Rimac Technology and ECOBLOX are developing modular data-centre systems for AI computing, combining battery storage, power electronics, cooling and IT infrastructure. Their first planned installation, at Rimac’s campus near Zagreb, is due in November, putting the partnership’s infrastructure pitch on a real site rather than leaving it in the brochure department.
Watch Desk analysis
What happened
The companies signed an agreement last week, according to Croatia Week. The planned system brings together energy storage, power conversion, an uninterruptible power supply, precision cooling and IT equipment in a compact unit. It will use Rimac’s UNI battery modules, with a battery-management system designed to send operational data to ECOBLOX’s infrastructure-management platform for monitoring and alerts.
The partners are also developing 400-volt and 800-volt direct-current architectures for AI computing. Croatia Week says the November installation at Rimac Campus will serve as a live demonstration for prospective customers and industry partners. That is a scheduled demonstration, not evidence that the system is already operating at commercial scale.
Why it matters
AI data centres need more than GPUs. They also need dependable power, ways to manage heat and suitable sites, all in a market where operators are trying to add computing capacity quickly. This partnership joins battery and power-management expertise with modular data-centre design, aiming to package several of those infrastructure needs together.
If the demonstration works as planned, it could give customers a practical example of how battery-backed, modular infrastructure fits into an AI-computing deployment. The article does not give a price, capacity figure or performance results, so the useful next evidence will be what the installation can actually support.
Our read
The interesting bit is the combination: automotive battery engineering meeting the decidedly less glamorous business of keeping AI servers powered and cool. That is a concrete infrastructure development, not simply another company borrowing the AI spotlight. But “designed to” is doing its proper work here; the November demonstration should show whether the pieces perform together outside the announcement.
What to watch
- Whether the planned Rimac Campus installation goes ahead in November.
- What power capacity and operating details the companies disclose.
- Whether ECOBLOX or Rimac announces customer deployments beyond the demonstration.
Discussion spark: For AI data centres, should operators prioritise modular battery-backed systems that can be deployed near available power, or larger conventional sites built for scale?
Sources and evidence
- Source update (12 October 2026, 12:12 UTC)
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