MAX Power targets AI infrastructure using natural hydrogen
Published by Willow Munz,
Editorial Assistant
Global Hydrogen Review,
MAX Power Mining Corp. (MAX Power) has announced that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with TerraVolt Energy, LLC (TerraVolt), an advanced AI infrastructure and distributed energy systems company, together with EcoTech Building Solutions (EcoTech) and Carbon Neutral Growth Fund to evaluate the integration of natural hydrogen, modular power systems, sustainable building infrastructure, and associated produced brine waters from potential future Lawson development into next-generation AI and high-performance computing infrastructure.
The MoU between MAX Power, TerraVolt, EcoTech Building Solutions and Carbon Neutral Growth Fund follows significant technical advancement at Lawson including robust data from high-resolution 3D seismic imaging. This materially enhanced the company’s understanding of the interpreted structural scale, continuity, apex targets, and future commercial development potential of the system. Following completion on 29 May 2026, of a US$25 million private placement with legendary mining financier Eric Sprott, which increased his ownership position in MAX Power to 19%, the Company is finalising plans for an expanded near-term follow-up drill programme designed to validate commerciality at the Lawson Complex.
MAX Power believes the Lawson Discovery represents more than a subsurface energy discovery – it may provide the foundation for evaluating a new category of integrated energy, cooling, and distributed infrastructure systems tied directly to accelerating global AI demand.
Ran Narayanasamy, MAX Power, commented: “Lawson confirmed far more than just the presence of natural hydrogen. It confirmed the potential foundation for a new category of integrated energy and infrastructure development centred around clean, scalable baseload power generation. As AI and digital infrastructure growth accelerate globally, pressure on power systems and cooling infrastructure continues to intensify. Our focus is on understanding how all facets of the Lawson system may contribute to future commercialisation pathways through technical validation, infrastructure integration, and practical deployment strategy. This MoU is an important step in that direction.”
Innovative, efficient use of brine waters
Beyond energy generation, the collaboration is evaluating how associated brine waters at the Lawson Complex and other potential Natural Hydrogen deposits being explored by MAX Power in Saskatchewan may support integrated cooling, water treatment, and infrastructure applications for future AI data center systems. The infrastructure framework under evaluation incorporates closed-loop water management concepts designed to recycle and repurpose a substantial portion of operational water requirements while supporting potential long-term industrial and community infrastructure applications.
As AI adoption accelerates globally, rapidly growing power demand and industrial scale cooling requirements are emerging as two of the largest constraints on future AI infrastructure expansion. Existing electrical grids are facing increasing strain from accelerating compute demand, transmission bottlenecks, rising infrastructure costs, and the significant water requirements associated with large-scale data centre operations.
AI infrastructure development in Saskatchewan
The timing of the collaboration aligns with rapidly accelerating AI infrastructure development activity across Saskatchewan and Canada. Earlier in 2026, Bell Canada received approval for Canada’s largest proposed data centre development in the Regina-Moose Jaw Industrial Corridor, adjoining the Genesis Trend, reflecting growing policy and infrastructure support for sovereign AI compute expansion. As hyperscale AI infrastructure continues scaling globally, long-term access to scalable clean power generation together with sustainable water management and cooling systems is becoming increasingly critical to future data centre deployment strategy.
The model being evaluated by MAX Power and TerraVolt is designed around a fundamentally different infrastructure approach whereby modular compute and power systems are deployed directly at the energy source itself. The framework is intended to evaluate whether locally sourced natural hydrogen, together with associated produced brine waters, can support integrated distributed power generation and cooling infrastructure for next-generation AI and advanced computing systems. If validated at the Lawson Complex, the model could represent an important evolution in how future AI infrastructure is powered, cooled, and deployed.
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