Karl Bateson, Key Account Manager at Centiel, argues that ‘true modular’ UPS is a pragmatic route to clean, continuous power for AI, balancing uptime with whole-range efficiency.
The AI revolution is here and it’s accelerating at an unprecedented rate. As artificial intelligence transforms industries and our everyday lives, the global demand for data centres and computing infrastructure is growing exponentially. This rapid expansion presents both incredible opportunities and challenges, particularly when it comes to ensuring resilient, scalable critical power protection.
According to McKinsey’s end-of-2024 trend analysis, global demand for data centre capacity is expected to grow at an annual rate of 19 – 22% through 2030, potentially tripling overall power requirements. Forecasts suggest demand could reach between 171 and 219GW by 2030.
The effect is already being felt. Hyperscale data centres and AI processing facilities are being built and will need to continue to scale rapidly to keep up, driving a sharp increase in demand for uninterrupted power supply (UPS) systems capable of supporting AI workloads.
Meeting the demands of AI with Centiel StratusPower
AI is not a constant load, it’s dynamic, and peaks quickly and needs a UPS that supports that, all without compromising resilience.
Our latest UPS multi-award winning, true modular UPS system StratusPower is AI data centre ready. Specifically designed to meet the challenges of modern AI workloads, StratusPower is already deployed in multi-megawatt facilities built to support AI’s expanding footprint.
StratusPower ensures continuous, clean, and reliable power, eliminating disruption risks. It offers a true modular, fully scalable architecture from 10kW to 3.75MW, ensuring StratusPower can grow with a facility’s evolving requirements. This means it can support day-one deployment and future expansion without compromise.
AI consumes vast amounts of energy. StratusPower delivers efficiency across the full load spectrum, helping to reduce both operational costs and environmental impact with market leading 97.6%. online efficiency in addition to availability of 99.9999999% (nine nines) equating to milliseconds of downtime per year.
Trusted worldwide: Centiel’s global footprint
A further challenge with AI is that it’s evolving so rapidly that nobody really knows what the future will look like. Therefore, our global team of experts work hand-in-hand with clients to understand each facility’s unique power protection needs, ensuring maximum uptime, cost control, and long-term scalability and flexibility for the developing AI landscape.
To support clients, Centiel manufactures approximately 50MW of UPS systems per month, ensuring rapid deployment and short lead times for projects worldwide. With a presence in over 100 countries across five continents, our UPS systems protect critical power in some of the world’s most advanced data centres.
Powering the future of AI
The future of AI depends on uninterrupted, efficient, and scalable power and Centiel’s StratusPower has been designed to meet the demands of AI workloads and ensure that as AI grows, our clients’ power infrastructure can grow with it.
With proven global reliability, rapid deployment capability, and expert support, Centiel is here to help organisations navigate and thrive in the next phase of the AI revolution.
For further information please see: www.centiel.com
