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ICT Engineering Experts Compare Class 4 Fault Managed Power vs. AC Power Infrastructure for Data Centers

Patrick McLaughlin

May 15, 2024

Recent technical analysis investigates a use case of powering a 6 MW data center using traditional AC infrastructure versus new FMP infrastructure. A parts-and-labor summary concludes...

Voices of the Industry

Unpacking CDU Motors: It’s Not Just About Redundancy

Matt Archibald

May 15, 2024

Matt Archibald, Director of Technical Architecture at nVent, explores methods for controlling coolant distribution units (CDU), the "heart" of the liquid cooling system.

Maryland Reboots Data Center Business with New Critical Infrastructure Streamlining Act

David Chernicoff

May 14, 2024

State government addresses a sticking point on backup power generation that precluded Aligned Data Centers' 264 MW project just seven months ago.

Data Center Industry Steps Up to Promote Diversity in Construction

David Pala

May 13, 2024

David Pala of IBEW Local 26 share how the data center industry came together to support the Norman Hill Scholarship fund.

Bloom Energy Expands Fuel Cell Power Generation for Intel's Santa Clara Data Center

David Chernicoff

May 10, 2024

New power capacity agreement builds on an existing natural gas fuel cell installation.

Scala Data Centers Builds Out 560 MW Power Substation in São Paulo, the Largest in Brazil

Sean Buckley

May 9, 2024

The SSUBTB03 substation on the operator's Tamboré Campus in São Paulo is set to be completed in two stages, the first of which is scheduled for December 2024. The new substation...

Thermal Battery Solar Technology Soon to Rapidly Deliver On-site Power Generation for Data Centers

David Chernicoff

April 26, 2024

Exowatt has announced a new type of self-contained solar power generation, set to be available at scale later this year.

DOE Study: AI Boom Breeds Localized Energy Constraints, But Grid Can Meet Long-Term Demand

Rich Miller

April 22, 2024

The surge in AI adoption and soaring AI demand has helped data center energy use in the U.S. double over the past three years, with another 50% growth likely by 2027, according...

7 Questions for Microgrid Developer PowerSecure

Rod Walton

April 18, 2024

Atlanta-based utility holding company Southern Company acquired microgrid developer PowerSecure about eight years ago in a merger valued at close to $425 million. The company ...