Factory-built, ISO containerised data centres that travel by truck, rail or ship and go live wherever there is power. Deployed in as little as 90 days, and ready to move when your needs change.
From site assessment to live compute
Standard ISO containers, moved by truck, rail or ship
Critical IT load per module, scaling from 100 kW
Scope 2 emissions, verified with Grokens
A portable data centre is a complete, self-contained data centre built to be transported and deployed wherever compute is needed. Racks, power distribution, cooling, fire protection, monitoring and security are integrated inside a single enclosure, so the facility arrives ready to connect rather than being built on site.
Most portable data centres are housed in standard ISO shipping containers, which is why they are also called containerised or mobile data centres. Because they use standard container dimensions, they can move on existing freight networks by truck, rail or ship, and be set down on a prepared pad instead of inside a purpose-built building.
WinDC's portable data centres are designed for high-density AI and GPU workloads, and deployed directly at renewable energy sites across Australia. When requirements change, or a better site becomes available, the data centre moves with you.
Each WinDC portable data centre is a 20- or 40-foot ISO containerised module delivering 100 kW to 1.8 MW of critical IT load, engineered for intermodal transport and redeployable fully loaded.
A fixed data centre is built for one location and one long life. A portable data centre is built to be deployed quickly, scaled in steps and relocated as needs change.
| Fixed data centre | WinDC portable data centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Time to deploy | 2–5 years of design, approvals and construction | ~90 days from site assessment to live compute |
| Site requirements | Purpose-built building on serviced land | A prepared pad with power and connectivity |
| Grid connection | Major upgrades in congested metro regions | Behind the meter at the renewable generation site |
| Location | Fixed for the life of the building | Relocatable by truck, rail or ship |
| How capacity grows | Large upfront build, sized for future demand | Add or move modules as demand changes |
| Asset value | Tied to one site | Redeployable to a new site, fully loaded |
| Power and emissions | Grid mix, grid-dependent Scope 2 | 100% renewable at source, zero Scope 2 |
Portability is engineered in from the start, not added afterwards. Every WinDC module is factory-built, tested and pre-configured before it leaves the factory.
Standard 20- or 40-foot ISO container form factor that moves on existing freight networks by truck, rail or ship, with no custom transport required.
Vibration and shock protection keeps racks and hardware secure on the road, so modules can be redeployed fully loaded rather than stripped and rebuilt.
Power distribution, liquid cooling, N+1 redundancy, monitoring and security are integrated and tested in the factory. On site, commissioning is about connection, not construction.
Enterprise-grade Starlink, 5G and fibre where available, with traffic bonding and QoS management, so remote and regional sites stay online.
A central command module provides orchestration, observability and AI-driven predictive maintenance across every site, with 24/7 monitoring and SLA-governed service levels.
Because the data centre is built in a factory and shipped as a finished unit, the slowest parts of a traditional build disappear.
We identify a site with available power, typically a solar, wind or hydro generation site with stranded or curtailed energy, and confirm access, pad and connectivity.
Modules are built and pre-configured for your workload, including racks, cooling, power and fleet management, while the site is prepared in parallel.
Modules travel by truck, rail or ship, are set down on site and connected behind the meter, going from site assessment to live compute in approximately 90 days.
Add modules as demand grows, or move them to a new site if your requirements change or a better renewable site becomes available.
Portable data centres suit organisations that need capacity fast, need it somewhere a traditional data centre can't reach, or need the option to move it later.
High-density GPU modules for training and inference, deployed in months rather than years. Together, WinDC modules form Australia's AI factories.
Explore AI factoriesBring compute to regional and remote locations, close to where energy and data are generated, without building a permanent facility.
Explore modular data centresTurn curtailed generation into compute revenue by hosting portable modules behind the meter, without grid export approvals.
Learn morePortable infrastructure deployed on Australian soil and operated under Australian jurisdiction, suited to defence, research and public sector data.
Learn moreA Tier-0 option for containerised and AI inference workloads, complementing hyperscalers at lower cost and with zero Scope 2 emissions.
Learn moreAffordable, sovereign GPU capacity for scientific computing and machine learning research that can move as projects and funding change.
Learn more| Form factor | ISO 20' or 40' container |
| Transport | Truck, rail or ship; intermodal |
| Mobility | Vibration and shock protection; redeployable fully loaded |
| Critical IT load | 100 kW to 1.8 MW per module |
| Cooling | Advanced liquid cooling, N+1 systems |
| Resilience | N+1 redundancy for power and cooling |
| Networking | Starlink, 5G and fibre; QoS and traffic bonding |
| Hardware | NVIDIA and AMD GPU support, CPU configurations |
| Monitoring | IIoT telemetry, AI-driven analytics, 24/7 support |
| Uptime | 99.5%, SLA-governed |
| Deployment | As fast as ~90 days |
Australia's biggest constraint on new compute is power. Portable data centres let compute go where clean energy already is.
Metro grids are congested and new data centre connections can take years. Portable modules deploy behind the meter at the generation site instead.
Australia curtails large amounts of renewable generation every year. Portable data centres turn that stranded energy into productive compute.
Drawing power directly at the source avoids transmission losses and grid charges, supporting up to 50% lower total cost of ownership.
Every module generates Grokens, audit-ready attestations that map compute usage to time-matched renewable generation.
Talk to us about portable data centre capacity for your workloads, or about hosting WinDC modules at your renewable energy site.
