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Canadian Stories

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Canada's HVDC network stops short of coast-to-coast

Rising demand from data centres and industry is exposing Canada’s fragmented power market, leaving provinces short of a national grid to share electricity.

By Jake MacAndrew • 6 min read • Fri, 3rd Apr 2026

Clean technologies

Canada invests CAD $40M to expand transformer facility

Canada invests CAD $40 million to expand Hitachi Energy's Varennes transformer plant, creating 500 jobs and boosting clean energy infrastructure.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Wed, 1st Oct 2025

Global Stories

HVDC stories

Semiconductors

AlpSemi raises EUR €17m to scale solid-state breakers

The Grenoble startup will use the funding to industrialise its breaker technology as AI data centres and electrified buildings strain power networks.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

Data centers

Delta launches modular AI data centre to speed build

AI operators could bring new capacity online faster, as Delta says its prefabricated system may cut data centre deployment time by 60%.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

High Performance Computing

Vertiv unveils new energy-efficient rack for AI & HPC

Vertiv has launched the new PowerDirect Rack, a cutting-edge DC power solution designed for AI and high-performance computing, enhancing data centre efficiency.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Sun, 6th Apr 2025

Edge Computing

AMD debuts raft of new AI-powered products at Computex

At Computex 2024, AMD unveiled the Ryzen AI 300 Series Processors and Ryzen 9000 Series, aiming to redefine AI computing with unprecedented performance and efficiency.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Mon, 3rd Jun 2024