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All news & milestones

Every article and milestone since AHI began in 2020 — filter by year or topic. Entries dated before 2026 are milestone retrospectives written in September 2026.

22 articles

Canada

Canada’s Productivity Mega Deduction, in plain language

What the federal proposal would do, and how it could apply to a campus like AHI if it becomes law.

Sep 24, 2026

Canada

AHI at the Canada Investment Summit — one of 167 projects

An Alberta campus already under construction, built step by step, within a framework.

Sep 24, 2026

Blog

Step by step, within a framework: three ways to build compute at AHI

A finished hall, immersion, or powered land for your own design — one power platform, one set of guidelines.

Sep 24, 2026

Partnership

AHI × Turning Stone: partnering with a Métis-owned company

Havenz Smart Communities, the developer, and Turning Stone Developments, a Métis-owned company, are general partners of AHI — one flagship, one standard.

Sep 6, 2026

Community

Blindman and the corridor: what an anchor project does for an industrial park

A County industrial park at the seam of Red Deer, Red Deer County and Blackfalds — on a transportation corridor that is getting bigger.

Sep 6, 2026

Canada

Canada launches Responsible Data Centre Development Principles — how AHI lines up

Lasting local benefits · no electricity costs shifted · minimal water · transparency · strategic value to Canada — five national expectations, and how the campus lines up.

Sep 3, 2026

Blog

Four pillars, explained

Energy, data, food and career security — why all four, and why together.

Sep 1, 2026

Blog

Why we built waterless

The engineering story behind the sealed closed loop — and why “zero municipal water” is a design, not a slogan.

Aug 30, 2026

Community

Community Information & FAQ page launched — straight answers for our neighbours

Water, sound, power, jobs and process on one page you can share.

Aug 26, 2026

Community

Independent sound assessment complete — designed to Alberta’s sound standard

RWDI’s full-build noise mitigation strategy under AUC Rule 012 — and an as-built design that goes further.

Aug 20, 2026

Alberta

Alberta’s approach to AI data centres, in plain language

Power, water, land and jobs — where to find the province’s own answers, and how AHI approaches each one.

Aug 12, 2026

Construction

Generation halls take shape as the summer build accelerates

Structural steel up, electrical rooms advancing, first Rolls-Royce mtu packages in place — the campus moves toward first power in 2027.

Jul 2, 2026

Milestone

First Rolls-Royce mtu gensets en route to site

Hydrogen-blend-capable prime power begins the journey to Blindman — long-lead equipment secured well in advance.

May 20, 2026

Platform

Direct-to-chip closed loop confirmed as primary cooling

Zero-evaporation liquid cooling engineered to OEM specification — the architecture behind zero municipal water.

Mar 12, 2026

Construction

Winter build: civil works and generation halls underway at Blindman

Alberta civil contractors, engineers and subtrades — local dollars, local hands — on the first 10 MW.

Jan 20, 2026

Milestone retrospective

Red Deer County approves first-phase development at Blindman

Municipal Planning Commission approval, October 2025 — through the County’s public process, with AUC Rule 012 sound compliance as a condition.

October 2025

Milestone retrospective

Long-lead equipment secured: Rolls-Royce mtu generation packages executed

Hydrogen-blend-capable prime power with OEM long-term service — ordered well ahead of first power.

April 2025

Milestone retrospective

Alberta launches its AI Data Centres Strategy — and Central Alberta is ready

The province’s strategy sets out three pillars. AHI’s planning had been pointed at exactly this.

December 2024

Milestone retrospective

Energy, data, food and career security: AHI names its four pillars

The campus is designed to answer four questions Alberta and Canada are asking at once.

April 2024

Milestone retrospective

Behind the fence: why AHI chose to generate its own power

Pipeline gas to electrons to compute on one site — no municipal water, sewer or power tie-ins, and no costs passed to ratepayers.

May 2023

Milestone retrospective

An integrated master plan: campus planning begins at Blindman

Energy generation, secure data halls, agritech and community benefit — planned together, on one site, from day one.

September 2021

Milestone retrospective

AHI begins at Blindman Industrial Park, Red Deer County

Industrial-zoned land at the midpoint of the Calgary–Edmonton corridor becomes the foundation of a long-planned energy-and-data campus.

November 2020

From the blog

Stories from the team — added as we publish.

Blog

Step by step, within a framework: three ways to build compute at AHI

A finished hall, immersion, or powered land for your own design — one power platform, one set of guidelines.

Sep 24, 2026

Blog

Four pillars, explained

Energy, data, food and career security — why all four, and why together.

Sep 1, 2026

Blog

Why we built waterless

The engineering story behind the sealed closed loop — and why “zero municipal water” is a design, not a slogan.

Aug 30, 2026

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A day on site

The Albertans building the campus, in their own words.