KULR Deepens Commitment to AI Data Center Energy Storage Innovation with Open Compute Project Platinum Membership

HOUSTON, Dec. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- KULR Technology Group, Inc. (NYSE American: KULR) (the "Company" or "KULR"), a Bitcoin+ Treasury company that builds a portfolio of frontier high-performance energy systems for cross-industry applications, today announced it has joined the Open Compute Project (OCP) as a Platinum Member. By entering the AI data center market through rack-level Battery Backup Units (BBUs), KULR is transitioning from battery safety products into mission-critical AI energy infrastructure—creating a high-margin, recurring, safety-driven platform aligned with NVIDIA’s next-generation architectures.

“We’re excited to welcome KULR as an OCP Platinum Member at a pivotal moment for AI data center power innovation,” said George Tchaparian, CEO of the Open Compute Project Foundation. “KULR’s leadership in battery safety and thermal management will provide valuable insight as we continue shaping open standards for AI power, energy storage, and resilient data center infrastructure.”

The ORV3 specifications elevate the BBU from a simple backup battery into a safety-critical, high-voltage, rack-integrated energy system. KULR is entering at the precise moment that the architecture becomes standardized. ORV3 calls for 800V rack power, localized energy storage inside the rack, fast transient response, continuous telemetry, and strict thermal-propagation control, all operating inches from multimillion-dollar GPU systems. These requirements map directly to KULR’s space-grade battery safety, carbon-fiber thermal management, and zero-propagation architectures, which were originally developed for aerospace and defense environments where failure is not an option. In effect, ORV3 turns the BBU into exactly the kind of mission-critical thermal-and-energy control problem that the KULR ONE platform was built to solve.

“Open Compute’s ORV3 roadmap is the first OCP standard that officially moves energy storage from centralized UPS rooms into the AI rack itself,” said Michael Mo, CEO of KULR Technology Group. “The KULR ONE MAX BBU platform is purpose-built for this architectural shift, aligning space-grade safety, 800V power, and rack-level energy intelligence with the hyperscaler standard that will define the next decade of AI infrastructure.”

Strengthening KULR’s Position in AI-Driven Energy Infrastructure

The OCP community is at the forefront of designing open, scalable, and energy-efficient hardware for hyperscale data centers and AI clusters. As a Platinum Member, KULR will collaborate with OCP working groups that set specifications for data center power systems, server-rack architectures, and thermal standards. These areas tightly align with the Company’s thermal management and battery safety technical heritage.