Wärtsilä’s Sean Hughes said AI workloads are introducing new operational requirements for power infrastructure, with transient demand patterns emerging as an increasingly important design consideration In sum – what to know: Transient loads – AI training creates highly erratic power demand that can challenge both grids and conventional infrastructure. Hybrid …

On the way to 800 VDC, traditional transformers will give way to solid state transformers In its Annual Energy Outlook 2026, the U.S. Energy Information Administration projects electricity consumed by data center servers will increase across the commercial building stock – more in standalone data centers than in all other …

In sum – what to know: France expansion – Alibaba Cloud has launched a new cloud region in Paris, adding two availability zones and expanding its European infrastructure footprint. Sovereignty focus – The launch comes as European governments and enterprises place increasing emphasis on data sovereignty, local cloud capacity and …

Sean Hughes, business development manager at Wärtsilä told RCRTech that uncertainty around utility timelines is pushing developers toward dedicated generation assets In sum – what to know: Power first – Hughes said power availability is now the primary consideration for greenfield AI data center projects, ahead of many traditional siting …