Sustainable Data Center Park Invercargill, Southland New Zealand 🇳🇿
Makarewa Browns Road
Makarewa, Southland, NZ
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« The world needs more compute to meet the unbounded demand from AI, but the imperative to provide this sustainably is growing. Countries naturally rich in renewable energy, with cooler climates and an abundance of water – like New Zealand – are strategically advantaged. » @Datagrid New Zealand
#AI-related data center investments are expected to push global infrastructure spending to $1 trillion by 2028, according to Dell'Oro Group. https://lnkd.in/dsNy6ieJ
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Kia ora everyone, I am delighted to announce three outstanding talents have joined Datagrid New Zealand management team under the leadership of our company CEO Perrine DHALLUIN. Congratulations and a warm welcome on board to: ▶ Alfred Au Yeung - Senior Vice President Sales & Business Development ▶ Pierre-Emmanuel Goiffon - Chief Technical Officer ▶ Pauline Martin - Senior Energy Manager Datagrid plans to develop a sustainable datacenter park in #Makarewa, #Invercargill, and position #Southland #NewZealand as an international location for #AITraining clusters. Our challenge is immense, and I believe we can smash it 💪 with such a great team. Kia Kaha !
Perrine DHALLUIN said the Southland connection would improve internet speed, with more than 35% improvement in latency to Australia. #TeWaipounamu subsea cable https://lnkd.in/dsstsYmv
Thanks James Murphy
Managing Director (APAC) at DC Byte - Providing global market data and analytics for the data centre sector
Data Centre News Asia - 26.7.24 (Posted on 29.7.24) Apologies for the tardiness. Rhys Morgan continues to blame CrowdStrike but I'm not so sure............... Anyway, some interesting stories. This (last week) Rhys and I discuss: 1) Equinix entering the Philippines market via an acquisition. 2) A new suspected Amazon Web Services (AWS) in Sydney applying for planning permission. 3) Macquarie Data Centres breaking ground on IC3 Super West. 4) Nxera (Singtel) / Telekom Malaysia breaking ground on their new Johor campus. 5) AIMS Data Centre expanding their Cyberjaya development with the opening of KL2 6) Datagrid New Zealand acquiring additional land for their New Zealand South Island development. 7) NTT Global Data Centers aiming to build a new campus just outside Frankfurt in Germany. Don't forget to send us any of your stories to: stories@dcnewsasia.com If you would like to ensure we report on your company's news make sure we are on your PR/Communications list. #datacentre #datacenter #hyperscale
Exciting times ! Well done Team.
BREAKING NEWS: Datagrid New Zealand gets OiO approval for datacenter park extension The New Zealand Overseas Investment Office has approved a new 6Ha land acquisition by Datagrid in #Makarewa #Invercargill allowing the project to reach a total area of 49Ha (121 acres). This extension is essential to enable Datagrid’s vision for a #sustainable datacenter park including: ✅ A significant Artificial Intelligence datacenter zone supported by up to 1 Gigawatt of renewable energy ✅ The construction of a new power substation (GXP) directly connected to 2 diverse 220kv high-voltage power lines from the #Manapouri power station, NZs largest hydro dam (800MW) ✅ A cable landing station for the #TeWaipounamu international subsea cable connecting #Invercargill to #Sydney and #Melbourne Perrine DHALLUIN, CEO Datagrid says: “this is an important milestone for Datagrid project and we are extremely pleased the OiO has approved our application. Our next step is to obtain resource consent through our Fast Track consenting application currently being considered. This will enable us to get going as soon as possible with construction. The #AI datacenter market is booming, and we believe #Southland New Zealand is the best location in the Asia Pacific region to develop an #AITraining cluster. Extensive land, cool climate, green power, safe environment and diverse connectivity are key success factors in this market. Our objective is to secure 240MW in phase 1 and grow over time up to 1GW, which is why we needed to extend our land from 43Ha to 49Ha. This is now done.”
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Tech companies are targeting U.S. nuclear power plants for direct electricity to fuel data centers amidst the AI boom. Major players like Amazon Web Services (AWS) are striking deals with nuclear plant owners, potentially diverting stable power from the grid. This move raises concerns about grid reliability and increased electricity prices for other users, as well as hindering emission-cutting goals. Nuclear-powered data centers offer 24/7 carbon-free power, but experts warn this could lead to a greater reliance on natural gas. These deals are driving debates over economic development, grid stability, and climate goals, particularly in states like Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and New Jersey. #ai #energytransition #nuclesr
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A week ago, I got the chance to undertake a Data Centre tour from New Zealand to Singapore and Sydney, taking some local companies and engaging with the data centre industry offshore. It felt great to be welcomed in both cities and share the latest from New Zealand. A big thanks to all the New Zealand companies who joined us for the tour: Datacom – Andrew Green Datagrid New Zealand – Perrine DHALLUIN Simply Energy – Andrew Sibley, Phillip Lyle Your participation, enthusiasm, and knowledge were instrumental in making this a success. Thanks to the companies we met with in Singapore and Sydney. We appreciated you for taking the time to connect with us and share your insights. This trip was a fantastic opportunity to promote the NZ data centre opportunity, create relationships, explore new markets, and learn from those at the heart of data centre development. We're excited to continue these conversations and build upon the connections we made. A final thanks to Lee Cyn Li & Angela Traill, my Invest New Zealand colleagues who did so much to make the trip successful.
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5 reasons to believe #TeWaiponamou submarine cable will be a strategic infrastructure for #NewZealand: ✅ Faster Internet solution for the entire NZ South Island ✅ Diverse architecture / back-up solution for NZ in case of network outage in the North Island ✅ First direct cable from NZ to Melbourne ✅ Best route from NZ to Singapore and India / Middle East ✅ Perfect landing solution for future Antarctica cable (National Science Foundation (NSF) Picture from TeleGeography website: https://lnkd.in/eFcRZd3H