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
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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
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
Data Centres Key to Canada’s AI Sovereignty
Canada’s push to lead in artificial intelligence may be accelerating—but the infrastructure required to support it is not keeping pace. That’s the core message from James Beer, CEO of Qu Data Centres, who recently appeared before the House of Commons Industry Committee to make the case that data centres must be treated as essential national infrastructure. In a conversation … [Read more...] about Data Centres Key to Canada’s AI Sovereignty