en.Wedoany.com Reported - Nebius has selected Kao Data's data center campus in Harlow to deploy large-scale AI infrastructure as part of its multi-billion-dollar UK investment plan. The two parties have signed a 10-year agreement, which is expected to directly support AI innovation in the UK's leading academic and research communities, while aligning with the UK government's AI Opportunities Action Plan. This plan positions Kao Data's Harlow campus as a key hub for European AI research, enterprise, and GPU-accelerated computing.
The deployment will be fully powered by 100% renewable energy and will utilize direct-to-chip liquid cooling technology to minimize water usage. Spencer Lamb, the new CEO of Kao Data, stated that this partnership marks a significant milestone in the evolution of Kao Data's portfolio and a landmark moment for the UK's AI ambitions. Kao Data's Harlow campus hosts the UK's largest cluster of advanced AI, academic research, and life sciences computing workloads, combining world-class infrastructure with sustainability features suitable for AI and high-performance computing systems.
The Nebius Token Factory, Nebius AI Cloud platform, and managed inference services will be hosted within Kao Data's Harlow campus. As one of the global leaders in AI cloud computing, Nebius is building a full-stack AI cloud platform from data and model training to production deployment. This deployment has a capacity of 22MW and is part of Nebius's announced £1.7 billion ($2.26 billion) investment in the UK, aimed at helping UK organizations and enterprises leverage AI to drive economic growth by enhancing domestic computing capabilities.
A portion of Kao Data's capacity will be dedicated to the Nebius Token Factory, a production-scale inference platform that enables AI companies and digital enterprises to deploy and optimize open AI models at scale. The renewable energy campus is supported by HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) generators, and the KLON-03 facility uses direct-to-chip liquid cooling technology to reduce water consumption, ensuring that Nebius's UK infrastructure aligns with its sustainable AI philosophy. In addition to Harlow, Kao Data is also developing data centers in West London's Royal Park and Greater Manchester, with further capacity increases expected in Harlow in the coming years.
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