"The site will eventually comprise five HPE Mod Pods, which are modular datacentre pods capable of delivering 1.5mW of datacentre capability, and will be powered by electricity generated from landfill gas at the site. The Derbyshire site will go live in the second half of 2026, according to Carbon3.ai chief strategy officer Sana Kharegani."
"Carbon3.ai has plans to create a "national grid for AI" based on renewable energy, with access to around 40 sites in the UK. The initiative comes in the context of the UK government's plans for AI growth zones across the country. The Derbyshire site is the first at which any datacentre equipment will have been deployed by the company."
"HPE Mod Pods are shipping container-sized modules that house everything needed for datacentre deployment. HPE's AI Mod Pods are its latest generation of the product, which can deliver 1.5mW in modules with hybrid air and water cooling. Carbon.ai's Mod Pods will run AI systems built around Nvidia B300 architecture."
Carbon3.ai is establishing an AI datacentre facility in Derbyshire using HPE Mod Pods, shipping container-sized modular units delivering 1.5mW each. The site will eventually comprise five pods powered by renewable energy generated from landfill gas. Planning permission was granted in November 2025 for the facility on a former landfill site near Chesterfield, operated in partnership with Valencia Energy. The Derbyshire deployment marks Carbon3.ai's first datacentre equipment installation and represents the initial phase of a broader "national grid for AI" initiative targeting approximately 40 UK renewable energy sites. The Mod Pods feature hybrid air and water cooling systems and will run AI systems based on Nvidia B300 architecture.
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