Direct-to-chip cooling specialist Accelsius has partnered with Nordik Data Centers to build an AI data center in Montreal, Canada.
Specifications and timelines for the planned facility have not been provided, but the developer said it will use 100 percent renewable energy and heat recovery systems.
The project will also feature a “co-innovation lab” where customers can validate performance metrics and efficiency gains of Accelsius’ cooling technology. The lab is expected to be operational in Q2 2025.
“This partnership with Nordik Data Centers represents a pivotal moment for Accelsius, as it marks our significant entry into the Canadian market,” said Josh Claman, CEO of Accelsius. “We’re excited to work with a partner like Nordik, whose commitment to sustainable and forward-looking technologies aligns perfectly with our mission to deliver advanced infrastructure for clients demanding nothing less than the best.”
Jean-Michel Picard, CEO of Nordik Data Centers, added: “This project sets a new standard in Quebec and represents the first step in our vision to deliver data centers differently - with a step change in sustainability that our industry desperately needs.”
Canada-based Nordik Data Centers operates one facility, NDC1, in the Shawinigan region of Quebec, Canada. It offers 5MW of IT capacity across 46,000 sq ft (4,274 sqm).
The company also said it has more than two million sq ft (185,800 sqm) of “ready to develop land," fully equipped with infrastructure and redundant fiber connectivity. According to the company’s website, Nordik has space for a total of six data center facilities across the same parcel of land.
Founded by NASDAQ-listed Innventure Inc., Accelsius’ offerings include cooling solutions for data center and Edge operators. The company’s NeuCool platform provides a two-phase quid cooling system, capable of scaling from single racks to entire facilities.
Montreal is currently home to operators such as Cologix, Vantage, Compass, Equinix, AWS, OVHcloud, and QITX.
