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NVIDIA Vera Rubin Driving Performance Per Watt, Lowest Token Cost for Partners Worldwide
NVIDIA has announced that Vera Rubin NVL72 is ramping into full production and is being deployed with partners CoreWeave, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
- Production ramp: Vera Rubin NVL72 racks are running at partners CoreWeave, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, supported by a supply chain spanning 350-plus factory sites in 30 countries.
- Performance and infrastructure details: CoreWeave reported 10x more throughput per megawatt on DeepSeek-R1 versus Grace Blackwell NVL72; Google Cloud’s first A5X instance is up for London startup Ineffable Intelligence; Microsoft and Mistral are using Vera Rubin for a new multibillion-dollar agreement to expand AI infrastructure in Europe; the platform also features liquid cooling, chiller-free dry-cooler operation, and claims to save millions of gallons of water per megawatt annually.
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ECL, PowerCell partner to deploy hydrogen fuel cell power systems across US data centers
ECL has announced a partnership with PowerCell Group to support hydrogen-powered data centers across the US.
- The deal includes a firm purchase order for PowerCell PS190 fuel cell systems and a non-binding MoU for about 300MW of additional hydrogen fuel cell capacity across ECL’s data center portfolio.
- First deployments will begin at ECL’s 35MW CSC-1 campus in Santa Clara, California, using PowerCell’s containerized systems within ECL’s FlexGrid microgrid architecture with grid power, natural gas, and battery storage; the partners have also already deployed fuel cells at ECL’s MV-1 facility in Mountain View, California.
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Data Center Frontier Trends Summit 2026 Preview
Data Center Frontier has announced a preview of the Data Center Frontier Trends Summit 2026, a conference focused on AI infrastructure execution, taking place August 4–6 in Reston, Virginia.
- The episode features Matt Vincent speaking with Bill Kleyman of Apolo to preview the summit and its themes, including power-first site selection, liquid cooling, behind-the-meter generation, supply chain execution, and community acceptance.
- The article says the industry has shifted from projection to execution and that announced megawatts are not the same as energized megawatts; it also highlights summit sessions and keynotes involving Rich Miller, Lee Kestler, NVIDIA, Meta, and the Open Compute Project.
- The content is a podcast/article preview and commentary, not a new project announcement; it references the summit agenda and speakers, with the conference set for August 4–6, 2026 in Reston, Virginia.