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NEOIX ANNOUNCES COLLABORATION TO ADVANCE AI HYPERSCALE ECO- EFFICIENT DATA CENTRES
NEOIX has announced the signing of a strategic
Memorandum of Understanding( MoU) with Hitachi Energy and Hitachi Vantara, to collaborate on the development of AIready, hyperscale eco-efficient data centres across selected global markets.
The collaboration brings together NEOIX’ s hyperscale development and sustainability expertise with the combined capabilities of Hitachi Energy and Hitachi Vantara, forming an integrated platform to deliver next-generation AI infrastructure.
As global demand accelerates for Artificial Intelligence, cloud computing and high-performance workloads, NEOIX is positioning itself at the forefront of delivering scalable, energy-efficient and low-carbon data centre campuses designed for the AI era.
Through the MoU, NEOIX will lead the development of hyperscale data centre concepts, working in close collaboration with Hitachi across three key domains:
• Hyperscale development & sustainability( NEOIX-led): Design and development of AI-ready campuses with a focus on efficiency, sustainability and long-term scalability.
• Energy & grid infrastructure: Delivered in collaboration with Hitachi Energy, including grid connectivity, renewable integration, energy storage and resilient power systems.
• Digital & data platforms: Enabled by Hitachi Vantara, providing advanced, resilient digital infrastructure, including the Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform One( VSP One) data platform to power mission-critical business applications and enhance AI-driven operational capabilities.
This integrated approach is designed to align the rapid growth of AI infrastructure with the global energy transition.
“ This partnership with Hitachi represents a powerful alignment of capabilities across energy, digital infrastructure and development,” said Hari Slipicevic, CEO of NEOIX PLC.“ At NEOIX, we are focused on building the next generation of AI-ready data centre campuses – designed from the outset to be scalable, sustainable and deeply integrated with the energy system.”
Socomec has opened two new manufacturing facilities in
Georgia and Ontario as the company expands production capacity to support rising North American demand for data centre power infrastructure.
The French-headquartered specialist in low-voltage electrical equipment inaugurated sites in Suwanee near Atlanta and Brampton near Toronto. The investment forms part of Socomec’ s wider strategy to strengthen regional manufacturing and deliver power technologies tailored to hyperscale and enterprise data centre operators.
The 194,000 sq. ft. Suwanee facility will produce Uninterruptible Power Supply systems and Static Transfer Switches. The site is expected to reach full production capacity in early 2027 and will employ 300 staff. Meanwhile the 150,000 sq. ft. Brampton facility will manufacture highefficiency transformers and Power Distribution Units and currently employs 170 people. centre construction market is projected to rise from US $ 181.51 billion in 2025 to US $ 440.06 billion in 2035.
Ivan Steyert CEO, Socomec Group, said local manufacturing would improve industrial agility, reduce lead times and help the company maintain close relationships with North American customers in a demanding and highly regulated market.
Michele Putignano, CEO of North America, Socomec, said the region had delivered annual growth rates exceeding 20 % for five consecutive years. He added that the company aims to build local expertise, strengthen compliance and expand support for infrastructure operators across North America.
Socomec said growing Artificial Intelligence workloads are accelerating electricity demand across the global data centre industry. Gartner forecasts that global electricity demand from data centres will double by 2030 while the worldwide data
SOCOMEC EXPANDS NORTH AMERICAN MANUFACTURING CAPACITY TO SUPPORT DATA CENTRE GROWTH
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