The Battery Solution for AI’s Power Problem
- aperez460
- May 8
- 1 min read
On.Energy’s Alan Cooper and Ricardo de Azevedo join the latest episode of Open Circuit by Latitude Media to explore how energy storage can help meet AI’s rapidly growing and unpredictable power demands.
Listen to what they have to say about the battery solution for AI's power problem:
Alan Cooper and Ricardo de Azevedo have been business partners since they were teenagers. Today, they’re tackling one of the most critical infrastructure challenges of the AI revolution: how to manage the massive, volatile power demands of modern data centers.
Founded in 2016, On.Energy has grown into an integrated energy storage company that designs, builds, and manages battery systems for customers across six countries. The company deploys batteries ranging from behind-the-meter commercial installations to utility-scale projects, specializing in what they call “distribution-level storage.”
As co-founders of On.Energy, Cooper and de Azevedo have developed a medium voltage uninterruptible power supply (UPS) that acts as a buffer between power-hungry AI data centers and the electrical grid.
Their innovation takes traditional UPS technology, typically used for backup power, and transforms it into an active grid asset that can both protect sensitive computing equipment and provide grid services.
They discuss how their technology could solve power quality issues, while also creating new revenue opportunities through grid services.