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Modular data center readied at steel factory in South Wales, UK
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A modular data center could be built on the site of a steelworks in South Wales, UK, after council planners approved the scheme.
Key facts
- It revealed plans for a modular AI data center in Derbyshire in November 2025, and in December said it had signed an agreement to deploy Nvidia Blackwell Ultra AI infrastructure with HPE's direct
- Newport is located within the UK government’s South Wales AI Growth Zone, which launched last year
- Era4 intends to build the modular data center on part of the Liberty Steel plant in Newport, South Wales
- On its website, the firm claims to have 50MW of available capacity and a pipeline of 4.5GW
Summary
Era4 intends to build the modular data center on part of the Liberty Steel plant in Newport, South Wales. According to the application, Era4 intends to use an existing building on the site to house modular data centers. The modules would be used to support AI workloads and be housed on the first floor of the building, with car parking underneath. Liberty Steel still operates a plant on the site, but the building earmarked for the data center is not currently in use.