US energy development platform GridMarket has teamed up with microreactor firm Deployable Energy to support the development of advanced nuclear power for the data center sector.The companies are targeting the deployment of 500MW of capacity every year from 2030 to 2035. If realized, the partners claim the partnership could support the deployment of more than 3GW of capacity through 2035.As part of the partnership, GridMarket will connect its pipeline of customers and ‘deployment-ready’ sites to Deployable Energy's Unity Nuclear Battery. The Nuclear Battery is a 1MWe gas-cooled microreactor. Modular in design, the microreactor is designed to be transported within a 20 ft (6m) container and deployed in arrays.The company was selected as part of the Nuclear Energy Launch Pad, a US Department of Energy (DOE) initiative announced in March of this year, which provided advanced nuclear firms with land at the Idaho National Laboratory to construct a test reactor. Earlier this month, the company claimed that its test reactor reached criticality. The company is based in Houston, Texas."Power availability has become the defining challenge facing data center development today," said Nick Davis, CEO of GridMarket."Demand for dependable, continuous power is growing faster than traditional infrastructure can support," added Bobby Gallagher, co-founder and CEO of Deployable Energy.According to the companies, they will now pursue customer engagements and an initial pilot project. Further details pertaining to the pilot were not immediately available.Advanced nuclear reactors have become a key focus for data center developers seeking reliable baseload energy. While no projects have yet reached commercialization, many of the largest data center firms have thrown their weight behind projects in the hope that they could provide consistent, clean power in the future. Notable examples include Amazon, Google, Data4, Oracle, Switch, and Equinix.