Data Center – ATS Energy Announces World’s First Commercial Agreement for Deployment of a Megawatt-Scale Solid-State Generator at The Earthshot Prize Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Turning waste heat into watts: announcement marks “major inflection point for the global energy transition”
- Advancing clean hydrogen efficiency and powering next-generation data centers with real-time, audit-ready sustainability tracking
- Agreement will incorporate a blockchain-secured emissions traceability system
- World-first commercial agreement announced in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at The Earthshot Prize Summit 2025
RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — One year after winning The Earthshot Prize in the 2024 Fix Our Climate category, ATS Energy has reached a new milestone in clean power innovation: announcing the world’s first commercial agreement for deployment of a Solid-State Generator (SSG) that converts industrial waste heat into clean, reliable electricity, with no moving parts. Revealed at The Earthshot Prize Summit Impact Assembly, to a live audience including global leaders, innovators, entrepreneurs, and businesses, this marks a major advance in heat-to-power technology and signals the dawn of a new solid-state era in power generation.
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Industrial heat is the world’s single largest unused source of energy, accounting for over 60% of all industrial energy lost globally. With over 26,000 terawatt hours lost every year, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA), it is a $1 trillion annual opportunity. Utilizing U.S. Department of Energy calculations each megawatt-scale ATS Energy system avoids 5,000 tonnes of CO₂ emissions per year, making it one of the most scalable and measurable pathways to industrial decarbonization.
As part of the commercial agreement, ATS Energy’s megawatt-scale Solid-State Generator will be integrated into a clean hydrogen project powering a next-generation data center. While the hydrogen process itself is emissions-free, the ATS system will capture and convert residual heat that would otherwise be lost, boosting overall efficiency and helping to decarbonize one of the world’s fastest-growing energy demands: digital infrastructure.
To further strengthen the environmental impact of the project, the agreement will incorporate a blockchain-secured emissions traceability system provided by Product DNA, a leading sustainability intelligence company based in Lausanne, Switzerland. This platform will deliver real-time, audit-ready reporting across Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions, ensuring compliance with global mandates such as California’s SB 253, while enabling verification of all sustainability claims. The combination of clean hydrogen, solid-state generation, and verifiable ESG data sets a new bar for measurable decarbonization in data center operations.
Doug Hudson, CEO of ATS Energy, said:
The solid-state era begins today.
”This announcement marks a major inflection point, not just for ATS Energy, but for the global energy transition.For every dollar industry spends on energy, 60 cents is wasted. We refuse to accept that loss. Turning waste heat into watts is how we unlock the next phase of decarbonization efficiently, economically, and everywhere. By embedding Project DNA’s real-time audit ready emissions intelligence from day one, we pair solid-state innovation with verifiable climate accountability that investors, customers, and regulators can trust.”
The Solid-State Generator operates silently and efficiently, without turbines or combustion, converting heat directly into electricity using proprietary thermoelectric materials. It is a major improvement over the 140-year old turbine and with no moving parts, the system offers high reliability, minimal maintenance, and long operational lifetimes. These qualities make it ideally suited for heavy industry, clean hydrogen production, and, in the future, data centers, three of the largest and most rapidly expanding drivers of global energy demand.
Doug Hudson, continued:
By 2030, ATS Energy will transform one of the world’s largest wasted resources, industrial heat, into one of its most powerful climate solutions.
”Our vision is to decarbonize energy-intensive industries through modular, scalable systems that generate clean, reliable power from within existing facilities. As ATS advances its technology roadmap, data centers are emerging as a next frontier. ATS aims to set a new standard for sustainable power generation.”
This announcement underscores The Earthshot Prize’s mission to turn bold innovation into measurable climate impact. It demonstrates how the Prize serves as a global catalyst, helping award-winning solutions like ATS Energy’s move towards large-scale deployment within just one year.
Jason Knauf, CEO of The Earthshot Prize, said:
The Earthshot Prize celebrates innovation, but its legacy lies in impact,
“ATS Energy’s journey from winning the Prize in Cape Town to announcing the world’s first commercial solid-state generator agreement in Rio shows what’s possible when innovation is matched with world-class partners and global ambition.”
ATS ENERGY
ATS Energy is revolutionizing the way industries manage waste heat, providing the world’s first and only solid-state solution that converts industrial waste heat into clean, sustainable electricity without the need for turbines or moving parts. ATS Energy offers a 99% circular, scalable, cost-effective, and revenue-positive technology that helps industries reduce carbon emissions and improve energy efficiency. With the potential to eliminate millions of tons of CO2, ATS Energy is radically redefining the future of energy. Recognized as a 2024 Earthshot Prize Winner in the “Fix the Climate” category, ATS Energy is committed to turning waste into opportunity and building a cleaner, more sustainable future for generations to come. Learn more at www.ats.energy.
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