Hitachi Energy has partnered with Italian energy firm Ansaldo Energia to develop integrated power solutions capable of serving both 60Hz and 50Hz markets, including deployment in data centers.

The partners inked a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that seeks to utilize the companies' capabilities in power generation and power grid infrastructure, combining Ansaldo Energia's gas-turbine and generator technologies with Hitachi Energy's leadership in full grid system integration.

"Power demand is growing at a pace we have not seen for decades as the world enters the electricity era," said Andreas Schierenbeck, CEO of Hitachi Energy. "As power demand continues to outpace available infrastructure, the need for scalable, rapidly deployable power solutions has become increasingly urgent. By combining our complementary strengths with Ansaldo Energia, we help customers unlock new capacity, accelerate time to power, and build resilient energy systems that support economic growth and digital innovation."

According to the companies, the partners intend to develop an end-to-end solution for various applications. This will integrate power generation with the full power transmission system to the point of consumption, including energy hubs, data centers, and other large-scale electricity consumers. Hitachi also said the partnership will support the autonomous, integrated operation of data centers through One Hitachi by combining its end-to-end power solutions with HMAX Data Center. Hitachi’s HMAX solution is a domain-specific solution suite that integrates monitoring and correlation analysis across multi-vendor power, IT, and cooling infrastructure.

"Meeting the world's growing demand for electricity requires closer collaboration across the entire energy value chain," said Fabrizio Fabbri, CEO of Ansaldo Energia. "By combining Ansaldo Energia's power generation technologies with Hitachi Energy's expertise in grid infrastructure, we will provide integrated solutions that accelerate deployment and deliver the scale, flexibility and reliability required by the next generation of industrial, digital and energy infrastructure."

Hitachi Energy has announced several large-scale investments in grid infrastructure to support surging data center capacity. Last September, the company announced a $1 billion investment to scale up its grid infrastructure manufacturing footprint in the US, with nearly half earmarked for the construction of a new power transformer manufacturing facility in South Boston, Virginia

Before this, in June of last year, the firm partnered with regional transmission operator Southwest Power Pool to develop an Nvidia-powered artificial intelligence solution that reduces the duration of interconnection impact studies.

Hitachi Energy is the energy manufacturing arm of Japanese multinational conglomerate Hitachi. The company's products include high-voltage equipment, transformers, and services for the renewable energy sector.

Ansaldo Energia is based in Genoa, Italy, and develops gas turbines, steam turbines, and generators for a range of industrial applications.