Crusoe and Redwood Launch Microgrid to Power Data Centers

AI data center developer Crusoe has partnered with battery recycling firm Redwood Energy to develop a microgrid system powered through solar and repurposed electric vehicle (EV) batteries for modular AI data centers.

This project is supposedly the largest microgrid in the North American market and will enable the deployment of mobile and scalable AI data centers that operate completely off-grid.

“Redwood Energy’s technology allows us to repurpose depreciated but functional EV battery packs, before recycling, into stationary storage. By putting these systems to work in high-demand applications like AI, we’re building energy infrastructure that’s faster, cleaner, and at lower cost,” said JB Straubel, founder and CEO of Redwood Materials.

“By leveraging Redwood's revolutionary recycled battery systems with a solar array to power Crusoe Spark units, we've demonstrated how you can quickly deploy the energy and data center needs required to meet the demand of AI in a cost-effective and sustainably powered way," said Chase Lochmiller, CEO and co-founder of Crusoe.