm, Avner Papouchado, said:

“As leading tech and hyperscale organizations continue to expand into Greece, we see a great opportunity to leverage our expertise in this region. Our strategic partnership with IPTO, underscores our mission to invest in transformative projects that create long-term value. The Greek data center market is still one of the most under-served in Europe, but at the same time, its geographical location makes it ideal to serve as a data gateway between continents. Our collaboration with IPTO in creating Gemini and our shared commitment to excellence and sustainability, will enable us to leverage this immense potential to offer high quality, data center services in Greece. Our goal is to cater to the growing needs of hyperscale customers in the area and elevate Athens as a major hub for the industry, shaping the digital landscape in the broader region.


The Chairman and CEO of IPTO, Manos Manousakis, said:

“IPTO is building critical infrastructure for tomorrow’s electricity and telecommunications backbone networks throughout Greece and beyond, interconnecting the future. We are delighted to partner with Serverfarm, through Gemini, to deliver world-class data center facilities in Greece. Serverfarm’s vast experience in developing state-of-the-art data centers, coupled with IPTO’s robust energy infrastructure and its strategic location at the crossroads of continents, will create an unparalleled platform for hyperscale computing in Greece, catering to the escalating demand for digital services in the region. This alliance symbolizes a significant milestone for Greece’s digital transformation, which is poised to build the foundation for a flourishing data-driven economy in Greece. In this way, we fully exploit synergies and create win-win business opportunities, transforming Greece into a critical energy and data hub of high geopolitical value, at the crossroads of Europe, Africa and Asia.”



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Weekly Data Centre Digest – 13th December 2024

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Europe

Seven consortia selected to establish AI factories which will boost AI innovation in the EU. Read here.

AI hyperscaler Nscale secures $155 million in Series A. Read here.

UK gov grants data centres national priority status to speed up planning permissions. Read here.

PATRIZIA have welcomed the approval of development plans for a 700,000 sq ft 140MW data centre in Iver, Buckinghamshire (UK). Read here.

Councillor warns Buckinghamshire will be ‘covered in data centres’ after controversial Government approval. Read here.

Plans submitted for new £250m data centre in Salford that could boost technology in the city. Read here.

Pure Data Centres completes substructure at London expansion. Read here.

NorthC Datacenters announced plans to expand in Germany. Read here.

Ori Industries is to become the first company deploy Nvidia’s new H200 chips in the UK. Read here.

Data centre’s waste heat repurposed for Queen Mary campus. Read here.

Arelion and Aruba unveil new data centre partnership in Rome. Read here.

Drogheda data centre would compromise ability to comply with carbon limits, An Taisce warns. Read here.

Verne appoints industry veteran Bill Stein to board. Read here.


Middle East & Africa

Raya Holding and Africa50 partner on Tier III Data Centre in Egypt. Read here.

Hormuud CEO announces plans for more green data centers in Somalia. Read here.

Microsoft completes construction of Saudi Arabia data center region. Read here.


APAC

Thailand Emerges as a Favorite Pick for Data Centre Investors. Read here.

Doma Infrastructure Group announced plans to develop 1.5GW of data center parks in Thailand. Read here.

Bangkok land deal paves way for $500m data centre. Read here.

Microsoft extends Azure cloud infrastructure to Western Australia. Read here.

CDC Data Centres seeking minority stake sale as valuation doubles in six months. Read here.

GDS International secures $1.2bn in upsized Series B funding round. Read here.

Microsoft launches first NZ hyperscale data centre. Read here.

Vitro is planning a 100MW data center in the Philippines. Read here.

Sharp and KDDI enter into MoU for AI data center. Read here.

NTT Data to Build 290MW Data Center in Johor Bahru. Read here.

AWS India buys land parcel near Mumbai. Read here.

Vantage Data Center announced it has successfully issued its inaugural bonds in the Asia-Pacific region through its wholly-owned subsidiary, PowerDC Holdco Pte. Ltd. Read here.

DigiCo REIT slumps in debut after marking Australia’s biggest IPO in six years. Read here.


North America

White House weighing executive action to spur data centers. Read here.

Hut 8 surged Thursday on chatter that the bitcoin miner is partnering with Meta on a multibillion dollar artificial intelligence data center project. Read here.

Google has a $20B plan to build data centers and clean power together. Read here.

AVAIO Digital to Build $3 Billion Data Center Campus on 452 Acres in Appomattox County, Virginia. Read here.

Cohere to build ‘multibillion-dollar’ data centre in Canada. Read here.

Kevin O’Leary proposes ‘Wonder Valley’ in Alberta, billed as world’s largest AI data centre park (7.5GW). Read here.

Data center investment firm Cloud Capital has raised more than $1 billion in securitized funding. Read here.

Energy Vault and RackScale Data Centers Announce Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Delivery of 2GW of Power to Data Centers. Read here.

CyrusOne has acquired a data center it was leasing from PowerHouse Data Centers in Virginia. Read here.

Yondr Group has secured a 4.5-acre site in Toronto to develop its first Canadian data center (27MW). Read here.

Sharon AI, New Era Helium expand capacity of planned natural gas-powered data center in Permian Basin. Read here.

Crusoe Closes $600M in Series D Round at $2.8 Billion Valuation to Power AI. Read here.

Blue Owl-Led Group Lands $600 Million Financing for CoreWeave Data Center. Read here.

Prologis has sold a data center development in Chicago, Illinois to HMC Capital. Read here.

Hanover, Ashland split over data center park proposal. Read here.

How Amazon is making its data centers even more sustainable. Read here.

Microsoft: Sustainable by design: Next-generation datacenters consume zero water for cooling. Read here.

Google: Meet Willow, our state-of-the-art quantum chip. Read here.

Oracle signs up Meta for AI training deal. Read here.

Vertiv and Compass unveil hybrid cooling solution for AI data centres. Read here.

Equinix stock soars as Wells Fargo raises price target. Read here.

Lumen Orbit, a Seattle-area startup that wants to put data centers in space, raises $11M. Read here.

Chevron and Exxon are both planning to venture into the electricity supply business to take advantage of the surge in demand expected to come from the proliferation of data centers. Read here.

New Era Helium and Sharon AI Expand and Accelerate Plans for a Net-Zero Energy Data Center in the Permian Basin. Read here.


South America

Chile has announced a data centre plan up to 2030 aimed at tripling the size of its industry within five years. Read here.


Other interesting articles

When a Giant Data Center Comes to a Small Town. Read here.

Data centre boom under AI growth in Ireland threatening climate targets, report warns. Read here.

Datacloud trends to watch in 2025: What’s next in the digital landscape. Read here.

Dell Predicts Major Data Centre Architecture Shift for AI. Read here.

Kevin O’Leary is Building the World’s Largest Data Center. Watch here.

AI demand reshaping data centres with new challenges ahead. Read here.


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Wonder Valley: The Largest AI Compute Data Centre Park On Earth

Kevin O’Leary in cooperation with the Municipal District of Greenview to develop the world’s largest AI Data Centre Industrial Park ‘Wonder Valley’ in the Greenview Industrial Gateway (“GIG”) near Grande Prairie in North West Alberta, Canada.

Canada, 9th December 2024 — The Municipal District of Greenview is proud to announce a groundbreaking partnership with O’Leary Ventures to build an off-grid natural gas and geothermal power infrastructure to support the largest AI data centre industrial park in the world. The GIG has signed a Letter of Intent with O’Leary Ventures for the purchase and development of thousands of acres of land within the Greenview Industrial Gateway and to the south of the GIG. This transformative project is both a monumental achievement for Greenview and a pivotal moment for Alberta, Canada, and North America in terms of global business investment.

Wonder Valley, which will be rolled out in multiple phases, marks the creation of an entirely new industry sector for the region and country. The scope and scale of this development will provide a massive influx of job opportunities during construction and beyond, bringing long-term employment and driving economic growth. With the addition of job opportunities and a highly skilled workforce, the development will also stimulate a significant rise in tax revenue, bolstering local and regional economies.


“This is fantastic news for Alberta. Our efforts to attract investment, grow our technology and innovation sector, and leverage our natural and human resources are being noticed. I’m excited to watch this project unfold in the months and years to come.” said Alberta Premier, Danielle Smith.


“The GIG project is proof that Alberta is a destination of choice for data centres and their corresponding power generation infrastructure. This exciting announcement from O’Leary Ventures demonstrates that the work our government has done over the last nine months to promote Alberta to data centre operators and investors is paying off. Alberta is open for business, and we’re just getting started.” states Minister of Technology and Innovation, Nate Glubish.


“This is more than just an investment in land; it’s an investment in the future of innovation and economic expansion for Canada,” said Tyler Olsen, Reeve of the MD of Greenview. “We’re excited to take this step forward, creating lasting benefits not only for our Municipality but for the surrounding communities, and the country as a whole.”


“My joint venture team led by Paul Palandjian, CEO O’Leary Ventures and Carl Agren, CEO, HPC and AI Data Centres, has sourced what we believe is the most compelling site in all North America to generate and offer 7.5 GW of low-cost power to hyperscalers over the next 5-10 years. Given existing permits, proximity to stranded sources of natural gas, pipeline infrastructure, water and a fiber optic network within just a few kilometers of the Greenview Industrial Gateway, we will be in the ground and up and running sooner than any scale project of its kind.” said Kevin O’Leary, Chairman of O’Leary Ventures.

“We will engineer and build a redundant power solution that meets the modern AI compute reliability standards. The first phase of 1.4 GW will be approximately US$ 2 billion with subsequent annual roll out of redundant power in 1 GW increments. The total investment over the lifetime of the project will be over $70 billion when considering the infrastructure, power, data centres and ancillary structures.”

“The GIG’s ideal cold-weather climate, a highly skilled labor force, Alberta’s pro-business policies and attractive tax regime make the GIG the perfect site for this project. We want to deliver transformative economic impact and the lowest possible carbon emissions afforded to us by the quality of gas in the area, our efficient design and the potential to add Geothermal power as well. Together, these factors create a blueprint for sustainability and success that can be recognized worldwide. This is the Greenview Model,” said Mr. O’Leary.


“One of our core values for the project is to engage with First Nations Indigenous communities to create a mutually beneficial relationship and one that honors the people and the lands for many years to come,” said Paul Palandjian, CEO – O’Leary Ventures.


The unique project is expected to attract attention from global investors and industry leaders, setting a new benchmark for large-scale data infrastructure projects worldwide. Beyond jobs and financial benefits, this venture promises to establish Alberta and Canada as world leaders and as a center of excellence in this emerging industry.



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AVK and Rolls-Royce Reinforce Commitment to Net-Zero, with Record-Breaking Year for HVO-Powered Generator Sales 

With over 500 HVO-powered mtu generators sold and delivered to the data centre sector, representing nearly 1.3 GW of standby power capacity, AVK’s and Rolls-Royce’s partnership exemplifies the scale, sustainability and dependability essential for today’s mission-critical environments. Cumulatively, AVK has now delivered over 3.5 GW of standby power, reinforcing their role as a cornerstone of the data centre ecosystem. 

London, United Kingdom, 5th December 2024 AVK,  the UK’s fastest-growing supplier of innovative power solutions for data centres in Europe, and the business division Power Systems of Rolls-Royce, a global leader in power generation, have announced a record-breaking year of sales and collaboration.  

During 2024, the number of mtu generators from Rolls-Royce delivered by AVK has exceeded 500, these are HVO-ready and primarily sold into data centre, industrial and buildings sectors, underscoring the market’s trust in AVK and Rolls-Royce’s forward-thinking, robust power solutions, and positioning them as a foundational cornerstone of the data centre ecosystem.  

Additionally, AVK has further orders for an additional 120 HVO-powered gensets, marking a significant milestone in the company’s joint sustainable power deployments, and reinforcing their commitments to reducing carbon emissions through innovative power solutions. 

As large-scale and energy-intensive businesses strive to meet ambitious climate change targets, AVK and Rolls-Royce continue to provide innovative prime power solutions that prioritise sustainability, without compromising reliability. Their joint offerings, for example, include HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil)-powered generators, which reduce net CO2 emissions by up to 90% andH2 ready gas gensets, designed to decarbonise the energy mix for data centres, financial institutions, the healthcare, and industrial sectors. 

During the past year, AVK and Rolls-Royce have supported various high-profile projects by providing sustainable, standby power solutions which have garnered strong demand from customers across the UK, Ireland, and Europe. Critical deployments include cutting-edge data centres and major London-based commercial real estate developments – all of which are leveraging Rolls-Royce’s advanced mtu Series 2000 and 4000 Gensets, which can be fuelled with by HVO. 

Ben Pritchard, CEO of AVK, highlights the importance of this milestone: “In an era where sustainability is paramount, our partnership with Rolls-Royce Power Systems sets a new standard for reliable and environmentally friendly prime power solutions. By providing businesses with access to HVO-powered generators and engineering expertise at-scale, our customers have an immediate pathway to reduce emissions while maintaining the highest levels of resiliency and power reliability and resiliency.” 

Vittorio Pierangeli, Vice President Global Powergen at Rolls-Royce, commented, “AVK and Rolls-Royce have cultivated a robust alliance to address today’s energy challenges. Together, we are meeting the immediate demand for dependable power and paving the way for a more sustainable energy landscape with solutions that our customers can rely on for years to come.” 


Meeting Net-Zero Goals with HVO and Hydrogen-Powered Solutions 

The AVK and Rolls-Royce partnership is encapsulated by a commitment to climate-neutral technology. In addition to HVO-powered generators, which garner a significant reduction in CO2, nitrogen oxide, and particulate emissions, Rolls-Royce is developing gas engines and power plants for operation with a hydrogen admixture of up to 25 per cent by volume and for operation with 100 per cent by volume. .  

These advanced solutions will support AVK’s mission of providing its customers with a viable pathway to net-zero , meeting both regulatory requirements and environmental responsibilities. 

For more information about the partnership, visit the website.  



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Europe

£1bn data centre campus planned for Anglesey. Read here.

Major milestone reached in Northumberland’s £10 billion AI data centre scheme. Read here.

Yondr Group has launched the first 20MW of its data center project in Bischofsheim, just south of Frankfurt. Read here.

CyrusOne plans 27MW data center in Milan, Italy. Read here.

Italian startup iGenius and Nvidia collaborated to build a massive data center in southern Italy by mid-2025. Read here.

EDGNEX Data Centers by DAMAC and PPC Group announce new data center in Attica, Greece. Read here.

German transport operator Rheinbahn has proposed to build a data center at its premises at Lierenfelder Straße in Düsseldorf, Germany. Read here.

Dutch Nebius obtains $700 million for AI data center capacity. Read here.

OVH to launch Italian cloud region. Read here.

Equinix Names Bruce Owen EMEA President in Leadership Shift. Read here.

The Iliad Group and InfraVia partner on European hyperscale data centre expansion. Read here.

Kao Data appointed CBRE as it’s Facilities Management Partner. Read here.

AVK and the business division Power Systems of Rolls-Royce announced a record-breaking year of sales and collaboration. Read here.

Schneider Electric accelerated its end-to-end AI-ready data center solutions with new announcements that address the urgent energy and sustainability challenges driven by high demand for AI systems. Read here.


Middle East & Africa

Microsoft shares progress on data centre region in Saudi Arabia with construction complete on three sites. Read here.

Ooredoo secured an agreement with Nvidia to deploy the latest-generation graphics processing units in its 26 data centers across Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Tunisia and the Maldives. Read here.

BIT Mining to acquire Ethiopian crypto data centres in $14mn deal. Read here.

Powering the digital age: The rise of the African data centre industry. Read here.


APAC

Digital Core REIT boosts portfolio value to $1.4bn, eyes $15bn+ data centre acquisition pipeline. Read here.

BDx Indonesia unveils AI data centre park in Indonesia. Read here.

Sime Darby Property is building more data centers for Alphabet’s Google in Malaysia as the U.S. tech giant accelerates expansion plans across Southeast Asia. Read here.

Sizzling valuations are no bar for Asia data centre deals as AI growth beckons. Read here.

ESR to be taken private in $7.11 billion deal. Read here.

Nvidia to build AI research, data centres in Vietnam with govt. Read here.

Evolution strikes 100MW PPA deal in the Philippines. Read here.

EdgeConneX expands Jakarta data centre campus to over 200 MW capacity. Read here.

NTT DATA to build 300MW data centre campus in Malaysia. Read here.

Damac Group plans to invest about $3 billion to build data centers across Southeast Asia. Read here.

Crescendo Corp Bhd is disposing of a 7.43 hectare five plots of vacant land in Johor Baru to Data Cloud Innovation Sdn Bhd for the development of data centres in Johor. Read here.

Australian data center operator DCI has launched a new 4MW facility in Adelaide, South Australia. Read here.


North America

Meta to invest $10bn in AI data centre in Louisiana. Read here.

OpenAI could build its own data centers in the US. Read here.

xAI targets one million GPUs for Colossus supercomputer in Memphis. Read here.

AWS announces new data center components to support AI innovation. Read here.

Meta is seeking proposals from nuclear power developers to help meet its artificial intelligence and environment goals. Read here.

Applied Digital secures $150mn debt refinancing to fuel AI data centre push. Read here.

Northern Data Group to Develop Best-in-Class 120MW U.S. Data Center for High Performance Computing. Read here.

New company plans data center campuses totaling 1.2GW in Alberta, Canada. Read here.

Unnamed data center operator explores potential campus in Lima, Ohio. Read here.

Alberta targets $100bn in data centre investments with tech-focused legislation. Read here.

A proposal for a data center was tabled by its sponsor on the Atlanta City Council after widespread pushback from the community. Read here.

Siemens and Compass Datacenters eyes achieving aggressive scaling targets for data center construction. Read here.

Microsoft has bought another 43 acres of land in Pataskala, Ohio, just outside of Columbus. Read here.

Lawsuit seeks to block planned data center in Pittsburg. Read here.

Meta & QTS signed a solar PPA with Avangrid & PGE in Oregon. Read here.

Minooka Village (Illinois) Board has approved the creation of a data center zoning district. Read here.

The Chicago Plan Commission has approved a proposed QTS data center at 2800 S. Ashland. Read here.


Other interesting articles

Evolution of Data Center Design: Modular Construction, Sustainable Architecture and Eclectic Form. Read here.

Curing cancer with computers. Read here.

How to Overcome Risks in Data Centre Development. Read here.

AWS in your community: Here’s what’s happening near data centers across the US. Read here.

The great grid transition in the age of data centers and EVs. Read here.

Space data centres: The final frontier of digital infrastructure. Read here.


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Fixing the Data Centre Talent Shortage Through Partnerships with Schools 

Activate Learning Education Trust – Press Release

3rd December 2024 – A group of secondary schools are working in a new, innovative way with forward-thinking digital infrastructure companies to upskilling students in digital and technical skills, after a report calls on the government to act urgently to address a growing digital skills gap that, if left unchecked, could lose the economy billions. 

The report from Tech UK has highlighted a number of constraints affecting growth in data centres, including the need for central and local governments to implement policies now to ensure the next generation is equipped to thrive in careers within the sector, sustaining the industry’s momentum.  

Bringing data centres into careers awareness in schools is vital – and an expanding group of secondary schools has already taken it a step further with a ground-breaking, UK first programme of digital and employability skills designed and ran by digital infrastructure leaders working collaboratively to bring more people up into the industry. 

The Digital Futures Programme, which is cited in the Tech UK report, began four years ago, bringing together Activate Learning Education Trust (ALET) – a multi academy trust comprising six secondary schools with just over 3,000 students in the Thames Valley – and some forward-thinking digital infrastructure companies willing to leave competition at the door. Four of the ALET schools are University Technical Colleges (UTCs) – STEM-focused secondary schools where students study a specialist technical subject like engineering or digital alongside traditional GCSEs or A Levels. 

During the programme, these UTC students learn technical and employability skills as part of their curriculum to prepares them for STEM-focused degrees or apprenticeships. The programme enables students to learn about the DI industry, and the significant opportunities, even at entry level, that are available to them. 

Employment opportunities coming from the programme, (which now has 13 partners on board, including some of the biggest data centre companies such as Digital Realty, Ark, AWS and Cyrus One and related experts including CBRE, LMG, DataX Connect, and JLL) are growing each year, with ALET supporting partners to develop and promote their apprenticeships.

So far, with the programme having run in only one UTC until this academic year, five students have started working for partners after completing level 3 qualifications – companies who are thrilled with the level of skill and knowledge their new recruits bring with them! Following the success of the programme at UTC Heathrow, the programme rolled out to all four of ALET’s UTCs (Reading, Oxfordshire and Swindon) this September, and the intention is this expansion will continue, benefiting both the students getting a foot onto a lucrative career ladder and employers taking on enthusiastic, skilled apprentices. 

The employer partners contribute financially to the Trust, enabling effective administration of the programme and presence at Data Centre World, which both recruits new partners each year and provides a fantastic careers opportunity for those students who win a place to attend. 

Partners volunteer their time to set exciting full-day challenges, run masterclasses on technical topics and train students in key employability skills such as communication, teamwork, CVs and interview skills. All students benefit from this programme, with engineering students also getting to work closely with partners within selected BTEC units, where partners set projects that enable students to cover the necessary theory but apply it in the context of real-world issues partners face every day.  

ALET offers training and significant levels of support for the partner volunteers to help them work with the students, and the volunteers get huge satisfaction from their time with students, ‘paying it forwards’ and passing on their skills and passion for their industry. 

“We have seen the results of the programme with the success achieved by our first intake of UTC Heathrow student apprentices, who have already had a hugely positive impact on our business. The Digital Futures Programme really is a win-win for employers, students, UTCs and the UK digital infrastructure industry as a whole”.  
Mike Hook, owner, LMG



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Applied Digital Closes $150 million Senior Secured Note With Macquarie Equipment Capital, Inc. to Refinance Existing Credit Facility With Former Senior Lender

  • Refinances senior secured credit facility with former senior lender, lowering overall cost of capital for the Company’s Ellendale High Performance Computing (“HPC”) data center campus and avoiding costly December 7, 2024 increase to the minimum return hurdle.
  • Eliminates parent guarantee and cross collateralization of other assets, increasing flexibility for future corporate and project level debt financings.
  • Provides further validation of Ellendale HPC project through a senior secured financing partnership with one of the world’s largest infrastructure investors.

DALLAS – December 2, 2024 — Applied Digital Corporation (Nasdaq: APLD) (“Applied Digital” or the “Company”), a designer, builder and operator of next-generation digital infrastructure designed for HPC applications, announced today that the Company, through its subsidiary, APLD Holdings 2, LLC, closed a $150 million senior secured debt financing with Macquarie Equipment Capital, Inc., a division of Macquarie Group’s Commodities and Global Markets’ business (“Macquarie”). APLD Holdings 2, LLC issued a Promissory Note (the “Note”) for the full $150 million in gross proceeds on November 27th, 2024, and simultaneously repaid its obligations under the Senior Secured Credit Facility with CIM Group, removing encumbrances on assets outside of APLD Holdings 2, as well as the parent guarantee. The remaining net proceeds will be used to repay other outstanding debt and pay transaction expenses.




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