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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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| 3.00 miles | Vantage CWL13 | |
| 3.22 miles | Vantage Cardiff CWL1 |
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| 3.34 miles | CentralInterested in this information?Contact us |
This facility is part of Microsoft's CWL01 Campus in Newport.
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| 3.34 miles | PlazaInterested in this information?Contact us |
Microsoft is developing a large single-story data center next to Vantage's Newport campus in Newport, Wales.
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| 4.26 miles | Carrier-Neutral Data CenterInterested in this information?Contact us |
This facility is part of Vantage's CWL5 campus in Caldicot, UK.
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| 4.26 miles | Carrier-Neutral Data CenterInterested in this information?Contact us |
This facility is part of Vantage's CWL5 campus in Caldicot, UK.
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| 4.26 miles | Carrier-Neutral Data CenterInterested in this information?Contact us |
This facility is part of Vantage's CWL5 campus in Caldicot, UK.
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| 4.36 miles | Carrier-Neutral Data CenterInterested in this information?Contact us |
This facility is part of Vantage's CWL5 campus in Caldicot, UK.
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| 4.37 miles | Carrier-Neutral Data CenterInterested in this information?Contact us |
This facility is part of Vantage's CWL5 campus in Caldicot, UK.
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| 4.55 miles | Carrier-Neutral Data CenterInterested in this information?Contact us |
Vantage plans to develop the CWL5 data center campus in Caldicot, UK.
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| 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.
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| 8.76 miles | Latos: Cardiff 3 |
The facility will be a part of Latos Cardiff Campus in Wales.
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| 8.81 miles | Latos: Cardiff 2 |
The facility will be a part of Latos Cardiff Campus in Wales.
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| 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).
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| 10.87 miles | LINX: Wales |
The LINX Wales Point of Presence (PoP) at BT Stadium House is a critical interconnection hub in Cardiff.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 17.34 miles | Wavenet: Bristol | |
| 17.82 miles | Maska: Rhondda Cyon Taf, Wales |
Developer Maska Group has submitted plans for a two-story data center in Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales.
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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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