Australian data center firm WinDC is partnering with US Edge data center firm Armada to deploy containerized compute across Australia.

Armada and WinDC this week announced a partnership to deploy a network of portable ‘AI factories’ across Australia, powered by renewable energy.

WinDC aims to place data center infrastructure at power generation sites and will deploy 11MW of modular data centers designed and built by Armada and its partners across renewable energy sites in New South Wales and other locations in the National Energy Market, as well as in Western Australia.

Initial locations include wind, solar, and battery sites, though full details weren’t shared.

WinDC commissioned its first modular unit in partnership with Armada in January 2026.

“Australia has the wind, the sun, and the land to be a genuine force in global AI infrastructure. What has been holding us back is the grid. We identified that problem ten years ago, working alongside renewable energy providers on the East Coast, and this is the solution we built,” said Andrew Sjoquist, founder and CEO of WinDC.

Armada’s units are currently built in the United States and Europe. The two companies have agreed to a “Made in Australia” vision as part of the partnership, and are planning to shift to Australian-based production to commence once WinDC reaches a defined number of units in-country.

“The demand for real-time data processing and AI inference is growing faster than centralized infrastructure can support,” added Dan Wright, co-founder and CEO of Armada. “This partnership with WinDC enables sovereign AI factories to be built where energy is produced, delivering resilient, scalable compute without waiting on grid expansion in Australia.”

The AFR reported this week that WinDC is seeking AU$176 million (US$124m) in Series A funding.

Armada’s containerized data centers are designed to operate in challenging environments and can be custom-configured with CPUs, GPUs, and XPUs depending on the needs of a customer.

Backed by Microsoft, the company has or is set to deploy modules with Nscale, UnityCloud, TampNet, Aramco, Newlab, Eclipse, the US Navy, and Alaska’s Department of Transportation & Public Facilities.