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VERTIV SELECTED TO SUPPLY ADVANCED AI-READY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ITALIAN DATA CENTRE CAMPUS
Vertiv, a global provider of critical digital infrastructure, has announced it will supply next-generation infrastructure for ROM1, Digital Realty’ s first data centre in Italy with a planned capacity above 3MW. The agreement extends the comprehensive suite of Vertiv solutions and existing technology implementations with Digital Realty across European locations, including Paris, Madrid and Amsterdam.
The ROM1 facility will feature advanced cooling and power infrastructure designed specifically for high-performance computing( HPC) environments. The technology implementation includes innovative free-cooling systems that leverage Rome’ s climate conditions and highly energy-efficient power management systems designed to support high-density workloads.
The project will be implemented in phases, with the facility planned to begin operations in 2027. ROM1 will serve as a carrier-neutral facility optimised for AI and Machine Learning workloads. Its strategic location will establish Rome as a key digital hub, connecting to major Mediterranean cities through fibre networks and submarine cables. Expansion plans also include connectivity in Barcelona, launching in early 2026. The new facility will support the company’ s growth as a leader in the Mediterranean, complementing its existing data centres in Marseille, Athens and Crete.
“ Rome is emerging as a crucial gateway for digital infrastructure between Europe and the Mediterranean,” said Alessandro Talotta, Managing Director, Italy of Digital Realty.“ The cuttingedge technologies selected for ROM1 will help establish it as a strategic AI hub, setting new benchmarks for energy efficiency and performance in HPC.”
ZutaCore, a leader in waterless, direct-to-chip, two-phase liquid cooling, has announced a strategic collaboration with EGIL Wings, a company focused on providing strategic energy transition services and solutions supporting the global buildout of AI data centre and AI factory infrastructure. EGIL Wings brings deep expertise in microgrids, sustainable energy systems, biofuels( including sustainable aviation fuel) and green hydrogen, enabling the sustainable development of AI data centres across North America, Canada, Asia, Europe and other regions.
designed as a scalable, prefabricated platform to accelerate global rollouts. The companies are also establishing a long-term strategic partnership framework encompassing technology integration, co-development and manufacturing alignment to support future global deployments.
Erez Freibach, Co-founder and CEO of ZutaCore, said:“ Our collaboration with EGIL Wings combines ZutaCore’ s proven liquid cooling and distributed energy technologies with EGIL Wings’ expertise in microgrids and sustainable infrastructure.”
As the AI era accelerates, data centres are becoming the backbone of global innovation- and one of the world’ s fastest-growing consumers of electricity. Traditional cooling methods can no longer keep pace with the heat and energy intensity of large-scale AI training and inference workloads. Together, ZutaCore and EGIL Wings are addressing this challenge head-on, offering ZutaCore’ s waterless, two-phase direct-to-chip liquid cooling with EGIL Wings’ microgrid and sustainable energy infrastructure to deliver high-density, low-carbon AI compute environments optimised for speed, scalability and sustainability.
The collaboration will begin with the deployment of the ZutaCore HyperCool solution in EGIL Wings’ AI data centre,
ZUTACORE AND EGIL WINGS PARTNER TO REDEFINE AI DATA CENTRE INFRASTRUCTURE
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