AI semiconductor startup Rebellion and energy storage system (ESS) specialist Standard Energy announced on June 17 that they signed a strategic business agreement (MOU) for 'joint development and commercialization of energy solutions specialized for AI data centers.'
This agreement was promoted as part of the cooperation between the two companies to respond to the increasing demand for global AI infrastructure construction. By combining Rebellion’s high-efficiency, low-power AI semiconductor technology and Standard Energy’s Vanadium Ion Battery (VIB)-based ESS technology, they plan to jointly develop a next-generation power infrastructure model optimized for AI data centers.
VIB is evaluated as an energy storage solution suitable for AI infrastructure environments that require stability and sustainability, as it has no risk of ignition and can operate at high output. Standard Energy is currently in discussions with overseas AI operators regarding ESS supply, and plans to develop and supply low-power specialized semiconductor-based energy solutions to the market through cooperation with Rebellion.
The two companies have completed grid interconnection and safety verification based on a system that combines Rebellion’s AI inference-specialized chip ‘ATOM’-equipped NPU server rack and Standard Energy’s VIB ESS. Based on this, they plan to promote technology commercialization, joint brand launch, domestic and international verification projects, and power system standardization work.
As AI data centers are gaining attention as next-generation social overhead capital (SOC), relieving the burden on the power grid due to the expansion of AI infrastructure and increasing the acceptance of new and renewable energy are emerging as key tasks. Through this collaboration, the two companies aim to solve these industrial challenges and contribute to presenting a sustainable AI power infrastructure model.
Rebellion CEO Park Sung-hyun said, “This collaboration is the first case of AI semiconductor technology and energy infrastructure technology being combined, and we expect it to provide a practical solution to chronic power efficiency problems.”
Standard Energy CEO Kim Bu-gi said, “This agreement is a model case of cooperation between domestic startups that can solve energy demand problems in the AI era,” and added, “We will develop it into a competitive AI power solution in the global market.”
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