ai& and US-based Voltaiq announced plans to deploy a battery energy storage system (BESS) at ai&'s AI data center in Japan. The companies aim to use Voltaiq's AI platform to track and ensure quality and safety throughout the lifecycle.
ai& and Voltaiq have announced plans to deploy a BESS at ai&'s AI data center in Japan. The companies aim to use an AI-powered platform to track and ensure quality and safety throughout the battery lifecycle, from selection through operation.
The companies said the energy storage system will help accelerate grid interconnection, reduce peak-demand charges, secure supply beyond the upper limit of nominal interconnection capacity, and maintain operations during grid outages, thereby reducing the load placed on the grid by the data center's power demand. The system is intended to prevent failures in model training workloads and SLA violations. At the same time, safety concerns including downtime caused by battery degradation and thermal runaway have been identified.
While the system is intended to improve the efficiency and stability of data center operations, attention is required with respect to technical challenges and operational risks during implementation. No additional information, such as the specific deployment timing or scale, was provided in the article.