This Week's Top 5 Stories in the Data Centre Industry

How Boom Supersonic Turbocharges AI Data Centre Power Supply

Boom Supersonic (Boom) has revealed plans to supply large-scale power for AI data centres as it announces a major turbine order and a new US$300m funding round. 

The US company, best known for developing a supersonic passenger aircraft, confirms that its Superpower natural gas turbine is now central to its commercial strategy as data centre operators seek reliable and fast-to-deploy energy capacity.

The company has reported a backlog of more than US$1.25bn for Superpower and names Crusoe as the launch customer. 

Crusoe has placed an order for 29 turbines, representing 1.21GW of capacity, to support its expanding AI data centre portfolio. 

FLAG Expands Trans-Pacific Fibre for Data Centre Traffic

FLAG has confirmed the acquisition of a fibre pair on the ECHO subsea cable from Google, strengthening network capacity on a high-demand trans-Pacific route. 

The system introduces a new express path between South Asia and the US that is designed to support the growing bandwidth and latency requirements of hyperscale and enterprise data centres.

The cable is targeted to be ready for service in mid-2026 and links Singapore to the US through landing stations at Eureka in California and Piti in Guam. 

Will SatVu Thermal Imagery Unlock Data Centre Transparency?

SatVu has released a first-of-its-kind thermal image that reveals operational activity inside one of the largest crypto mining data centres in the US. 

Captured at 3.5m resolution, the image focuses on a flagship facility in Rockdale, Texas and provides a heat-based view of how infrastructure within the site is actually being used. 

The released image offers a new way to observe when data centre capacity comes online and how energy demand is distributed across large campuses.

How Google and TotalEnergies Secure Power for Data Centres

Google and TotalEnergies are reshaping how energy is procured for large-scale digital infrastructure as AI workloads place growing pressure on global power systems. 

A 21-year agreement between the two companies in Malaysia highlights how hyperscale operators are moving beyond traditional utility supply models to secure long-term, dedicated renewable generation for data centre operations.

As AI and cloud platforms expand, data centres are becoming some of the most energy-intensive facilities on the grid. Technology companies now face the challenge of aligning rapid digital infrastructure deployment with slower-moving energy networks. 

Why Accenture Buying DLB Stake Boosts Data Centre Builds

Accenture has agreed to acquire a majority stake in DLB Associates (DLB), strengthening its ability to deliver end-to-end data centre development services as hyperscalers and cloud providers race to deploy AI-ready infrastructure. 

The transaction will see Accenture take a 65% stake in the US-based data centre engineering and consulting firm, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.

The move is aimed squarely at addressing growing infrastructure constraints faced by technology companies as demand for AI-enabled compute continues to rise. Accenture says the acquisition will expand its capital projects capabilities, allowing it to support clients from early site selection through to engineering, construction and operational optimisation.