STT GDC launches AI test bed to trial HVDC efficiency

The facility on Jurong Island uses solid-state transformers to cut energy loss.

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) has launched the FutureGrid Accelerator, a high-voltage direct current (HVDC)-powered artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure testbed.

The accelerator is described as ‘Southeast Asia’s first’ live HVDC-powered AI infrastructure testbed, according to a press release. It is located at Nanyang Technological University’s (NTU Singapore) Electrification and Power Grids Centre on Jurong Island.

The initiative was jointly developed by STT GDC and LITEON, with support from the Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N) and NTU spin-off Amperesand.

The testbed is designed to demonstrate the integration of HVDC systems with live AI workloads. It will validate HVDC performance at power loads of at least 325kW using current-generation AI servers.

The environment incorporates LITEON’s data centre reference architecture with Amperesand’s solid state transformer technology.

Separately, STT GDC signed memoranda of understanding with the Institute of Technical Education, Singapore Polytechnic, NTU Singapore, and the National University of Singapore.

The partnerships aim to provide industry-aligned training in AI infrastructure and sustainable energy systems for 8,000 Singaporeans over five years.

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