{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Not Your Father’s Data Center","title":"Dynamic Power Solutions for the Future of Energy Storage","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2260,"description":"In this episode, Raymond Hawkins, host of Not Your Father's Datacenter, sits down with Dr Sai Shivareddy, CEO and founder of Niable. Dr Shivareddy shares his fascinating journey from India, through his academic pursuits in physics and nanomaterials at Cambridge, to founding Niable with a focus on revolutionary battery technology.\nThe discussion centers around the dramatic rise in power density within data centers, the historical shift from lead acid to lithium-ion batteries, and their respective challenges—especially in the face of rapidly spiking AI and GPU workloads. Sai explains Niable’s breakthrough material, enabling batteries to recharge in minutes while maintaining safety and high power density.\nThe pair explore the urgent industry need for new solutions to manage dynamic, unpredictable power loads and introduce Niable’s dynamic response power systems as a novel bridge between supercapacitors and batteries. The episode offers practical insights on how innovative materials science can redefine power management in the next-generation data center.\nTimestamped Overview\n00:00 Intro & Dr Shivareddy’s background \n04:51 From lab to real world\n06:38 Data centers growing power demand\n10:23 Energy Storage Capacitors vs Batteries\n15:22 UPS vs BBU power comparison\n17:27 Battery stress at full capacity\n20:13 GPU power surge trends\n25:33 Voltage conversion in power systems\n27:56 Dynamic Power Regulation System\n30:17 Power System Design and Optimization\n34:43 Optimizing GPU power efficiency\n36:06 Power solutions for dynamic workloads","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/RXpUKjFAoV_3f-mxnboQocsKDB9VaG8WJ0_7eYXXgB0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jZmI5/ODRlMjU4Zjg3ODM4/ZDJlOWUzMDhiNWUw/YzI1Mi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}