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Data Centers Go Grid-Positive as Modular Power Redefines Infrastructure Timelines
Plus, microgrids anchor energy resilience efforts, modular nuclear moves toward deployment, AI breathes new life into legacy fuel, solar-storage hybrids scale smartly, and decentralized systems shape national energy visions around the world and more!
The pace of the energy transition is picking up – and so are the questions. How do we build infrastructure fast enough, clean enough, and smart enough to keep up with rising demand? From modular models to microgrids, and nuclear to next-gen batteries, new approaches are taking shape around the world.
Data centers that support the grid? New fast-tracked, modular energy models are promising to close the gap between facility build times and grid readiness. By rethinking onsite generation, could data infrastructure finally start giving back to the grid?
Meanwhile, energy-hungry AI workloads are pushing infrastructure planners to think bigger, and cleaner. One major digital player is backing next-gen nuclear with a trio of new projects, aiming to lock in 24/7 carbon-free power before demand outruns supply.
In Spain, a longstanding industrial facility has hit a major milestone: zero operational CO₂. A behind-the-meter microgrid is helping this factory meet its targets, quietly proving that decarbonization doesn’t have to mean disruption.
Stateside, mass battery production has quietly begun at a new gigafactory. The focus? Local supply chains for electric mobility and grid storage alike, with potential ripple effects across domestic manufacturing and energy resilience.
And while regulatory signals shift, the nuclear conversation is heating up again. Fast reactor designs are back on the table, with policy momentum growing – but will this renewed interest be fast enough to meet climate deadlines?
Over in the Southern Hemisphere, a startup has launched what it claims is the world’s first ‘microgrid-in-a-box’. Designed for remote sites or export, it promises to shrink deployment times dramatically. Could modularity be the key to scale?
Lastly, a major funding round from Brussels is boosting renewable hydrogen, with new projects focused on improving production economics and end-use integration. A sign that green hydrogen may finally be moving from concept to cornerstone?
We hope this week’s roundup sparks fresh thinking as you navigate the energy transition – follow us on LinkedIn for daily updates and breaking news. In the meantime, here’s to another energizing week!
