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Led by Chris Hayter, Hi Tech Solutions is redefining energy for the AI era through a nuclear-led ecosystem built for sustainable global growth.

The digital-first economy, fuelled by AI and vast data infrastructure, faces an escalating energy dilemma. Balancing surging demand with net zero commitments has become a defining industrial challenge. Hi Tech Solutions( HTS), a rising force in the nuclear sector, argues the solution lies not only in generating megawatts but in reimagining the entire energy ecosystem.

FROM NUCLEAR EXPERTS TO INFRASTRUCTURE INNOVATORS

A team of former General Electric nuclear specialists founded HTS. It has evolved from a 30-person operation in 2013 to an organisation now employing 1,000. Deep technical capability and a strategic vision for sustainable power systems drive its expansion.

Co-founder, president and COO Chris Hayter summarises its mission:“ HTS provides nuclear services for refuel repair, modification and upgrade of today’ s nuclear power plants, along with our subsidiaries and partners, which provide many other aspects from engineering, new tooling development and some light manufacturing.”

Such expertise supports HTS’ s transformation from a service provider into what Chris describes as an“ ecosystem architect,” a company that designs the full energy chain for the next era of digital innovation.

THE SERVICES INFRASTRUCTURE BEHIND THE MEGAWATTS

HTS recognises that megawatts alone do not power the AI revolution; reliability does. Data centres demand 99.999 % uptime, the“ five nines” industry standard. That level of performance means more than just generating equipment. It needs an army of trained professionals to maintain, service and optimise those assets for continuous operation.

“ You can build all the power plants you want,” Chris explains,“ but without the services infrastructure to maintain them, you can’ t deliver the reliability that AI and data centres demand. Every megawatt of generation requires specialised expertise to achieve data centre-grade performance.”

Every megawatt, whether from nuclear, gas, or hybrid systems, needs trained professionals to maintain continuous operation. A skilled workforce keeps the digital economy running. HTS’ s workforce development strategy stems from that insight, driving it to build training infrastructure at scale to produce thousands of energy services professionals.