Emerald AI Partners with Alderbuck Energy and UC San Diego to Pioneer the Next Generation of Grid-Responsive AI Data Centers

In brief

Emerald AI is starting a project at the San Diego Supercomputer Center at UC San Diego that pairs its Emerald Conductor software with Alderbuck Energy’s grid-interoperable controller and solid-state transformer, so a signal from the grid becomes a precise, measurable change in power at the server rack. The work runs inside the campus microgrid, with its own solar and storage, and its real-world flexibility data will feed a new UC San Diego tool to help California policymakers and utilities plan for large data center loads.

Key points

1. 01Emerald Conductor paired with Alderbuck Energy’s controller and solid-state transformer.
2. 02Tested inside the UC San Diego campus microgrid at the San Diego Supercomputer Center.
3. 03Flexibility data to help California plan for large data center loads.