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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.

First Rolls-Royce mtu gensets en route to siteGeneration packages · en route to Blindman

The first Rolls-Royce mtu generation packages for AHI are on their way to Blindman Industrial Park. Ordered in 2025 and built to the campus specification, they arrive as the generation building reaches readiness to receive them.

The packages are hydrogen-blend capable, configured for N+1 prime operation with dual-fuel standby, and covered by OEM long-term service. On site, a Red Deer energy-services firm handles packaging, commissioning and service.

Setting gensets on their rails is the visible turn from civil construction to energy infrastructure — the point where a site becomes a power plant. Electrical rooms and the motor-control centre are advancing in parallel so that energization follows in sequence.

“Every customer conversation starts with power,” said Sunny Sarpal, CEO & Founder. “Today the answer is sitting on a truck on the QEII.”

AHI — AI Hub of Innovation is developed by Havenz Smart Communities (Lead Developer) in partnership with Turning Stone Developments (investment partner); both are general partners of AHI. Statements about future capacity, dates and milestones are forward-looking and subject to approvals, capital and change; nothing in this article constitutes an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy securities. Growth beyond the first phase is a master-plan objective subject to its own permits and studies. Third-party names describe roles and imply no endorsement. See Important information.

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