Mar 16, 2026 | Posted by Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji
Australian data center company WinDC is partnering with US edge data center firm Armada to deploy containerized compute across the country. This week, the two companies announced a partnership to roll out a network of portable, renewable-powered “AI factories” across Australia.
WinDC aims to place data center infrastructure at power generation sites and will deploy 11MW of modular data centers designed and built by Armada and its partners across renewable energy sites in New South Wales and other locations in the National Energy Market, as well as in Western Australia.
WinDC commissioned its first modular unit in partnership with Armada in January 2026.
“Australia has the wind, the sun, and the land to be a genuine force in global AI infrastructure. What has been holding us back is the grid. We identified that problem ten years ago, working alongside renewable energy providers on the East Coast, and this is the solution we built,” said Andrew Sjoquist, founder and CEO of WinDC.
Armada’s units are currently manufactured in the US and Europe. Under the partnership, the two companies plan a “Made in Australia” approach, with production shifting to Australia once WinDC reaches a set number of units in the country.
“The demand for real-time data processing and AI inference is growing faster than centralized infrastructure can support,” added Dan Wright, co-founder and CEO of Armada. “This partnership with WinDC enables sovereign AI factories to be built where energy is produced, delivering resilient, scalable compute without waiting on grid expansion in Australia.”