OCP EMEA Summit 2026 - ODCA Content available

The OCP EMEA Summit 2026 in Barcelona once again confirmed its role as one of the leading events for open, scalable, and sustainable data center infrastructure. Bringing together global industry leaders, technology providers, and innovators, the summit offered a unique platform to shape the future of digital infrastructure—with a strong and visible focus on next-generation power distribution.

Direct current (DC) power architectures played a prominent role throughout the event, with many sessions highlighting their growing relevance for modern data centers and, in particular, for AI-driven workloads.

ODCA at the Summit

The Open Direct Current Alliance actively contributed to this dynamic exchange. A key highlight was the executive presentation by the Chairman of the ODCA Board, Hartwig Stammberger:

“Next Gen AI Data Centers with Industry-Proven Direct Current Power Supply”

The session demonstrated how industry-proven DC solutions can significantly improve efficiency and resource utilization in next-generation AI data centers. Drawing on real-world deployments, the presentation showed measurable benefits such as reduced energy losses and lower copper requirements, while emphasizing the scalability of 800 V DC architectures as a future-proof solution.

Furthermore, ODCA shared its progress in harmonization, standardization, and its active contributions to OCP’s LVDC power distribution initiatives, underlining the importance of open and interoperable ecosystems.

Presentation and Video Available

The presentation materials and video recordings are now available: 2026 OCP EMEA Summit » Open Compute Project

Find the slides and video recording of the ODCA session and the presentation of our chairman Hartwig Stammberger here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TQcs9Ij3KrkNjJlrkBHk6RKLx--hffms/view?usp=drivesdk

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALMHCMpxj-0

This resource provides detailed insights into how direct current power distribution is evolving to meet the demands of AI-driven infrastructures.

A Strong Signal for the Future of Data Centers

Beyond individual sessions, the summit delivered a clear message:
DC power distribution is gaining strong momentum across the data center ecosystem. Many contributions across different tracks reinforced the relevance of DC architectures for improving efficiency, scalability, and sustainability.

ODCA will continue to drive this dialogue—working closely with partners in the OCP community and beyond to accelerate the adoption of open, standardized DC solutions for next-generation data centers.