Episode 2

Microgrids: How Energy Independence Powers Data Centres Of Tomorrow

Date
24 November 2025
Author
AVK
Duration
13 mins

Our Project Director, Jason Harrison, and our Chief Delivery Officer, Charlotte Berry-Selwood, talk about the rise of microgrids and their impact on the industry. As first deployers of this technology in Europe's data centre industry, AVK are paving the way forward.

Key topics

Generating Conversation's second episode takes us through the journey of our first microgrid deployment. Watch our Chief Delivery Officer, Charlotte Berry-Selwood, and Project Director, Jason Harrison, talk about the impact of microgrids, and what this new technology can teach the data centre industry.

Key topics covered in this episode are:

 

  • The rise of microgrids and their place in the data industry.
  • Internal growth within AVK that microgrid projects have demanded.
  • Technical difficulties we have overcome whilst deploying the first microgrid in Europe’s data centre industry.
  • How the positive attitude of the AVK team has been the driver for success.
  • Fuels powering the microgrids that are set to power tomorrow’s data.