Crusoe, Redwood Materials Expand Nevada AI Data Center Deployment
Crusoe and Redwood Materials build on a battery-powered microgrid and modular data center system deployed in June last year.
Crusoe and Redwood Materials expanded their joint AI infrastructure deployment in Sparks, Nevada, building on a system first deployed in June 2025, according to a company announcement.
Crusoe, an AI infrastructure company, and Redwood Materials, a battery recycling and energy storage company, developed the site to combine modular data centers with a battery-powered microgrid designed for high-performance computing.
The initial deployment used modular data center units and second-life electric vehicle batteries to support AI workloads, including model training and inference.
The energy system is rated at 12 megawatts (MW) and 63 megawatt-hours (MWh), using repurposed batteries integrated into a microgrid alongside on-site solar power, according to Crusoe.
The system supplies power to graphics processing units (GPUs), with batteries providing energy when solar generation is not available.
Crusoe said the system maintains continuous operations by combining battery storage with grid backup, allowing workloads to run without interruption.
During the initial deployment, the microgrid achieved 99.2% operational availability, while total uptime reached 99.9% with grid support, the company said.
The expansion adds additional modular data center capacity at the site, extending the deployment beyond its initial configuration.
Crusoe’s modular units are manufactured off-site and deployed on location, reducing build timelines compared with traditional data center construction, according to the company.
Redwood Materials supplies second-life battery packs recovered from electric vehicles and integrates them into stationary storage systems before final recycling.
The company processes battery materials at scale and has expanded into energy storage systems that support industrial power demand, including AI infrastructure.
The Sparks deployment uses repurposed batteries to supply power for compute workloads. The system combines solar generation, battery storage, and grid backup.
Crusoe operates modular and large-scale AI infrastructure systems, including deployments in locations with limited grid capacity.
At the Nevada site, power supply and compute infrastructure are deployed together.
Neither company disclosed financial terms of the expansion.