UrbanChain delivers live, infrastructure-grade renewable energy for major UK data centre

UrbanChain has gone live on a three-year agreement supplying 40 GWh of renewable electricity annually to a major data centre in Greater London, supporting large-scale enterprise, AI and high-performance computing workloads.

The £20 million agreement reflects UrbanChain’s application of its approach to the data centre sector and demonstrates the model now required for modern, energy-intensive digital infrastructure to secure reliable, 24/7 low-carbon power amid rising AI load, heightened carbon scrutiny and increasing exposure to wholesale market volatility.

UrbanChain Chief Growth Officer Charlie Parry said: “This project shows what infrastructure-grade clean energy looks like in practice. Data centres are now constrained as much by energy as by real estate or connectivity. We are delivering live, traceable renewable power at scale, aligned to the realities of 24/7 digital demand. This is the model required for modern data centre operations.”

Owned by global infrastructure investors, the Greater London data centre forms part of a wider UK portfolio delivering critical digital services.

The project has been delivered in partnership with Zendo Energy, whose platform supports forecasting and optimisation across the facility. Together, the collaboration reflects a scalable approach to powering data centres operating at high and increasingly volatile utilisation levels.

UrbanChain already operates live private energy markets across industrial and commercial portfolios, public sector estates, hospitals, EV charging infrastructure and large multi-site operators. The data centre deployment extends this operating model into one of the most energy-intensive and system-critical asset classes globally.

Its approach prioritises the direct matching of electricity demand with renewable generation, using certificates only where required to ensure continuity of supply. This replaces abstract, certificate-led claims with live, traceable delivery, providing clear visibility over where and when power is produced.

The result, according to UrbanChain Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer Dr Mo Hajhashem, is infrastructure-grade cost certainty, carbon integrity and resilience for always-on digital assets.

He said: “AI-driven digital infrastructure is reshaping energy demand faster than traditional markets can respond. Data centres need power that is predictable, transparent and scalable across jurisdictions. What we are delivering here is directly transferable to international markets where digital growth is outpacing grid capacity. This is about building the energy backbone for the next phase of the global digital economy.”

Jade Batstone, CEO and Co-Founder of Zendo Energy, said: “Energy is now a defining factor in data centre competitiveness. By combining UrbanChain’s traceable renewable supply with Zendo’s Energy OS, operators can reduce risk, cut complexity and take greater control over how energy supports performance and long-term growth.”