Daily Update: Roma Green Finance Backs Blueflare; Foxconn-Schneider Partner; Goodvision AI Invests $50M; CnerG Acquires Monsoon Carbon

ROMA GREEN FINANCE TO INVEST US$15 MILLION IN BLUEFLARE GROUP TO EXPAND INTO DATA CENTERS

ROMA Green Finance Monday said it has entered into a non-binding letter of intent to subscribe for a 5% equity interest in BlueFlare Group for total consideration of US$15 million.  

The proposed investment is the first under the dedicated AI/HPC infrastructure investment vertical that ROMA recently established and represents its first direct equity position in a behind-the-meter compute infrastructure platform. 

ROMA’s investment is timed to accelerating demand for AI/HPC capacity. Independent industry forecasts project that global data-center power capacity could roughly double to approximately 200 gigawatts by 2030 and that cumulative investment in data-center infrastructure could exceed US$3 trillion over the coming decade. ROMA believes the most acute constraint in this buildout is not demand but available power and time-to-energization — particularly in the sub-10 megawatt segment that BlueFlare targets and that conventional, grid-dependent development underserves.

BlueFlare is an Alberta-based developer of behind-the-meter power generation and distributed compute infrastructure. The company designs, builds, and manages on-site natural gas generation paired with high-density computing facilities, enabling AI and HPC workloads to be energized on timelines that grid-connected projects cannot match. 

ROMA’s capital is intended to support BlueFlare’s project pipeline. BlueFlare has a previously announced contract — currently pending finalization of definitive agreements — to develop a 10 MW HPC site for AVAX One Technology. BlueFlare also plans to develop a portfolio of micro-scale, distributed data centers, each below 10 MW, sited at or near stranded and underutilized natural gas resources across Western Canada.

The transaction advances ROMA’s stated strategy of allocating capital toward powered land, behind-the-meter generation, and high-density compute assets positioned to serve accelerating AI/HPC demand.

“This is a disciplined, picks-and-shovels investment in the infrastructure layer of the AI era,” said Claire Luk, CEO of ROMA Green Finance Limited. “Compute is constrained by power and by time-to-energization, not by demand. BlueFlare’s behind-the-meter model attacks both constraints at once, and a US$15 million cornerstone stake gives ROMA direct, scalable exposure to the underserved sub-10 megawatt segment. We see this as the foundation of a deliberate AI/HPC infrastructure strategy.”

“ROMA’s commitment validates the model we have built and accelerates our buildout,” said Landon Ruszkowski, Chief Executive Officer of BlueFlare Group Holdings Inc. 

“With this capital behind us, we can advance our pending 10 MW project for AVAX One and expand our pipeline of micro-scale, distributed data centers. Behind-the-meter generation is how compute gets powered when the grid cannot keep up, and we are positioned to deliver it

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC, HON HAI TECHNOLOGY (FOXCONN) ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC COLLABORATION TO ACCELERATE NEXT-GENERATION AI DATA CENTERS

Schneider Electric, a global energy technology leader, Monday announced a strategic collaboration with Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn), the world’s largest electronics manufacturer, to help define and scale the next generation of AI data centers.

As AI adoption surges, the demands on digital infrastructure are being fundamentally reshaped. This collaboration brings together Foxconn’s expertise in advanced compute platforms, AI rack integration, and global manufacturing with Schneider Electric’s presence in power systems, cooling, and energy management. Together, the companies aim to deliver integrated, ready-to-deploy solutions that enable customers to build and operate AI infrastructure with greater speed, efficiency, and predictability across regions. Production will begin later this year.

“At the pace AI is evolving, the industry requires a new model for how infrastructure is designed, built, and delivered,” said Young Liu, Chairman of Foxconn. “By combining Foxconn’s strength in AI systems and global manufacturing with Schneider Electric’s  expertise in power and energy, we are creating a path for customers to deploy AI capacity at scale—faster, smarter, and more sustainably.”

“AI demand continues to accelerate, and as compute scales to keep pace, the energy behind it becomes a fundamental enabler,” said Olivier Blum, CEO of Schneider Electric. “If we want to scale AI responsibly, these systems must be connected. This is where energy intelligence becomes essential. At Schneider Electric, we are advancing energy tech to build efficient and sustainable AI factories by bringing integrated power, cooling, and digital capabilities into AI data centers. Working with Foxconn, we are helping customers build capacity with real speed, resilience, and efficiency, as energy technology partners to an industry that is firmly entering the era of intelligence.”

Through this collaboration, Foxconn and Schneider Electric will co-develop next-generation reference architectures for AI data centers. The partnership will also explore innovations in closed-loop energy optimization, modular power and cooling skids, and standardized design frameworks, creating repeatable, high-performance blueprints for AI factories worldwide. By aligning manufacturing excellence with energy intelligence, the two companies are setting the foundation for a new class of AI infrastructure that is scalable by design, efficient by default, and ready to meet the accelerating demands of the AI era.

GOODVISION AI AND ATTO RESEARCH PLAN $50 MILLION JOINT INVESTMENT TO DEVELOP SOUTH KOREA’S SUPPLY CHAIN-FOCUSED AI DATA CENTERS

GoodVision AI and ATTO Research Monday said they have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop a network of AI data centers (AIDCs) across South Korea. The agreement commits a minimum of US$50 million toward AI data center construction, GPU infrastructure, and financing solutions tailored to AI and digital infrastructure assets.

Facilities will be developed in locations near Seoul, Busan, and Daegu. The project is structured in phases: an initial build of 0.75MW of AI Factory compute capacity, followed by a second phase targeting 5.5MW by 2027, with a long-term goal of 40MW of combined capacity across multiple sites.

Under the agreement, ATTO Research contributes site and power infrastructure resources, expertise in power sourcing and network integration, and extensive local development experience in South Korea. GoodVision AI contributes AI inference computing expertise, AI Factory deployment capabilities, intelligent compute scheduling, and edge AI network expansion.

Davy Wang, CEO of GoodVision AI said, “South Korea is one of the most dynamic AI markets in Asia, and demand for purpose-built compute capacity is outpacing what traditional data center development can deliver. This partnership gives GoodVision AI the right foundation to build at scale in Korea, and we are committed to executing across multiple sites and phases through 2027.”

Dr. Jae Woong Chung, CEO of ATTO Research, Professor at KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), and Head of the Task Force at the Presidential Council on National Artificial Intelligence Strategy, “Korea’s enterprises are ready to deploy AI at scale, but the infrastructure is not keeping pace. New data center space takes years. GPU servers arrive in months. ATTO Research has been working on this problem, and partnering with GoodVision AI gives us the AI inference expertise and deployment capability to close that gap faster and at greater scale.”

SOUTH KOREA’S CNERG ACQUIRES SINGAPORE-BASED MONSOON CARBON

CnerG, South Korea-based global environmental commodity trading company with a digital procurement platform, has announced the acquisition of Monsoon Carbon, a Singapore-established environmental commodities trading and consulting company with regional bases in Singapore and Vietnam. This advances CnerG’s strategy to strengthen direct sourcing across renewable energy certificates, carbon credits, and key regional markets.

Demand for renewable energy and carbon solutions is growing across Asia, but procurement conditions vary by market. Buyers often face different certificate systems, supply limitations, and policy requirements. This creates a need for market-specific expertise in how environmental commodities are sourced, evaluated, and transacted.

“Companies need more than access to certificates. They need confidence in the markets, projects, and partners behind them,” said Yongnam Jin, CEO of CnerG. “Monsoon Carbon’s regional relationships bring CnerG closer to REC and carbon credit supply, helping us support buyers and project partners with deeper market knowledge and practical procurement.”

It also supports CnerG’s supply chain decarbonization capabilities and direct sourcing strategy. With over 150 exclusively managed projects, Monsoon Carbon complements CnerG’s established sales team and digital platform with supply-side and consulting capabilities, creating an end-to-end connection between regional supply and corporate procurement needs across Southeast Asia, MEA, and other emerging markets.

“Over the past decade, Monsoon Carbon has built strong relationships with project developers, traders and corporate buyers across emerging markets,” said Angus McEwin, Managing Director of Monsoon Carbon. “By joining CnerG, we can combine our global market expertise and project network with CnerG’s digital procurement platform, creating greater value for both project developers and corporate buyers. This combination allows us to scale our capabilities while supporting our partners with the market access and expertise they value.”

Monsoon Carbon will continue supporting existing project developers and corporate partners through its current team.

The acquisition reflects CnerG’s investment in Asia, digital infrastructure, regional relationships, and procurement capabilities needed to advance renewable energy and carbon strategies across global operations.