PowerPods have changed AVK’s energy landscape. The final piece to our end-to-end energy solutions, they provide data centre operators with the ability to source all data centre infrastructure equipment through one provider, with the guarantee that their solution is entirely bespoke to requirements.
PowerPods are pre-engineered, fully-integrated, transportable units housing the critical power infrastructure that safely and effectively delivers electricity into a data centre. AVK are now proud to provide this technology, from design to delivery.
In assembling these PowerPods, they need to have somewhere to scale and grow. This is where we introduce our brand-new, state-of-the-art facility dedicated entirely to modular power systems and PowerPod assembly.
The first of its kind in Europe, our facility allows for superior testing, improved quality, and the ability to alleviate the amount of on-site construction. AVK Haydock – our new facility, operational and primed to deliver.
The spec
With a PowerPod project already underway, our Haydock facility is due to receive first deliveries of equipment imminently. Impressive in its scale, the facility is comprised of 140,000 sq ft of wide open space, giving capacity for around 23-25 PowerPods (most measuring 18 metres long x 4.2 metres wide) at any one time along with ample lay down areas for relevant components.
A 64-tonne overhead crane enables safe lifting, positioning, loading and unloading of the PowerPods. Large components such as UPS and transformers can’t be manually handled and instead require the precision and reliability of the significant capacity that the 64-tonne crane provides. 383 linear metres of busbar allows for high-power testing capability and flexible power routing, giving the facility an incredibly strong backbone in power distribution.
Alongside the 140,000 sq ft capacity, we have 100,000 sq ft of outside yard and storage space for large scale deliveries and finished goods. This allows easeful equipment deliveries and a smooth assembly process, ultimately speeding delivery time.
The scale of our Haydock facility allows us to fulfil large PowerPod orders with a faster turnaround than data centre operators are used to. We can offer the speed-to-deployment that operators are sorely requiring, with the capacity to assemble up to 100 PowerPods per year. This will facilitate growth needed for data centre operators to keep up with increasing AI demand.
