Energy Vault and Crusoe Partner to Deliver Modular AI Infrastructure

Strategic framework agreement enables rapid, phased deployments of Crusoe Spark units at Energy Vault's Texas technology center

Published on Feb. 12, 2026

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Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. and Crusoe, an AI infrastructure provider, have announced a strategic framework agreement for the phased deployment of Crusoe Spark modular data centers at Energy Vault's technology center in Snyder, Texas. The initial program is scalable up to 25 megawatts (MW) of total load to be operated inside Crusoe's Spark modular AI factory product, with deployments planned to begin in 2026. The partnership aims to enable Crusoe Cloud to expand available computing capacity, including its new Managed Inference services, to meet customer demand.

Why it matters

This agreement marks Energy Vault's entry into the AI infrastructure market, unlocking access to revenue-per-MW up to 20× higher than traditional BESS deployments and significantly accelerating Energy Vault's EBITDA generation. It also demonstrates Crusoe's commitment to innovative energy-first AI infrastructure development by leveraging Energy Vault's critical energy infrastructure capabilities and digital operating platform.

The details

Under the multi-year framework, Energy Vault will provide modular 'powered shell' infrastructure to enable fast, repeatable deployment of the electrical and mechanical systems required for high-density compute. The first deployment is planned at Energy Vault's technology realization site in Snyder, Texas. Together, Energy Vault and Crusoe will leverage the combination of a powered site and a modular deployment model to reduce delivery timelines and enable scalable expansion as customer demand grows.

  • Deployments are planned to begin in 2026.

The players

Energy Vault Holdings, Inc.

A global leader in grid-scale energy storage solution infrastructure.

Crusoe

The industry's first vertically-integrated AI infrastructure provider.

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What they’re saying

“Crusoe is executing against a clear market imperative: customers need scalable compute delivered quickly and reliably. Our role is to provide the critical energy infrastructure foundation – the 'powered shell' – that enables rapid installation and stable operations. This agreement marks an important milestone for Energy Vault as we establish a commercial platform in AI infrastructure to complement our Asset Vault platform while expanding our build-own-operate strategy into a new, high-growth segment.”

— Robert Piconi, CEO and Chairman, Energy Vault

“By manufacturing Spark units and partnering with the talented team at Energy Vault, we are furthering Crusoe's vision of vertically-integrated, energy-first AI infrastructure. This project demonstrates the potential for modular AI factories across applications such as distributed low-latency inference, on-premise deployments, grouped training clusters, data-sovereignty deployments and many more potential use cases. We are also very proud to work alongside Energy Vault, a partner that shares our commitment to solving the power constraints of the AI era through focused execution and technology innovation.”

— Cully Cavness, Co-Founder, President and Chief Strategy Officer, Crusoe

What’s next

The first deployment of Crusoe Spark units is planned at Energy Vault's technology center in Snyder, Texas, with deployments expected to begin in 2026.

The takeaway

This partnership between Energy Vault and Crusoe represents a significant expansion of Crusoe's Spark program and a strategic move by Energy Vault to enter the high-growth AI infrastructure market, leveraging its expertise in critical energy infrastructure and digital operations to deliver rapid, scalable compute capacity to customers.