InterContinental Energy rolls out hydrogen energy node enhancement aimed at data centres

Perth-based InterContinental Energy (ICE), a company that develops large-scale renewable energy projects, has announced an evolution of its P2(H2)Node architecture designed to deliver integrated AI data centre energy capability.

By combining wind and solar generation with on-site hydrogen production and storage, the system delivers continuous, high-reliability green energy, and now, a ready-made interface for co-located data centres to plug straight in, the company claims.

Each 1GW node is designed to incorporate up to 200 MW of data centre capacity alongside 800 MW of green hydrogen production.

This integrated model enables up to Tier 4-equivalent resilience standard with 99.995% uptime, with long term green power pricing below $48/MWh that is "highly competitive" across Asia and Australia, and not achievable using renewable energy and batteries alone, ICE states.

By sharing core infrastructure such as cooling and UPS systems between hydrogen production and data centre operations, the company touts that its Node architecture also delivers significant CapEx and OpEx savings.

The P2(H2)Node is a patented modular architecture that co-locates electrolysis, wind and solar generation, eliminating the need for long-distance transmission. Its standardised design also provides a blueprint for scalable deployment in coastal and remote regions.

“There are three billion data customers living within acceptable latency of the north-west coast of Australia, where the Australian Renewable Energy Hub (AREH) is located. The site already has environmental approval for up to 15GW of generation and four subsea cables into Asia,” said Alexander Tancock, CEO at InterContinental Energy.

 “By operating at the intersection of digital infrastructure and energy, AREH and the P2(H2)Node offer Australia a tremendous opportunity to supply not just green molecules to Asia, but up to 2.4GW of green compute at a price that is hard to match.

“We are already pleased to see early engagement from suppliers and data centre companies who recognise the potential of this model. Across our two Australian projects, we have 47 Nodes that together could support up to 9.4GW of co‑located data centre capacity."