Canada wants to be an AI leader. Whether it can achieve that ambition may depend as much on substations, cooling systems and grid connections as it does on algorithms, computing power and talent. The rapid growth of AI is forcing data centre operators and enterprises to rethink how they plan for power, cooling, resiliency and future capacity. Infrastructure that was once … [Read more...] about Building an AI-Ready Canada with Schneider Electric
Beyond Backup: Why AI Data Centres Need Flexible Energy Storage
Artificial intelligence is pushing data centre power demand beyond a question of how much electricity can be generated. Increasingly, the challenge is delivering that electricity where and when it is needed while accommodating enormous loads that can fluctuate from one minute to the next. For operators that cannot compromise on uptime—and are under growing pressure to reduce … [Read more...] about Beyond Backup: Why AI Data Centres Need Flexible Energy Storage
LōD Is Turning AI Inference Into a Flexible Grid Resource
The AI infrastructure boom is colliding with a stubborn physical constraint: electricity. While data centre developers are searching for enough power to support the next wave of computing, Vancouver-based LōD Technologies is approaching the challenge from another direction—by making the compute itself responsive to the grid. LōD connects electricity-grid and market signals … [Read more...] about LōD Is Turning AI Inference Into a Flexible Grid Resource
Meta’s First Canadian Data Centre Lands in Alberta With $13B Sturgeon County Project
Meta has officially unveiled its first Canadian data centre: a $13 billion-plus development in Sturgeon County, Alberta. The Meta Sturgeon Data Centre will support the global infrastructure behind Meta’s technologies and programs, serving a user base the company says now exceeds 3.5 billion people worldwide. The Alberta project is one of the largest data centre … [Read more...] about Meta’s First Canadian Data Centre Lands in Alberta With $13B Sturgeon County Project
AVAX One Bets on Alberta for AI Data Centres
AVAX One’s next chapter is being built at the intersection of energy, AI infrastructure, and digital assets. The company, which started in Vancouver and later expanded into Bitcoin mining, is now positioning itself as a power-first digital infrastructure developer focused on AI and high-performance computing. Its first AI/HPC project is underway in Alberta: a 10-megawatt, … [Read more...] about AVAX One Bets on Alberta for AI Data Centres