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ECL

Executive perspectives from ECL across NextGenInfra's event and research showcases.

3 video interviews · 2024–2026

2026 Data Center Networking ECL

Solving Power & Speed Challenges at 150-300kW Per Rack

  • 9-12 month technology cycles outpace 18-24 month infrastructure builds — ECL compresses both
  • Rack power densities are reaching 150-300kW
  • A 'flex grid' approach combines multiple energy sources per site
Full summary
Yuval Bachar, Co-founder and CEO of ECL, discusses how his AI data center company addresses the mismatch between rapid 9-12 month technology cycles and slower 18-24 month infrastructure timelines by building equipment and facilities on accelerated schedules while managing increasingly power-intensive racks reaching 150-300 kilowatts through a "flex grid" approach combining multiple energy sources.
2025 Predictions Showcase ECL

3 Major Data Center Predictions

  • AI infrastructure demand, power constraints, and specialized facility shortages dominate 2025.
  • These obstacles drive innovations in energy solutions and cooling systems.
  • Resulting design choices could influence data centers through 2050.
Full summary
Yuval Bachar, Co-founder and CEO of ECL, forecasts major data center challenges for 2025, focusing on unprecedented AI infrastructure demands, power constraints, and specialized facility shortages. His analysis suggests these obstacles will drive innovations in energy solutions and cooling systems that will influence data center design through 2050.
2024 OCP Global Summit ECL

Hydrogen Power for Gigawatt Data Centers

  • ECL co-founder Yuval Bachar describes off-grid data centers powered by hydrogen fuel cells.
  • The zero-emission, water-positive microgrid addresses unreliable grid power amid rising AI-driven demand.
Full summary
Yuval Bachar, co-founder and CEO of ECL, catches the NGI crew pre-OCP to discuss ECL's next-generation sustainable data centers powered by hydrogen. ECL addresses the challenge of unreliable grid power and the growing demand for AI-driven data centers by offering an off-grid microgrid powered by hydrogen fuel cells that is zero-emission and water-positive.