Two things we admire about Blumen’s data center and power developer pals:
1. They go big.
2. They consider the long-term power generation needs and environmental footprint of the locales in which they are building.
Which was precisely the topic of conversation Blumen founder Hannes Boehning participated in at the Energize Capital #EnergizeNEXT conference.
Sustainable data center development. The topic du jour.
In case you weren’t there, the panel discussed the tradeoffs of distributed compute and AI model inference at the edge and highly centralized training on power-hungry super clusters.
But we’re about building big things at Blumen.
We believe building #datacenters with pace and intelligence can ensure we match demand for compute effectively and sustainably.
This is hard because:
?? New, larger facility designs --> new hardware --> supply chain fragility
??? A deficit of labor with specialization for site construction and commissioning that incorporate large scale industrial, telecom, and energy assets
?? Regulatory requirement to minimize environmental and land use impact, and uniquely for data centers - particulate emissions and water usage. This equates to permitting.
We see leaders bucking the false tradeoff of speed v sustainability. Interesting tactics include:
?? Colocation on sites with retired energy assets (read: Constellation + MSFT)
?? Focus on powering with?mostly?clean power, not an all or nothing approach
??? Surface?local?#permitting requirements (especially air quality, zoning, and water use) early with a partner like Blumen.
If you’re all about building big things, minimizing harm, and finding ways to do it faster – give us a shout.
