Shulman Advisory

Japan Data Center Update 39: Japan Explores Workload Shifting as a Source of Energy System Flexibility

Publication date: Oct 14, 2026  Japan Data Center Update 39: Japan Explores Workload Shifting as a Source of Energy System Flexibility Workload shifting (WLS) could allow data centers to adjust when and where they consume electricity, reducing demand in regions experiencing grid constraints or high electricity prices and shifting workloads to locations or periods with …

Japan Data Center Update 34: Next-Generation Technologies Reshape Data Center Deployment and Resilience

Publication date: Sept 8, 2026  Japan Data Center Update 34: Next-Generation Technologies Reshape Data Center Deployment and Resilience NYK and partners develop port-based floating data center concept as step toward offshore deployment A consortium comprising NYK (Nippon Yusen Kaisha) Line, Eurus Energy Holdings, NTT FACILITIES, and MUFG Bank has announced that it has developed a …

Japan Data Center Update 33: Tokyo Advances Containerized Data Center Deployment as Shikoku Expands Incentives

Publication date: Sept 2, 2026  Japan Data Center Update 33: Tokyo Advances Containerized Data Center Deployment as Shikoku Expands Incentives NTT docomo Business and TEPCO PG collaborate on liquid-cooled containerized data centers in Tokyo NTT docomo Business and TEPCO Power Grid (PG) announced a collaboration to develop liquid-cooled containerized data centers in the Tokyo metropolitan …