WinDC has entered into a strategic partnership with Megaport (ASX:MP1) to connect its renewable-powered artificial intelligence (AI) factories to Megaport’s global network as a service platform.
The partnership will enable high-density AI computers deployed at renewable generation sites to be accessed by organisations across Australia and throughout Megaport’s international network.
By integrating Megaport’s private, high-speed global connectivity fabric, WinDC customers can run AI workloads behind the metre on renewable power while maintaining secure, low-latency links to cloud providers, enterprise networks, and international markets.
The first WinDC portable data centre is expected to arrive in Australia early this year.
Megaport CEO Michael Reid says WinDC is turning stranded renewable energy into usable AI computers.
“By connecting WinDC to our global platform, we are making that capability available to thousands of organisations worldwide and giving Australia the opportunity to export clean, sovereign AI,” Reid says.
WinDC Executive director Jonathan Staff says the partnership means WinDC’s capabilities are immediately accessible to Megaport customers globally.
“It has never been easier for organisations to consume Enterprise Green Edge infrastructure and Green AI services,” Staff says.
“Whether you are neo-cloud, research-driven or running global operations, you can now reach sovereign, renewable-powered computers with the same simplicity as provisioning any other Megaport service.”
WinDC notes that this approach addresses one of Australia’s most critical energy challenges – renewable curtailment. According to AEMO, hydrothetical new solar farms in Victoria and South Australia could potentially face curtailment rates of up to 65% by 2027, while existing solar farms average around 4.5%.
WinDC says this wasted energy represents billions of dollars of lost value and an opportunity for sovereign AI capability.
Write to Aaliyah Rogan at Mining.com.au
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