Longtime renewable energy and microgrid developer Ameresco, which only recently announced it was hiring a first-ever director of nuclear partnerships to shift its focus from solar to small modular reactor (SMR) projects for future data center customers, has wasted no time in connecting with its first revealed partner.

This week SMR startup Terrestrial Energy announced its new partnership with Ameresco. The collaboration will work to advance Terrestrial Energy’s planned IMSR plant, including site identification and project development.

Earlier this year, Texas A&M University selected Terrestrial Energy as one of several SMR design firms to collaborate around campus research for advanced and microreactor technologies. The A&M deal could allow Terrestrial Energy to site a commercial IMSR plant at the university’s RELLIS campus.

“Our collaboration with Terrestrial Energy reflects our commitment to expanding the capabilities of our clean energy portfolio,” said Nicole Bulgarino, President of Federal Solutions and Utility Infrastructure at Ameresco, in a statement. “By exploring hybrid energy systems that leverage the IMSR plant’s heat and power output, we’re enhancing our ability to deliver reliable, cost-effective, and sustainable solutions tailored to the evolving needs of data centers and industrial customers.”

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