At HPC-AI UK, we aim to build the UK’s most sustainable digital infrastructure, helping our country become a global leader in AI technology.
We will do this by locating this infrastructure close to abundant sources of renewable energy and close to where there is a workforce able to transition to the green economy.
In Northern Scotland, there are offshore windfarms that are occasionally switched off (or curtailed) due to grid congestion or regulation. In the first phase of our operation, we will aim to build a 50MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) close to a wind farm where there is significant curtailment. As a result, we will capture the energy that may have gone to waste and store and release it for when it is needed most. This will result in fewer wind turbines needing to be curtailed. All BESS containers will have heat reuse technology to reuse within the community or local businesses.
Once the build costs have been recouped, after year 7 at the BESS, we will build a 40MW Tier 3 N+1 data centre (DC) on the same site. The BESS will then be used as the backup power source for the DC.
Heat Reuse
Illustration of BESS with heat reuse
Our data centre will be designed to enable the most demanding of AI infrastructure of up to 100kW per rack. The site will be highly connected with connections to the undersea cables of the offshore wind farms. It will be highly secure and will have redundancy built in as standard. The data centre will also have heat reuse technology to be used to the benefit of the local community.
All of the energy being used on site will come directly from a private wire from the substation close to the wind farm, which has curtailment. This will provide our customers with highly competitive prices per kW/hr.
The site will also be highly secure with perimeter fencing and 24-hour security.
Here is an artist illustration of what the site could look like.
