CANADA

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board( CPP Investments) has agreed to establish an

AU $ 14 billion(€ 8 billion) European data centre partnership with Goodman Group, which is based in Australia. The 50 / 50 partnership includes an initial AU $ 3.9 billion(€ 2.2 billion) commitment to develop data centre projects in Frankfurt, Amsterdam and Paris. This marks CPP Investments’ first data centre partnership in Europe, expanding its global portfolio. The partnership covers four projects delivering 435 MW of primary power and 282 MW of IT load, with secured power, planning approvals and advanced site works enabling construction to begin by June 2026.

USA

Concentric, a national power and maintenance organisation delivering resilient critical infrastructure systems, has announced the acquisition of Critical Components Inc.( CCI), expanding its data centre infrastructure capabilities and service footprint. Based in Atlanta, CCI is the Southeast’ s premier provider of critical power and precision cooling to data centres, industrials, healthcare and more. With this strategic acquisition, Concentric and CCI combine their strengths to address the evolving infrastructure demands of the data centre market. By joining Concentric’ s innovative power solutions with CCI’ s deep industry relationships and technical expertise, they are positioned to serve high-profile clients with comprehensive critical power and cooling capabilities.

SINGAPORE

Canaan, an innovator in crypto mining, has announced a 3.0 MW proof-of-concept with

Bitforest Investment in Manitoba, Canada, to recover heat from an Avalon computing system and use the heat as a supplemental source for greenhouse operations. The pilot is part of Canaan’ s broader initiatives to make highdensity computing operations more efficient using cuttingedge semiconductor chips that create practical energy reuse across commercial and consumer applications. The project will also allow Canaan to evaluate key performance indicators for agricultural applications, such as heat recovery efficiency, system stability and operating and maintenance intensity under real operating conditions.

IRELAND

H & MV Engineering, a leading global provider of specialist high-voltage electrical engineering services, backed by Exponent since 2022, is pleased to announce its investment in Blake Clough Consulting, a specialist energy consultancy focused on grid connection consulting, power system analysis and design. Blake Clough Consulting will continue to operate as an independent entity within the H & MV Engineering Group, enhancing the group’ s ability to deliver end-to-end power engineering solutions to its clients while backing the vision of Co-owners and Managing Directors, Anna Ferguson and Anthony Donoghue.

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