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May 29, 2025

The Real Estate Impact of AI: Rethinking Data Centers with Thermal Energy Networks

Fast-growing demand for data centers, fueled by rapid growth in cloud and AI use, presents many challenges for the real estate sector. Not only is there a dramatic supply-demand imbalance, but investors and providers are seeking sustainable solutions for energy-intensive applications. Demand is growing rapidly, taxing the grid and pressuring utilities.

This is the context for “Power to the processors: data centre boom continues post-DeepSeek,” published in the May-June issue of IPE Real Assets magazine, featuring commentary by Adam Shelly on the potential of data centers in thermal energy networks (TENs), especially in urban areas.

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