THE DATA CENTRE INTERVIEW
Designing a more compact data centre always introduces engineering trade-offs. Increasing energy density often forces compromises on either upfront costs or the immediate availability of the technology.
To overcome these physical limitations, Hitachi Energy and NVIDIA are rethinking core hardware components from the ground up.
“ This is what we are discussing with NVIDIA – looking into which types of concepts you can use in order to shrink converter sizes,” Gerhard says.
“ One of the very popular discussions these days is what you can achieve with solid-state transformer concepts, and that is also something we are looking at together with NVIDIA and others.”
Hitachi Energy is actively working with multiple hyperscalers and data centre developers to solve how to make data centres of the future more compact.
The answer won’ t be a one-size-fitsall product, but rather a customisable ecosystem of technologies tailored to individual project needs.
How tech tames the AI energy demand As AI infrastructure continues its global expansion, the strain on local power grids is becoming a critical technical challenge. Managing the surge requires advanced power electronics – specifically technologies like STATCOMs( Static Synchronous Compensators) and High-Voltage Direct Current( HVDC) systems – which act as a buffer between data centres and the public grid.“ What you do in this power electronics is you are going from an AC voltage to
28 August 2026