Nebius and Kao Data have agreed a 10-year deal to deploy 22MW of AI infrastructure at the Harlow campus.
Nebius has committed to a 22MW AI deployment at Kao Data's Harlow campus under a 10-year agreement as part of a £1.7 billion UK investment across four sites.
Nscale's £2bn AI data centre in Loughton, Essex, backed by Nvidia with Microsoft as anchor tenant, faces grid connection delays for its 90MW supply, pushing back the 2027 opening.
United Infrastructure will lead development of standardised electricity connection designs for data centres following a Cardiff roundtable attended by more than 30 senior industry figures.
Schneider Electric partnered with Opportunity London and SEGRO to host a roundtable chaired by Laura Citron on London's data centre challenges including planning, power, land and water.
Twenty-four hyperscale data centre proposals could require up to 6000 MW, exceeding 1.5 times Scotland's 4000 MW peak winter demand.
United Infrastructure is developing standardised electricity connection designs for UK data centres, substations and high voltage compounds to cut complexity and speed grid access.
AVK is investing £3 million in a new standalone manufacturing facility in Haydock, Liverpool City Region, to assemble modular PowerPods for AI data centres.
Vantage Data Centres, Kyndryl and Nscale have pledged £14 billion for UK AI data infrastructure, supporting 13,250 jobs across Wales, Liverpool and Essex.
Xlinks has delayed mid-July public information days for its £13bn AI data centre and battery storage scheme in north Devon to permit deeper resident engagement.
