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Solid-state transformers could help modernise electricity grids facing rising demand from data centres, according to MIT Technology Review. Unlike conventional transformers, they use high-power semiconductors to control voltage and frequency.
Why it mattersThe technology still faces engineering and cost hurdles. But companies including Heron Power are building factories and testing modular designs for data centres and solar arrays. More AI computing needs more than chips. It needs electricity delivered reliably, and this is one approach now moving beyond the drawing board.
Discuss: Could solid-state transformers make a meaningful difference to AI’s power bottleneck, or are cost and engineering hurdles likely to keep them niche?
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