Hybrid AI Power Systems
Dopamine is a CES 2026 Sustainability & Energy Transition Innovation
Laura McQuarrie — December 3, 2025Delivering the inference performance of leading high-power GPUs while consuming about 10% of their peak energy demand, Dopamine is a hybrid AI power system and 2026 CES Innovation Awards Honoree in the Sustainability & Energy Transition category.
High-power GPUs drain energy, overheat facilities, and crash under fluctuating loads. These spikes cause throttling, instability, and costly cooling—undermining performance exactly when workloads surge. Traditional setups separate indoor AI servers from outdoor ESS units, adding bulky cabling, fire risk, and wasted power while still failing to deliver stable, millisecond-level response. Standard Energy and Rebellions jointly received the award for their innovation combining Rebellions’ high-performance, ultra-efficient ATOM Neural Processing Unit with Standard Energy’s intrinsically safe, water-based, 4C-rate Vanadium Ion Battery Energy Storage System.