Era4: Newport, South Wales

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Era4: Newport, South Wales

Year Planned: 2028

Era4 (formerly Carbon3.ai) is planning a modular AI data center at the Liberty Steel plant site along the River Usk in Newport, South Wales.

Approved for change-of-use by the Newport City Council in March 2026, the project will retrofit an existing, disused building by replacing outer cladding and housing AI-optimized modular infrastructure on the first floor to mitigate local flood risks.

Designed to deploy Nvidia Blackwell Ultra hardware with HPE direct liquid-cooled servers, the facility is positioned within the UK government's South Wales AI Growth Zone, benefiting from fast-tracked power access and business incentives.

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Sites within 15 miles of Era4: Newport, South Wales

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3.00 miles Vantage CWL13
3.22 miles Vantage Cardiff CWL1
3.34 miles Hyperscale Data Center Request Dataset
This facility is part of Microsoft's CWL01 Campus in Newport.
3.34 miles Hyperscale Data Center Request Dataset
Microsoft is developing a large single-story data center next to Vantage's Newport campus in Newport, Wales.
4.26 miles Carrier-Neutral Data Center Request Dataset
This facility is part of Vantage's CWL5 campus in Caldicot, UK.
4.26 miles Carrier-Neutral Data Center Request Dataset
This facility is part of Vantage's CWL5 campus in Caldicot, UK.
4.26 miles Carrier-Neutral Data Center Request Dataset
This facility is part of Vantage's CWL5 campus in Caldicot, UK.
4.36 miles Carrier-Neutral Data Center Request Dataset
This facility is part of Vantage's CWL5 campus in Caldicot, UK.
4.37 miles Carrier-Neutral Data Center Request Dataset
This facility is part of Vantage's CWL5 campus in Caldicot, UK.
4.55 miles Carrier-Neutral Data Center Request Dataset
Vantage plans to develop the CWL5 data center campus in Caldicot, UK.
7.80 miles Curtis Hall: Llanrumney, Cardiff
A new 40-acre data center campus proposed for Llanrumney, Cardiff, is sparking significant local debate as it threatens to replace a vital park and ride facility serving the University Hospital of Wales.
8.76 miles Latos: Cardiff 3
The facility will be a part of Latos Cardiff Campus in Wales.
8.81 miles Latos: Cardiff 2
The facility will be a part of Latos Cardiff Campus in Wales.
8.84 miles Latos: Cardiff, Wales
UK data center firm Lotus has received approval to build its first hyperscale complex near Cardiff. The project will include three eight-story facilities spanning 50,400 square meters (542,500 square feet).
10.87 miles LINX: Wales
The LINX Wales Point of Presence (PoP) at BT Stadium House is a critical interconnection hub in Cardiff.
12.18 miles Keppel Cardiff UK
Cardiff Data Centre is located in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales in the United Kingdom. The facility was acquired from BT Global Services for £34m in 2016.
15.28 miles Clearstream: Pontypridd
Located in Church Village near Cardiff, the Clearstream Centre is a high-efficiency Tier 3-standard data center that occupies a uniquely robust former electricity substation.
16.42 miles nLighten: Bristol BRS1
Acquired in 2023 by nLighten as part of a strategic expansion into the UK market, nLighten Bristol BRS1 is a high-performance edge data center located in the Aztec West Business Park.
17.34 miles Wavenet: Bristol

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Era4 (formerly Carbon3.ai) is building the UK’s sovereign, secure, and sustainable AI platform. Vertically integrated to bypass grid constraints, the company transforms legacy industrial sites into high-performance, lower-carbon AI data hubs powered by independent, off-grid energy sources.

All data processing and infrastructure remain strictly within UK jurisdiction. Operating over 40 nationwide sites, Era4 deploys high-density, liquid-cooled architectures equipped with NVIDIA HGX B-series chips. Backed by partnerships with technology leaders like HPE, WWT, and Civo, Era4 provides low-latency, scalable AI compute to secure the UK's sovereign digital future.

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