Ottawa, Canada – September 18, 2025 – Invest Ottawa is celebrating a collaboration between BluWave-ai, a leading Canadian artificial intelligence company, and Area X.O, Canada’s all-season R&D complex for next-generation technologies, operated by Invest Ottawa.

The recently announced groundbreaking project is aimed at optimizing grid-scale batteries using AI-powered software, helping utilities manage the growing demand from electric vehicles (EVs) while strengthening the reliability and resilience of Canada’s electricity grid.

The project is co-funded by the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) through its Grid Innovation Fund, with the support of Hydro Ottawa and Moment Energy.

“This highlights the immense potential of EVs to serve as a decentralized mobile battery fleet, offering a massive flexible resource for grid resilience,” said Devashish Paul, CEO and Founder of BluWave-ai. “The strategic placement of battery energy storage systems inside distribution grids mitigates impacts of how these EVs affect the grid while they serve as a storage resource.”

Integrating BluWave-ai EV Everywhere™ and BluWave-ai Energy Storage Autopilot™ the project predicts, coordinates, and manages real-time electricity demand. Two battery energy storage systems (BESS) one located at Area X.O and another at Hydro Ottawa’s Dibblee Road facility, will operate together to test how AI can balance supply and demand across distributed energy resources.

Driving Clean Innovation and National Impact

The initiative supports Canada’s transition to a clean, data-driven energy future, with AI playing a pivotal role in managing the increased electricity load from EV adoption.

This collaboration demonstrates how homegrown innovation, tested at Area X.O’s secure R&D facility, can help Canadian utilities adopt smarter, more resilient energy systems, and also highlights how public-private partnerships, including Hydro Ottawa and Moment Energy, can accelerate real-world deployment of grid-scale technologies.

Ottawa: A Hub for Smart Energy and AI Innovation

Ottawa is home to one of Canada’s strongest clusters in AI, cleantech, and smart infrastructure, with more than 1,800 technology firms, 65 federal research labs, and Canada’s highest concentration of tech talent.

Through Area X.O, Invest Ottawa provides a real-world test environment for advanced technologies in energy, mobility, and connectivity – enabling innovators like BluWave-ai to safely demonstrate and scale solutions.

“This collaboration highlights the ingenuity of homegrown companies scaling in our region, and how Area X.O helps these founders bring breakthrough technologies to market faster, safely,” said Sonya Shorey, President and CEO, Invest Ottawa. “By combining BluWave-ai’s advanced AI software with our cutting-edge infrastructure for testing and commercialization, we are driving solutions that make our energy systems smarter and more resilient.”

Read the full story in BluWave’s release here.

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About BluWave-ai

Founded in Canada in 2017, BluWave-ai is building the premier AI company for the global energy transition, headquartered here in Canada’s capital of Ottawa. BluWave-ai is focused on driving the proliferation of renewable energy and electric transportation, working with electricity utilities, independent power producers, system operators, vehicle fleet operators, grid-connected and off-grid enterprises. AI-enabled SaaS software is applied to the hardware of clients to optimize their cost, carbon footprint, and the reliability of renewable (and non-renewable) energy sources in real-time. Backed by global investors, BluWave-ai has raised over $16M to date, inclusive of a $9.5M Series A round.

About Area X.O

Area X.O, hosted by Invest Ottawa, is Canada’s all-season, state-of-the-art R&D complex for next-generation technologies, proudly ITB-certified and aligned with NATO DIANA as a trusted partner in global innovation. This unique, secure, and integrated test facility accelerates the safe, rapid deployment of cutting-edge solutions in smart mobility, advanced agriculture, defence, telecom, and other mission-critical domains. By bridging industry, government, and research, Area X.O enables innovators to develop, validate, and showcase technologies in real-world conditions year-round—driving economic growth, national resilience, and global competitiveness. Learn more: www.areaxo.com.

About Invest Ottawa

Invest Ottawa is the lead economic development agency for knowledge-based industries in Canada’s Capital Region, facilitating economic growth and job creation in Ottawa. Guided by a vision to help realize Ottawa’s full potential as a globally recognized, innovative, inclusive, and future-ready city, Invest Ottawa delivers venture development, global expansion, and talent programs and services that catalyze the growth and success of entrepreneurs and firms. These include small business training, mentorship, acceleration for technology firms, foreign business and investment attraction, local business retention and expansion in targeted sectors, commercialization, and promotion of Ottawa’s diversified economy and high quality of life.

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