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U Mobile and HLGY Energy sign MoU to deploy private 5G across Malaysian solar farms

Malaysian telco U Mobile and renewable developer HLGY Energy signed a non-binding MoU on 12 October 2026 to deploy private 5G connectivity at utility-scale solar farms, with the Kedah Rubber City plant named as the primary candidate site.

15 Oct 2026
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AEP signs 20-year, 702 MW fuel cell PPA with Google for Cheyenne project

AEP will invest $4 billion in a 702 MW Bloom Energy fuel cell plant near Cheyenne, Wyoming, under a 20-year PPA with Google. Construction starts in 2026; full operations targeted by end of 2028.

15 Oct 2026
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Google data center sourcing veteran Allyson Fealtman joins OpenAI to lead interconnect and rack power procurement

Allyson Fealtman, who spent 16 years leading commodity sourcing at Google, has joined OpenAI to focus on high-speed interconnect and rack power - two of the tightest supply chain bottlenecks in AI infrastructure.

14 Oct 2026
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Trane argues data centre cooling must shift from static design to engineered flexibility as AI rack densities surge

AI rack densities have more than doubled in a year, making fixed cooling designs obsolete. A new Trane analysis sets out why thermal infrastructure must be built to adapt.

14 Oct 2026
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Legrand embeds Karman AI platform into rack PDUs and DC power shelves to unlock stranded data center capacity

Legrand will integrate Karman's AI power orchestration platform into its intelligent AC rack PDUs and DC power shelves, with first products expected in mid-2027.

14 Oct 2026
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Nvidia contributes Vera Rubin rack and tray designs to OCP under MGX 1.2 spec

Nvidia opened its Vera Rubin rack and compute tray designs to the Open Compute Project on 12 October 2026, with the updated MGX 1.2 spec supporting racks up to 250 kW.

13 Oct 2026
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BCS launches a dedicated power infrastructure division as European site selection shifts away from FLAP-D hubs

BCS Consultancy has launched a Power Infrastructure division and its senior consultant Nick Marlow spoke at DCD Studio on 12 October 2026 about the practical realities of European data center development.

13 Oct 2026
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Michael Terrell exits Google after 19 years as global head of advanced energy

Michael Terrell, Google's global head of advanced energy, has left the company after 19 years. Lucia Tian, director since May, now leads the division.

13 Oct 2026
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Verizon locks in 80 million miles of Corning fiber through 2032 to wire AI data center backbone

Verizon and Corning announced a multibillion-dollar supply agreement on 8 September 2026 covering more than 80 million miles of high-density optical fiber from 2027 to 2032, targeting both broadband expansion and AI data center interconnect.

10 Sept 2026
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DOE closes $1.9 billion loan to NextEra for Duane Arnold nuclear restart in Iowa

The DOE's Office of Energy Dominance Financing closed a $1.9 billion loan to NextEra on 8 September 2026 to restart Iowa's only nuclear plant, anchored by a 25-year Google PPA.

10 Sept 2026
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FlexSysAI tests AI workload orchestration on live H200 cluster at ResetData's AI-F1 facility

FlexSysAI has launched a grid-flexibility pilot with ResetData, CSIRO, and the University of Queensland, testing AI workload shifting on a live Nvidia H200 cluster in Australia's NEM.

10 Sept 2026
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Neso awards Palantir £21 million grid contract without competitive tender, citing operational lock-in

Britain's state-owned grid operator has extended its Palantir Foundry contract for £21.2 million without inviting rival bids, arguing its critical connections and balancing processes are too embedded to switch.

9 Sept 2026

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