Eaton and CTS Nordics have jointly unveiled the NordicEPOD factory in Oslo, which will produce standardised power modules designed to speed up the construction of data centres amid rising demand driven by AI applications.

The modules – EPODs – utilise Eaton’s proprietary technology, including the EnergyAware Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) and SF6-free medium voltage switchgear, to deliver energy-efficient critical power to servers. Each module is engineered to connect the power grid with a data centre’s IT infrastructure, containing essential power, backup, cooling, and control systems capable of supporting up to 2 MW of electrical power.

By completing key commissioning stages at the factory and standardising the design, the modules are ready for rapid integration on-site, reducing the need for skilled workers and cutting costs.

Sitting between the power grid and the IT infrastructure of the data centre, EPODs contain critical power, backup, cooling, and control systems to support the supply of up to 2 MW of electrical power.

The 12,000 sqm facility will manufacture up to 350 EPODs per year.

Ciarán Forde, Vice President of Strategic Accounts and Alliances at Eaton EMEA, said, “Eaton’s advanced EnergyAware UPS, based on silicon-carbide inverters, together with the most proven SF6-free medium voltage switchgear in the industry, are amongst the features that make this EPOD technology offer to data centre operators truly unique.”

Gisle Eckhoff, Vice President of Business Development at CTS Nordics, added, “Our expertise in data centre design, together with Eaton’s proven power management technology, global reach and commitment, are encapsulated in the EPOD and it adds up to a winning formula for the data centre industry which need to build capacity fast, despite the shortage of construction and engineering skills across Europe.”