Multinational energy company SLB has teamed up with US energy firm Liberty Energy to develop and deliver modular infrastructure and integrated power generation solutions for the global data center market.

– SLB

According to the companies, the tie-up will combine SLB's modular infrastructure and project execution capabilities with Liberty's modular power generation systems and behind-the-meter power controls to support faster deployment of data center capacity for AI and high-performance computing.

The companies claim that the partnership will target behind-the-meter power solutions that can be deployed independently of traditional grid connection timelines.

"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."