SLB and Liberty Energy have announced a strategic alliance to provide modular infrastructure and integrated power generation solutions for new data centre projects worldwide.

The partnership aims to support the rapid expansion of data centre capacity driven by growing demand from artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing applications.

Under the agreement, SLB will contribute modular infrastructure, project execution capabilities and global market reach, while Liberty will provide modular power generation systems, intelligent behind-the-meter power controls and operational expertise.

The companies will also explore technologies including hybrid power systems, digital energy management and advanced power architectures to improve efficiency, flexibility and environmental performance.

“The bottleneck in AI infrastructure is no longer just compute. It is the ability to deliver infrastructure and power on the timelines the market now demands,” said Gavin Rennick, president of SLB’s New Energy and Industrial business. “By bringing together complementary infrastructure and power capabilities, we will help developers accelerate deployment of new data center capacity.”

“The scale and complexity of AI energy infrastructure is fundamentally changing how power systems are built and deployed,” said Ron Gusek, chief executive officer of Liberty Energy. “Liberty’s comprehensive power service platform is engineered to meet this transition, as customers increasingly prioritise tailored, integrated solutions. Building on our long-standing relationship with SLB, we are excited to bring power solutions that address immediate capacity constraints while supporting the next generation of energy systems.”

SLB has already delivered more than 1.3 GW of prefabricated modular infrastructure for data centres since April 2024 and expects cumulative deliveries to exceed 2 GW by the end of the year.

Liberty plans to deploy around 3 GW of power projects by 2029. -OGN/TradeArabia News Service