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,…
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Bitdeer Breaks Ground On Alberta Data Centre
Bitdeer has broken ground on a new energy and digital infrastructure facility near Fox Creek, Alberta, marking the start of construction on a vertically integrated project that pairs on-site power generation with high-performance computing capacity. The Singapore-headquartered company said the $214 million project will include a 101-megawatt natural gas power plant and a data centre…
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CoolIT Develops 15kW Coldplate for AI Computing Systems
CoolIT Systems has developed what it says is the first 15kW coldplate design, a breakthrough the Calgary-based liquid cooling company says demonstrates that single-phase direct liquid cooling can scale to meet the demands of future ultra-high-density GPUs and AI accelerators. The company said the new design delivers nearly four times the performance of earlier single-phase…
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Hyperscalers Back Data Centre Innovation Initiative
Elemental Impact has launched the Data Center Innovation Initiative, bringing together Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft to accelerate the deployment of next-generation technologies for more sustainable infrastructure. The deployment-focused investment initiative is designed to test and validate critical energy and materials technologies in data centre environments or demonstration sites, creating potential pathways for broader adoption…
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Canadian Companies Join Forces to Launch Sovereign Solution for Critical Data
Canadian companies are collaborating on a next-generation “secrets management platform” designed to help enterprises and government organizations secure sensitive data with unprecedented simplicity, control, and future-ready protection. Ottawa-based Crypto4A Technologies alongside Quebec City’s Micrologic this week unveiled the general availability of QxVault, which is described by the data innovators as the country’s first fully sovereign,…
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Thermaspire Targets Data Centre Cooling Prize
Vancouver’s Thermaspire Technologies has been named one of five finalists for the 8th Annual Okanagan Angel Summit, putting its data centre cooling technology in contention for a $200,000-plus investment fund. Founded by Jesse Hudkins and Cheryl Gomes, Thermaspire develops resource-efficient cooling systems for data centres, combining evaporative cooling with a hydroponic system designed to reduce…
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BUZZ HPC Plans 320 MW AI Gigafactory in Greater Toronto Area
BUZZ High Performance Computing is advancing plans for a major new sovereign AI infrastructure project in the Greater Toronto Area, positioning the HIVE Digital Technologies subsidiary at the centre of Canada’s growing AI compute race. The planned facility, described by the company as an AI gigafactory, is expected to have approximately 320 megawatts of utility…
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CoreWeave Anchors eStruxture’s New Calgary AI Data Centre
CoreWeave has signed on as the anchor tenant for the first phase of eStruxture’s new CAL-3 facility, a major endorsement of Alberta’s emerging role in Canada’s artificial intelligence infrastructure buildout. Montreal-headquartered eStruxture Data Centers announced today that CoreWeave, the Nasdaq-listed cloud platform built for AI workloads, will take capacity in Phase 1 of CAL-3, the…
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