Sunday, 8 November 2026

Liquid Energy says its solar-powered, off-grid NanoDC modules can move from contract to first token in under eight weeks, according to ShiftDelete.Net. The modules target AI inference workloads outside traditional grid-connected facilities.

Separately, investor Ron Baron said SpaceX is expected to begin orbital launches for AI compute in 2027, with significant deployments projected for 2028, according to Crypto Briefing. The timeline pairs solar power generation with data-center hardware in orbit, sidestepping terrestrial grid and land constraints entirely.

Both approaches reflect efforts to decouple AI computing capacity from conventional power infrastructure, one through compact ground-based solar-plus-storage units and the other through space-based solar generation.

A datacentre company planning a large AI development near Glasgow has admitted its facility will be entirely served by the National Grid, despite previously claiming it would use renewable energy, according to Yahoo News.

The reversal highlights the gap between clean-energy ambitions and operational reality for power-hungry AI infrastructure. Separately, the Guardian reported that power and water constraints are pressuring datacentre growth across south-east Asia, slowing what had appeared to be rapid regional expansion just months earlier.