Description

 The rapid growth of AI and digital services is driving data centre power demands that increasingly exceed the capacity of local electricity networks. Long grid connection queues and reinforcement timescales are now a key constraint on project delivery across the UK.
 
This presentation draws on an Apollo case study assessing how existing gas distribution networks could support data centre energy requirements through on site or local power generation. Using representative data centre archetypes, it explores technical feasibility, system configuration options and credible transition pathways towards lower carbon operation. The session considers how integrated gas and electricity solutions could improve resilience and delivery times while maintaining alignment with future decarbonisation objectives.

Our Presenter: Roy Stenhouse
 
Roy is Head of Built Environment at Apollo and has nearly 30 years’ experience across the energy sector, spanning oil and gas, renewables and the energy transition. He has led major projects from early concept through to execution, working at the interface between design, delivery and long term operational performance.
Roy brings practical engineering insight into low carbon power systems, hydrogen, carbon capture and renewable energy integration, with a strong focus on how emerging technologies can be applied safely and realistically within today’s infrastructure constraints. His work centres on translating innovation into robust engineering solutions that support reliability, resilience and decarbonisation objectives.
 
At Apollo, Roy advises clients across the built environment, industrial and energy sectors on adapting existing systems to meet increasing power demand and changing regulatory and operational requirements. He is particularly interested in how multi vector energy systems can be designed to accommodate future demand growth while maintaining a clear pathway to lower carbon operation.