Energy Vault, NuCube in deal to accellerate NuSun platform delivery

Energy Vault (NRGV) Holdings announced a strategic partnership with NuCube Energy a nuclear technology company, to accelerate the delivery of NuCube’s NuSun platform. NuSun is a dedicated deployment of NuCube technology to meet large energy use sites such as data centers. As part of the strategic partnership, Energy Vault will design, engineer, and deploy customized software capability within its VaultOS software suite to enable joint control of NuSun and Energy Vault’s proprietary B-VAULT BESS product. This will enable battery storage of excess energy generated during periods of lower demand and dispatch of stored energy during peak demand helping to ensure AI data centers can operate 24/7 without any power or business disruption. The integration of the NuSun hardware stack into Energy Vault’s VaultOS software platform will also unlock multi-unit project deployments and enable dynamic load-following capabilities across multiple reactor units, improving responsiveness and efficiency for diverse energy demands…”As the demand for AI data centers continues to surge, ensuring a reliable and uninterrupted power supply – and, necessarily, storage – has become paramount,” said Marco Terruzzin, Chief Commercial and Product Officer, Energy Vault. “By integrating microreactors with Energy Vault’s unique approach to energy storage, we can ensure that AI data centers have access to carbon free electricity and operate seamlessly. Through this important strategic partnership, Energy Vault and NuCube aim to bring NuSun to market as the safest and most cost-effective dispatchable carbon-free solution for the growing data center market.”