CHINDATA GROUP
“ As a result, the core of competition has shifted from rack scale and network performance to total computing power output, ultra-high power density and levels of green and low-carbon efficiency.”
China views sustainable computing not as a constraint on its AI ambitions, but as an enabler of them. By securing low-cost and green energy for its AI infrastructure it aims to create a long-term competitive advantage in the global AI race.
Recent national policy reflects this, including the Eastern Data, Western Computing initiative – a project structured to address the massive environmental and resource challenges posed by the nation’ s rapidly growing digital economy, particularly the energy consumption of data centres. The initiative moves eastern data processing to western China data centres, leveraging clean energy and cooler climates to boost national computing power sustainably and address regional imbalances.
“ It’ s more than a geographic realignment of data centres – it represents a systemic rebalancing of the nation ' s computing resources and energy infrastructure,” says Mr Wu:“ Historically, data centres were developed reactively, based on concentrated demand in eastern regions. This new network enables low-latency AI inference for eastern markets while leveraging abundant renewable energy in the west for large-scale model training.
“ Over a decade-long journey, Chindata Group has built a reputation as one of the region’ s most forward-thinking data centre developers, combining engineering excellence, sustainability leadership and an AI-ready model”
Mr Wu Huapeng, CEO, Chindata Group
“ At Chindata Group, we are taking a proactive approach, directing computing demand toward energy-rich western regions,” he says.“ This requires advanced capabilities to plan, construct and operate hyperscale campuses in western hubs while ensuring performance and user experience equivalent to eastern facilities.”
Chindata Group pioneering infrastructure As one of China’ s leading carrier-neutral hyperscale data centre providers, and one of the pioneers in building nextgeneration infrastructure for the AI era, Chindata Group plays a key role in driving the initiative and supporting China’ s wider AI and sustainable computing revolution.
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