https://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/ The physical layer of AI infrastructure: power, cooling, data-centre builds, supply chain, models and commissioning. en Sun, 15 Nov 2026 09:52:40 GMT https://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/elice-hot-water-gpu-pilothttps://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/elice-hot-water-gpu-pilotSat, 14 Nov 2026 22:00:00 GMTCoolingLiquid above 40°C draws heat from the GPUs and outside air cools it, Seoul Economic Daily reports; Elice says it aims for a PUE no higher than 1.1. https://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/renew-anakapalli-1gw-data-centrehttps://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/renew-anakapalli-1gw-data-centreSat, 14 Nov 2026 17:00:00 GMTData CentresReNew puts its investment at about INR 67,000 crore and says it plans to power the site with renewable energy. https://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/softbank-sb7-power-equipmenthttps://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/softbank-sb7-power-equipmentSat, 14 Nov 2026 17:00:00 GMTPowerSoftBank says most of the unit's equipment payments now go to the power generation project at its 8 GW PORTS-Pike campus in Ohio and to other sites. https://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/drogue-ocean-heat-data-centreshttps://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/drogue-ocean-heat-data-centresSat, 14 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMTStartupsTechCrunch reports the Washington, D.C. startup, founded six months ago, aims to put a multi-megawatt prototype to sea on a ship in early 2028. https://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/bethlehem-data-centre-approvalhttps://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/bethlehem-data-centre-approvalSat, 14 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMTData CentresWFMZ says three natural gas generators in the basement would supply 20 per cent of the power for the two-storey building, planned by applicant Boyle Construction. https://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/digipowerx-phase1-commissioninghttps://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/digipowerx-phase1-commissioningSat, 14 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMTCommissioningThe company says the 15 MW first phase of its Columbiana campus remains on schedule, with liquid-cooling and power commissioning to begin when the tenant gets access. https://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/vertiv-high-density-rpphttps://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/vertiv-high-density-rppSat, 14 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMTPowerVertiv says its PowerStation 3100 RPP, on sale in North America, comes in 600 A to 1,200 A versions and lets leak detection cut power to one rack. https://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/xenergy-dow-construction-permithttps://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/xenergy-dow-construction-permitFri, 13 Nov 2026 22:00:00 GMTPowerDOE says the permit covers four Xe-100 reactors that would supply electricity and steam to Dow's Seadrift Operations, with an operating licence application still to be prepared. https://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/china-new-storage-planhttps://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/china-new-storage-planFri, 13 Nov 2026 15:35:00 GMTPowerThe NDRC and National Energy Administration plan also provides for storage stations, suited to local conditions, at China's eight national computing hubs and in computing-electricity coordination zones. https://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/pembina-sturgeon-dchttps://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/pembina-sturgeon-dcThu, 12 Nov 2026 22:00:00 GMTData CentresFilings with Alberta's grid operator describe a data centre and two gas plants on Sturgeon County land a Pembina-linked company bought in October, The Logic says. https://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/erock-el-paso-metahttps://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/erock-el-paso-metaThu, 12 Nov 2026 22:00:00 GMTPowerERock says work began on schedule at El Paso Electric's McCloud plant, which the utility says will first serve only Meta's data centre in northeast El Paso. https://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/armada-jci-dublinhttps://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/armada-jci-dublinThu, 12 Nov 2026 22:00:00 GMTSupply chainThe companies say their Dublin plant, Galleon Forge Two, has entered continuous production and finished its first Leviathan modular data centre, bound for Fossefall in Norway. https://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/amazon-somervell-campushttps://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/amazon-somervell-campusThu, 12 Nov 2026 22:00:00 GMTData CentresAmazon says site work has begun on a staged campus near Glen Rose, powered directly from the nuclear plant, with 550 or more full-time jobs expected. https://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/gemini-4-hydrogenhttps://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/gemini-4-hydrogenThu, 12 Nov 2026 22:00:00 GMTModelsGoogle's new model has a context window of 1 million tokens, at $1.50 for each million tokens of input and $7.50 for each million of output. https://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/equinix-sg6-singaporehttps://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/equinix-sg6-singaporeThu, 12 Nov 2026 22:00:00 GMTData CentresEquinix says SG6 starts with 8 MW and about 1,550 cabinets, can grow to 20 MW, and is built for GPU loads with a design PUE of 1.20. https://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/airtrunk-micklehamhttps://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/airtrunk-micklehamThu, 12 Nov 2026 22:00:00 GMTData CentresAirTrunk has set out plans for a data centre campus at Mickleham, with public consultation in November and planning and environmental approvals still required. https://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/xenergy-fluor-cascadehttps://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/xenergy-fluor-cascadeThu, 12 Nov 2026 17:00:00 GMTPowerX-energy says Fluor will provide engineering and design for the reactor areas of the proposed Xe-100 plant near Richland, Washington, the first project in its Amazon collaboration. https://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/oklo-centrus-haleu-ohiohttps://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/oklo-centrus-haleu-ohioThu, 12 Nov 2026 17:00:00 GMTPowerOklo says the agreements cover enough fuel for as many as five Aurora powerhouses, with deliveries from Centrus's Pike County, Ohio, plant due from 2029. https://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/newera-tcdc-odessa-powerhttps://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/newera-tcdc-odessa-powerThu, 12 Nov 2026 17:00:00 GMTPowerNew Era Energy & Digital says a Vistra affiliate will supply Phase 1 of its Ector County campus, with power expected in Q3 2027. https://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/munters-lordan-coil-jvhttps://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/munters-lordan-coil-jvThu, 12 Nov 2026 17:00:00 GMTSupply chainMunters says a Lordan-run plant near Selma, Texas will make coils for its CRAHs and fan walls, and its Italian chiller site will add lines, R&D and testing. https://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/minimax-h3-imagehttps://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/minimax-h3-imageThu, 12 Nov 2026 17:00:00 GMTModelsMiniMax says H3-Image can produce a 4096 by 4096 pixel image in less than 10 seconds and is available as open weights and through its API. https://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/meta-materials-supplyhttps://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/meta-materials-supplyThu, 12 Nov 2026 17:00:00 GMTSupply chainMeta says long-term agreements will buy environmental certificates from lower-carbon cement and steel makers, a recycled-plastic plant and an electric trucking carrier, with priority access to some materials. https://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/fermi-matador-hyperscaler-600mwhttps://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/fermi-matador-hyperscaler-600mwThu, 12 Nov 2026 17:00:00 GMTData CentresFermi says an undisclosed investment-grade hyperscaler has agreed a $200 million prepayment and a $15 million site agreement, while no definitive lease is signed yet. https://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/vertiv-powernexus-mv-upshttps://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/vertiv-powernexus-mv-upsThu, 12 Nov 2026 17:00:00 GMTPowerVertiv says the outdoor-rated skid pairs a medium-voltage UPS with AI load smoothing and fault ride-through; it plans shipments from mid-2027 and has run proof-of-concept tests in Bologna. https://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/siemens-dtc-stainless-valvehttps://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/siemens-dtc-stainless-valveThu, 12 Nov 2026 17:00:00 GMTCoolingSiemens says the steel valve, built for rack cooling loops in AI data centres, meets stricter requirements from chipmakers and hyperscalers for materials that touch the coolant. https://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/riot-rockdale-amd-commissioninghttps://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/riot-rockdale-amd-commissioningThu, 12 Nov 2026 17:00:00 GMTCommissioningRiot Platforms says commissioning began in October on AMD's second 25 MW at Rockdale, with 35 MW targeted for November and the full 50 MW for May 2027. https://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/fuelcell-stabilitymax-testbedhttps://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/fuelcell-stabilitymax-testbedThu, 12 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMTPowerFuelCell Energy will host a national-laboratory testbed in Connecticut for StabilityMax, a three-year project testing fuel cells, batteries and power electronics together as AI data-centre power. https://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/tapestry-hyperq-pjm-cycle1https://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/tapestry-hyperq-pjm-cycle1Thu, 12 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMTPowerTapestry says its AI tool checked the land-rights papers of 811 PJM applications, about 220 GW, in under 24 hours, against two months by hand. https://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/atomarine-floating-nuclear-dchttps://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/atomarine-floating-nuclear-dcThu, 12 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMTStartupsAtomarine says ships moored beside its offshore data-centre barges will run on gas turbines first and marine reactors later, with a gas-powered pilot due by 2028. https://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/meta-muse-emberhttps://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/meta-muse-emberThu, 12 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMTModelsMeta prices Muse Ember at $0.10 per million input tokens and says it matches Claude Haiku 5.5's best index score at roughly one-third the cost. https://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/spacex-starbase-power-computehttps://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/spacex-starbase-power-computeWed, 11 Nov 2026 22:00:00 GMTData CentresA City of Starbase notice says SpaceX seeks a tax abatement for the 444-acre project east of Brownsville, Texas, with a public hearing on 9 December. https://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/anthropic-compute-commitmentshttps://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/anthropic-compute-commitmentsWed, 11 Nov 2026 22:00:00 GMTSupply chainAnthropic expects to incur about $451.6 billion of the total before 31 December 2030, and describes leased accelerators, a Fluidstack agreement and behind-the-meter power. https://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/anthropic-caterpillar-generatorshttps://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/anthropic-caterpillar-generatorsWed, 11 Nov 2026 22:00:00 GMTPowerCNBC and TechCrunch differ on whether Anthropic bought the units from OnePWR or from Caterpillar; Anthropic's latest filing says some planned data centres rely on on-site gas generation. https://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/staera-optical-chipletshttps://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/staera-optical-chipletsWed, 11 Nov 2026 22:00:00 GMTStartupsSan Francisco startup Staera Semiconductor says its Lightwire optical links, built into the chip, will move data between chiplets faster and with less power than copper. https://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/modine-airedale-texas-chillershttps://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/modine-airedale-texas-chillersWed, 11 Nov 2026 22:00:00 GMTCoolingModine says its Airedale brand has begun commercial production at a new 682,000 sq ft plant in Grand Prairie, Texas, with one shift running and three planned. https://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/daikin-60mw-ai-factory-coolinghttps://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/daikin-60mw-ai-factory-coolingWed, 11 Nov 2026 22:00:00 GMTCoolingDaikin Applied says its D60-W design cools a 60 MW IT load, 92% by liquid, with chillers of up to 10 MW and dry coolers, not cooling towers. https://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/venture-global-power-islandshttps://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/venture-global-power-islandsWed, 11 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMTPowerThe LNG producer says it could supply island-mode power, land, water and gas to data centres, citing frame agreements with GE Vernova and Baker Hughes. https://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/opc-energy-data-centre-ppahttps://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/opc-energy-data-centre-ppaWed, 11 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMTPowerOPC Energy says it extended a supply contract with a customer active in Israeli data centres, and is developing a 120-200 MW data-centre site. https://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/nvidia-openshell-cncfhttps://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/nvidia-openshell-cncfWed, 11 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMTModelsNVIDIA says it is giving its OpenShell agent-security runtime to the CNCF and releasing three open source Kubernetes components for its DSX AI Factory Platform. https://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/marvell-lumentumhttps://research.missioncriticalengineers.com/news/marvell-lumentumWed, 11 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMTSupply chainMarvell and Lumentum say they have signed a definitive agreement under which Marvell will buy Lumentum, with closing expected in the first six months of 2028.