Uniper SE has gained an electrical energy provide contract from nLighten HQ BV overlaying all of the latter’s knowledge middle websites throughout Germany.
“Below the settlement, Uniper is to provide each commonplace energy for nLighten’s German areas and a assured base load provide of hydroelectric energy, making certain a continuing CO2-free vitality provide with distinctive traceability on an hourly foundation”, stated a joint assertion Tuesday. The businesses didn’t disclose the quantity or length of the contract, which includes an around-the-clock energy provide.
Munich-based TÜV Süd AG will present certification for the renewable energy for origin verifiability on an hourly foundation, the assertion stated.
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“As a substitute of counting on annual renewable vitality certificates, nLighten can now monitor the particular hydropower manufacturing that helps its operations on an hourly foundation”, the businesses stated.
“The versatile construction permits it so as to add extra renewable vitality sources similar to hydropower, wind or photo voltaic when demand will increase in its German portfolio, with all the pieces dealt with by Uniper because the balancing get together”.
“[C]onventional renewable vitality certificates issued yearly could declare to be ‘100% renewable’ however knowledge facilities usually proceed to buy carbon-intensive electrical energy throughout peak occasions”, the assertion famous. “Uniper’s 24/7 resolution closes this hole: firms can show that their digital infrastructure is powered by verified carbon-free vitality hour by hour, which is verified for our German operations by third-party certification”.
German energy and fuel utility Uniper says it has 14 gigawatts of versatile energy era capability. Schiphol-Rijk, Netherlands-based nLighten, in the meantime, has tasks throughout Europe.
Final week Uniper and TenneT BV introduced an settlement to develop a brand new central community node in Großkrotzenburg, Germany to serve knowledge center-driven development in energy demand within the higher Frankfurt space.
“The core of the mission is the development of a brand new 380-kilovolt switchyard, which can create in depth extra capability for urgently wanted buyer connections within the Rhine-Primary space”, stated a joint assertion January 22. “The connection of recent and present extra-high-voltage traces will additional strengthen electrical energy transmission to the Frankfurt metropolitan space and neighboring areas, significantly Decrease Franconia.
“On the similar time, the brand new grid infrastructure will kind the premise for connecting necessary Uniper transformation tasks on the Staudinger web site. Plans embody a hydrogen-ready mixed cycle fuel turbine plant as a part of the German authorities’s anticipated tender for versatile era capacities, in addition to the potential institution of battery storage amenities and knowledge facilities”.
The station is scheduled to start out service by 2030, the businesses stated.
Final yr Uniper penned an settlement with Microsoft Corp on joint efforts to spice up the adoption of synthetic intelligence within the vitality {industry}. As a part of their new partnership the businesses will construct an AI lab at Uniper’s headquarters in Düsseldorf.
“The collaboration between Microsoft and Uniper focuses on figuring out, evaluating and implementing particular use instances”, Uniper stated in a press launch June 2, 2025.
“A key focus is the additional improvement of the company-wide AI and knowledge technique, integrating knowledge from completely different sources and making certain excessive knowledge high quality”, Uniper stated.
“Uniper will contribute its in depth experience within the vitality sector to the strategic partnership, making certain that the options are tailor-made to the particular wants and challenges of the vitality {industry}. Microsoft will convey its expertise with cross-industry know-how options and the newest developments in AI”.
“Uniper and Microsoft have been efficiently collaborating for a number of years to drive digital transformation. Over the previous eight years, Uniper has been a pioneer in changing previous knowledge facilities and implementing a cloud-first technique”, Uniper stated.
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