Shulman Advisory

Japan Data Center Update 13: New Data Center Models Emerge as Land, Cooling, and Grid Constraints Tighten

Publication date: April 7, 2026  Japan Data Center Update 13: New Data Center Models Emerge as Land, Cooling, and Grid Constraints Tighten  MOL, Hitachi Target Floating Data Centers to Ease Urban Deployment Bottlenecks Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), Hitachi, and Hitachi Systems have signed a basic agreement to jointly develop a “floating data center” by converting …

DC Update 3: On-Site Gas Cogeneration & AI Energy Savings

Publication date: Feb 3, 2026  DC Update 3: On-Site Gas Cogeneration & AI Energy Savings Tokyo Gas subsidiary backs data centers with on-site gas cogeneration  Tokyo Gas Engineering Solutions (TGES), a subsidiary of Tokyo Gas, has begun supporting data center development by proposing on-site gas cogeneration systems that allow projects to start operations even in …