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Bridge Data Centres and Concord New Energy to develop Singapore’ s first barge-based hydrogen power solution
Bridge Data Centres( BDC) and Concord New Energy( CNE) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding( MOU) to jointly develop Singapore’ s first barge-based hydrogen power generation solution tailored for next-gen AI digital infrastructure, marking a significant milestone in advancing low-carbon energy pathways for the data centre sector.
The partnership represents a strategic step in BDC’ s long-term roadmap to diversify power sourcing pathways, enhance energy security and futureproof its Singapore data centre portfolio amid evolving grid constraints and decarbonisation dynamics.
The collaboration brings together BDC’ s extensive expertise in developing and operating hyperscale data centres across Asia Pacific and CNE’ s technical leadership in renewable and hydrogen energy systems. The parties will also collaborate with Nanyang Technological University( NTU), one of the world’ s top universities, to support the development of Singapore’ s hydrogen ecosystem. Together, the parties will accelerate the research, engineering and deployment of scalable clean energy solutions across the value chain.
Under the MOU, the parties will explore advanced power system architectures and generation configurations designed to enhance the resilience and reliability of AI-ready data centre campuses.
A key focus of the collaboration is the development of Singapore’ s first bargebased hydrogen power generation model – an innovative marine-integrated deployment approach designed to deliver flexible and modular clean power capacity.
Compared to conventional land-based generation assets, a barge-based configuration offers structural advantages particularly suited to Singapore’ s operating environment, including optimisation of scarce land resources through offshore or nearshore deployment, enhanced safety risk segregation between hydrogen handling infrastructure and core data centre operations and greater flexibility in hydrogen transport and storage leveraging Singapore’ s maritime ecosystem.
In parallel, the parties will develop scalable hydrogen supply chain frameworks covering storage, transport and system integration to support highdensity, AI-driven digital infrastructure. The alliance will also assess customised long-term power procurement structures, including renewable power purchase agreements( PPAs) and integrated energy storage solutions, to enhance operational flexibility and overall energy system resilience.
Eric Fan, CEO, Bridge Data Centres, said:“ The accelerating demand for AI-ready data centres requires new energy architectures that are resilient, scalable and sustainable. This collaboration with Concord New Energy reflects our commitment to diversifying long-term power pathways. By pioneering Singapore’ s first bargebased hydrogen generation solution, we are exploring innovative models that integrate clean energy with advanced digital infrastructure.”
Joe Zhou, Group Vice President and CEO, Global Business of Concord New Energy, said:“ Singapore’ s hydrogen ambitions and its position as a global maritime and energy hub create a strong foundation for piloting advanced hydrogen power solutions. Through this partnership, we aim to contribute engineering expertise and scalable system design to support the decarbonisation of AI-intensive data centre environments.” n
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