Why energy
Power sets the speed to market.
Regulation
The rules are being written now.
New rules for large loads will shape how and where data centres connect. DAME sits on the technical committees working on them.
Connections
Connection sets the timeline.
A new large grid connection can take six to eight years. Knowing where the network has room, and what it takes to connect there, is what brings a site online sooner.
Energy cost
Power is the largest running cost.
Prices in the NEM change every five minutes. As a registered Market Customer, DAME buys directly from the market and manages its own price exposure.
New generation
Growth depends on new generation.
New load increasingly needs to be matched by new wind and solar. Working with generators from the start is how DAME's pipeline of sites has grown.
Flexible since 2021
Flexibility is becoming part of connecting.
New national rules are making flexibility part of connecting to the grid, and the draft NEM access standards and state requirements add to that. DAME has been building for this since 2021, with a flexible layer next to firm AI compute.
From one idea in 2019 to two running sites.
- 2019
DAME founded to turn existing grid capacity into compute.
- 2021
First compute running, liquid-cooled and flexible from the start.
- 2023
R&D centre live, testing immersion cooling and flexible operation. Technical partner on board.
- 2024
Hobart site secured. NEM registration started.
- 2025
First modular site delivered. Registered with AEMO as a Market Customer. First solar power purchase agreement.
- 2026
Two sites running, including the R&D centre.
The team behind DAME.
Most of our team spent their careers in energy, across networks, renewables and virtual power plants. They work beside engineers who have built and run GPU services and cloud platforms at global scale.
Cam Nelson
Founder and chief executive
Led transformation across the CitiPower and Powercor distribution networks, and spent a decade at Australia Post as it moved from letters to parcels. Founded DAME to turn existing grid capacity into compute.
Andrew Sinclair
Head of AI engineering
Thirty years across compute, storage, networking and cloud platforms. Rolled out GPU services to 70 countries through 20 data centres, working with AWS, Google, Akamai and Fastly.
Rod Kostrykine
Chief financial officer
Twenty years running finance for technology businesses in Australia and overseas. Has funded growth, managed governance and improved performance in companies at exactly this stage.
Nick Sissons
Head of strategy
Nick has 20 years in the energy industry, spanning strategy, product development and innovation. At DAME, he's developing a roadmap for a new energy ecosystem.
Luc van Duinen
Energy markets lead
Fifteen years in energy market access and flexibility. Delivered Europe's first virtual power plant providing grid frequency services, and now runs DAME's energy services business.
David Barshevski
Power systems lead
Twenty-five years across utility solar, batteries and energy software. Has led more than 25 utility-scale projects across Australia, from design through commissioning.
Jack McCauley
Market development lead
Fifteen years in energy, working in wholesale markets and new energy technology. Leads DAME's partnerships with generators and industry.
Brad Hodge
Sites and communities lead
Former Australian Test cricketer and professional athlete. Finds and secures DAME sites, and leads our work with the regional communities that host them.
Marc Bastiaansen
Trading technology and AI lead
PhD data scientist with more than 20 years in technology leadership. At DAME he leads the cloud and AI software layer, from customer workloads to energy trading.
Eliza Holliday
Strategic operations lead
Over ten years in operational delivery and commercial development across major events and technology. Enables delivery and designs operational processes for scale.
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