Lyten Announces AI Data Center as Part of New Industrial Hub in Gdańsk, Poland
April 1, 2026
In a strategic move to capitalize on the converging demands of artificial intelligence, energy storage, and advanced manufacturing, battery technology firm Lyten has unveiled plans to develop an AI data center within a new industrial hub in the Polish port city of Gdańsk. This initiative underscores a growing trend where industrial ecosystems integrate digital infrastructure with physical production to drive economic resilience and technological advancement.
The company announced that the new data center will be constructed as part of a broader industrial campus designed to serve the AI, defense, and energy infrastructure sectors. The hub will be built around Lyten's existing battery energy storage system (BESS) manufacturing and R&D facility, known as Lyten Dwa, located on the outskirts of Gdańsk. This 270,000-square-foot plant was acquired from Swedish battery producer Northvolt in October 2025. Lyten stated that a feasibility study will be conducted this year to analyze requirements for future manufacturing expansions and new energy infrastructure at the site.
While specific details regarding the data center's size, power sourcing, estimated cost, or potential tenants were not disclosed, the project's significance lies in its integrated model. Lyten's CEO and co-founder, Dan Cook, framed the announcement within a larger industrial vision. "We are entering a new era of infrastructure development to support the multi-decade growth in power demand, AI data centers, and defense spending," Cook said. "Lyten is establishing strategically located industrial hubs to combine Lyten’s advanced materials and battery energy storage systems with digital AI infrastructure." He expressed confidence in Poland's potential, citing its talent pool, existing infrastructure, and appetite for public-private partnerships.
The integrated approach aims to balance capital investment with job creation. Robert Chryc-Gawrychowski, CEO of Lyten Poland, explained the rationale: "Manufacturing creates much-needed jobs, but requires significant capital investment. AI data centers bring in huge investment and capital, but do not drive significant employment growth. By combining these two elements in our industrial hubs, we deliver the benefits of both [worlds] and at the same time future-proof the local economy as AI continues its disruptive growth."
The Gdańsk project mirrors a similar strategy Lyten is pursuing in Skellefteå, Sweden, where a former Northvolt plant is being transformed into a campus featuring a 1GW data center developed with EdgeConneX alongside battery production. For Poland, the development marks a notable expansion of data center infrastructure beyond the primary market of Warsaw, where most of the country's facilities are concentrated. Gdańsk, a northern port city on the Baltic Sea, currently has a limited data center presence, with only three facilities listed on industry maps.
Founded in 2015, Lyten specializes in lithium-sulfur batteries and advanced materials. Its acquisition of Northvolt's manufacturing sites across Poland, Germany, and Sweden in August 2025 provided the foundation for its current European industrial hub strategy.
Source: datacenterdynamics
