Vailinor

Powering Ultra-Low-Latency AI

Power-anchored, behind-the-meter compute for rapid deployment and distributed inference

Leadership

The Team

Energy and infrastructure operators, building behind the meter.

Mark Blashfield

Mark Blashfield

Co-Founder & CEO

30+ years in investment management and Asian energy; 60 MW of waste-to-energy power in Thailand.

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Veegrit Bovornusvakool

Veegrit Bovornusvakool

Chief Energy Officer

20+ years in waste-to-energy; Engineering Director of N-Line, which equipped five of our eleven host plants.

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Kemmanat Nincharoen

Kemmanat Nincharoen

Chief Technology Officer

25+ years in Tier III / IV data centres; BICSI DCDC, Uptime ATD/ATS.

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Jason Brink

Jason Brink

Co-Founder & Chief Strategy & Systems Officer

15 years scaling global distributed-infrastructure networks, including a system that once represented ~85% of IPFS DHT traffic.

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Investment Rationale

A Proven Team on Power That Is Already Running

Asia needs regional inference capacity close to users. Vailinor builds it at operating renewable biomass plants, where firm power, water and grid backup are already in place.

One team across the delivery chain

Capital and Asian energy, biomass plant engineering, Tier III / IV data centre design and global distributed networks. The same team secures the power and builds the compute on it.

113.3MW

Power under letters of intent

Letters of intent with operating plants for behind-the-meter supply, so sites can energise without waiting years in a grid queue. Definitive power agreements are to follow.

157.1MW

Eleven-site Phase 1

Eleven host plants in Thailand, each with firm power, on-site water, 115 kV substation access and four-route diverse fibre.

<12months

Path to service

Target path from committed site to Ready-for-Service, with the first site targeted for late 2027.

up to472MW

Room to scale

Phase 1 plus a 315 MW qualified expansion pipeline of further plants.

What we deliver: a turnkey, fully fitted and commissioned AI-ready data centre, excluding customer-supplied GPU systems.

Figures are site and facility capacity. Final IT load, commercial terms and Ready-for-Service dates are subject to diligence and definitive agreements.

Milestones

Development Timeline

Oct 2025

Kaona LOI signed

Letter of intent signed with Kaona Power Supply for dedicated behind-the-meter power and land at our first site.

Signing the letter of intent for our first site, 22 October 2025
Signing day, 22 October 2025
Dec 2025

Registered with the ERC

Thailand's Energy Regulatory Commission registration for on-site power supply to AI compute, with the first site's corporate PPA registered.

Sep 2026

Phase 1 grows to eleven sites

157.1 MW across eleven operating host plants, with letters of intent covering 113.3 MW of behind-the-meter power.

Late 2027 · Target

First site Ready-for-Service

First site targeted for Ready-for-Service, subject to funding and customer commitments.

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Vailinor's Vision
Asia is approaching a structural gap in AI compute infrastructure. The missing layer is distributed regional inference infrastructure between centralized campuses and edge endpoints. VAILINOR is building that layer through power-anchored, ultra-low-latency AI infrastructure positioned near demand, where latency, deployment speed, and compute availability will define the next phase of AI adoption.

From Power to Intelligence

Renewable biomass, behind-the-meter power providing immediate energisation for AI compute

Power Sustainable AI
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Renewable Biomass Power

Secure long-term power supply agreements with renewable biomass power plants near major metropolitan centers

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Strategic Infrastructure Partnerships

Monetise AI infrastructure through turnkey fitted delivery, capacity offtake, and strategic partnerships

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AI-Ready Infrastructure

Deploy AI-ready Tier III / Tier IV compute infrastructure co-located with power assets, supported by dedicated water resources and 24/7 grid redundancy.

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Secure Network Architecture

Dual-provider, four-route fibre architecture with four diverse site entries and dual meet-me rooms

Power-Anchored
AI Infrastructure

Vailinor

Power-anchored, ultra-low-latency AI infrastructure designed for the next phase of distributed inference in Asia. Built around behind-the-meter power certainty, resilient fibre architecture, accelerated site readiness, and AI-ready design.


Behind-the-Meter Renewable Biomass Power

Co-located with operating plants as sole offtaker under corporate PPA, with dedicated water and 24/7 grid redundancy.

Distributed Regional Inference

Ultra-low-latency nodes across multiple metros, with dual-provider connectivity across four physically diverse fibre routes to active A/B meet-me rooms.

Accelerated Deployment

Operating industrial sites and fast-track permitting supporting a sub-12-month path to Ready-for-Service.

AI-Ready Design

High-density and liquid-cooling capable including direct-to-chip, designed to Tier III principles, with Tier IV optionality dependent on customer requirements.

You Might Ask Us

FAQ:

What is Vailinor's core mission?

Vailinor is building a behind-the-meter, power-anchored AI infrastructure platform designed to solve the single largest constraint in AI growth: access to reliable power.

Instead of competing for scarce grid capacity, Vailinor co-locates high-density AI compute directly with firm, dispatchable, renewable biomass energy sources, enabling immediate energisation, faster deployment, and predictable long-term operating costs.

This model transforms energy into compute at the source, creating a new class of infrastructure that is:

  • Not waiting on new grid connections
  • Optimised for AI workloads
  • Designed for rapid, repeatable deployment

At a strategic level, Vailinor is built to capture the shift from centralized training to distributed inference, where proximity, latency, and cost efficiency become critical.

What problem is Vailinor solving?

Power is now the main constraint on AI infrastructure, ahead of capital.

Across major markets:

  • Grid interconnection timelines can exceed four years
  • Power availability is limited or unreliable
  • Existing data centers are not designed for high-density AI workloads

At the same time:

  • AI demand is accelerating rapidly
  • Inference workloads are moving closer to users
  • Latency and real-time compute are becoming essential

Vailinor solves this by integrating power and compute into a single system, eliminating the primary bottleneck and enabling faster, scalable deployment of AI infrastructure.

How is Vailinor different from traditional data centers and hyperscalers?

Traditional data centers depend on grid power, which introduces delays, cost volatility, and deployment uncertainty.

Vailinor starts with power:

  • Compute is placed where firm power already runs
  • Infrastructure is modular and repeatable

Key advantages:

  • Behind-the-meter supply avoids waiting in grid connection queues, with the grid kept as backup
  • A target path of under 12 months from committed site to Ready-for-Service
  • High-density AI-ready infrastructure from day one
  • Distributed architecture aligned with inference workloads

This lets Vailinor bring capacity online without waiting on new grid connections.

How does Vailinor ensure reliable power supply?

Vailinor integrates compute directly with dispatchable, behind-the-meter generation.

These assets provide:

  • Baseload, dispatchable energy
  • Long operating histories at every host plant
  • Dedicated feeder lines into AI infrastructure

Each site also includes:

  • Grid interconnection for backup and maintenance bridging
  • Multiple operating modes, including island-capable operation
  • Optional battery integration for stability and smoothing

Plant supply and grid backup together are designed to keep the facility running through plant maintenance and outages.

How does Vailinor ensure its infrastructure is sustainable?

Sustainability comes from the system design itself, without relying on offsets.

Vailinor achieves this through:

  • Renewable biomass generation
  • Elimination of transmission losses through on-site consumption
  • High-efficiency cooling systems with liquid cooling and optimized thermal design
  • Target PUE in the range of approximately 1.25 to 1.30

Each site also includes on-site water reservoirs, ensuring:

  • Cooling water supplied from existing on-site reservoirs
  • Long-term cooling stability
  • Resilience in water-constrained environments
What kind of AI compute infrastructure does Vailinor provide?

Vailinor delivers purpose-built infrastructure for next-generation AI workloads, including:

  • High-density GPU environments exceeding 140 kW per rack
  • Direct-to-chip liquid cooling capability
  • Designed to Tier III principles, with Tier IV optionality depending on customer requirements
  • Modular AI pod architecture for scalable deployment

Vailinor delivers a turnkey, fully fitted and commissioned AI-ready data centre, excluding customer-supplied GPU systems.

Infrastructure is designed to support:

  • High transient GPU loads
  • Continuous inference workloads
  • Low-latency regional compute

Each deployment is engineered for performance, reliability, and rapid expansion.

What workloads are you optimized for?

Vailinor is primarily optimized for inference workloads, a fast-growing share of AI compute.

These workloads require:

  • Low latency
  • Proximity to users
  • Continuous operation

The platform also supports training workloads, but its core advantage lies in enabling distributed, real-time AI infrastructure at scale.

How fast can Vailinor deploy new infrastructure?

Vailinor targets under 12 months from a committed site to Ready-for-Service.

That is faster than a typical new build waiting on a grid connection, because of:

  • Existing industrial sites with power, water and grid connections already in place
  • Power from plants that are already generating, agreed under letters of intent
  • Modular, prefabricated deployment model

Time-to-power and time-to-revenue are core design priorities.

What is Vailinor's pricing advantage?

Vailinor's model reduces cost volatility and improves long-term economics through:

  • Direct access to low-cost, behind-the-meter power
  • Elimination of grid transmission costs
  • Reduced exposure to energy price fluctuations
  • High-efficiency infrastructure design

The result is a more predictable and potentially lower total cost of compute over time.

What is Vailinor's competitive advantage?

Vailinor's advantage comes from integrating three critical layers into a single system:

  • Power: behind-the-meter, dispatchable energy
  • Infrastructure: modular, AI-optimized data center design
  • Deployment: rapid, repeatable build model

This combination enables:

  • Faster deployment than traditional providers
  • Greater reliability than grid-dependent infrastructure
  • Strategic positioning in high-growth, power-constrained markets
What risks does Vailinor manage?

Key risks include:

  • Power supply to IT load
  • Regulatory and permitting changes
  • Execution across multiple sites and geographies

These are mitigated through:

  • Long operating history of power generation assets
  • Host plants' existing generation licences and infrastructure
  • Standardized deployment and engineering models

Regulation: Thailand's framework for on-site supply to data centres is still being finalised.

Why is now the right time for Vailinor?

AI infrastructure is entering a structural inflection point:

  • Power is the primary bottleneck to growth
  • Inference workloads are expanding rapidly
  • Grid connection queues are delaying grid-dependent projects

At the same time:

  • Existing energy assets are underutilized
  • Regional compute demand is accelerating
  • Customers prioritize speed to service over theoretical efficiency

Vailinor sits at the intersection of these trends, enabling a new model for AI infrastructure that is faster, more reliable, and aligned with how AI is actually being deployed.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Vailinor believes that AI compute must transcend simple profitability and deliver measurable impact. By collaborating with Vailinor, your company can actively contribute to advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, demonstrating a commitment not only to growth but also to sustainability, resilience, and responsible innovation.

SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being

Supporting waste-to-energy plants reduces open burning, cuts pollution, and promotes a healthier community.

SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

Enabling agricultural waste to energy plants to continue to operate and produce clean energy.

SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Create a new layer of productive, future-proof employment in rural and industrial zones.

SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Through the integration of AI compute farms with localized power generation, we are building a new category of Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure.

SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Local communities benefit not just from cleaner surroundings, but also from the economic lift of having high-value infrastructure and technical employment on site.

SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

By leveraging agricultural and urban waste as a fuel source for digital workloads, the project embodies the principles of Responsible Consumption and Production.

Vailinor's Mission

Distributed AI Compute

Network-embedded AI infrastructure nodes positioned for ultra-low-latency compute across multiple metros

Renewable Biomass Power

Co-located renewable biomass power assets provide immediate, firm, dispatchable power; dedicated water resources; and 24/7 grid redundancy

Accelerated Deployment

Existing industrial sites and fast-track permitting enable sub-12-month delivery from committed site to Ready-for-Service