MAX Power Partners TerraVolt to Explore AI Data Centre Powered by Natural Hydrogen
MAX Power Mining Corp has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with TerraVolt Energy, alongside EcoTech Building Solutions and the Carbon Neutral Growth Fund, to assess the integration of Natural Hydrogen production with next-generation artificial intelligence infrastructure, marking a significant step towards linking clean energy development with the rapidly expanding global demand for AI computing capacity.
The collaboration is centred on the company’s Lawson Complex discovery in Saskatchewan, where MAX Power believes it has confirmed Canada’s first subsurface Natural Hydrogen system, with a potential associated helium component, located within the broader Genesis Trend. The initiative aims to evaluate whether locally produced Natural Hydrogen, combined with associated brine waters, could be used to support integrated power generation, cooling systems and modular AI data centre infrastructure deployed directly at the energy source.
MAX Power Mining Corp said the agreement builds on technical progress at Lawson, including high-resolution 3D seismic data that has improved understanding of the structure’s scale, continuity and development potential. The company is also preparing an expanded follow-up drilling programme following a $25 million private placement completed on 29 May 2026, which increased investor Eric Sprott’s stake to 19%.
TerraVolt Energy, which manages a power portfolio exceeding 12 GW, equivalent to supplying around 10 million homes, will work with MAX Power to explore how AI-optimised energy systems and distributed computing infrastructure could be integrated with Natural Hydrogen production. The companies believe the approach could help address rising pressure on electricity grids and cooling systems driven by rapid AI expansion.
The MOU also involves EcoTech Building Solutions, which will contribute expertise in high-performance, energy-efficient infrastructure design, and the Carbon Neutral Growth Fund, which is focused on aligning clean energy investment with sustainable industrial development.
A key element of the study is the potential use of brine water associated with Natural Hydrogen systems for advanced cooling and closed-loop water recycling. The partners suggest this could reduce the water and energy intensity typically associated with large-scale data centres, while supporting more decentralised infrastructure models that operate independently of constrained transmission networks.
The concept is being developed at a time of accelerating policy and commercial momentum for AI infrastructure in Canada. Earlier in 2026, Bell Canada received approval for a major data centre project in Saskatchewan’s Regina–Moose Jaw corridor, highlighting growing interest in sovereign AI compute capacity and regional energy integration.
MAX Power chief executive Ran Narayanasamy said the Lawson discovery represents more than a subsurface energy find, describing it as a potential foundation for a new category of integrated energy and infrastructure systems designed to support AI growth. TerraVolt chief technology officer Steven Lund said future AI deployment will increasingly depend on distributed, scalable energy and cooling solutions located outside traditional grid constraints.
The companies have also submitted an application under Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada’s Sovereign AI Compute Infrastructure Programme, reflecting ambitions to position Canadian resources and infrastructure at the centre of emerging AI computing demand.
The collaboration will now assess technical pathways for hydrogen handling, modular power generation, infrastructure scaling and pilot deployment models. If successful, the partners believe the approach could create a repeatable framework for co-locating energy production and AI computing infrastructure, potentially reshaping how future data centres are powered, cooled and deployed.
