Canadian Government and Microsoft Embrace AI Innovation as First Tellurium Advances its Thermoelectric Technology for Data Centers

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Tubular thermoelectric generators harness waste heatfrom AI data centers to generate supplemental electricity.

Vancouver, BC, Canada, January 13,2026 – TheNewswire -First Tellurium Corp. (CSE: FTEL, OTC:FSTTF)reports that recent AI investment announcements by the Canadiangovernment and Microsoft are reinforcing First Tellurium’s drive toadvance its tubular thermoelectric technology for AI data centers. Thedevice, designed and built by First Tellurium subsidiary PyroDeltaEnergy Inc., harnesses waste heat from data centers and uses it togenerate clean, reliable electricity.

Under Canada’s Sovereign AI ComputeStrategy, the Canadian government iscommitting nearly $2 billion over five years to support AIinfrastructure. The initiative will make strategic investments inpublic and commercial infrastructure to ensure that Canadianinnovators, businesses and researchers have access to the computecapacity they need.

Private industry also sees the opportunity in CanadianAI, including Microsoft’s Decemberannouncement that it would invest$7.5 billion in Canadian AI over the next two years. Following thatannouncement, Canada’s Minister of Artificial Intelligence andDigital Innovation Evan Solomon stated: “Canada’s AI economy is amajor sector of growth, driving innovation, job creation andinvestment. Canada is scaling homegrown companies while also workingwith international partners to build the advanced infrastructure ourinnovators require.”

“Our tubular thermoelectric design is the only one ofits kind in the world,” said PyroDelta Head Engineer MichaelAbdelmaseh. “I can say with confidence that we are the onlythermoelectric company able to provide this kind of power generationto the AI industry.”

“These initiatives reinforce our push to getPyroDelta’s tubular thermoelectric technology into the AI sector,”said First Tellurium President and CEO Tyrone Docherty. “We will bereaching out to AI data center providers and the Canadian governmentto get our technology into these facilities and generate supplementalelectricity from the significant waste heat that data centersgenerate.”

Docherty noted that First Tellurium has engaged aconsultant to identify and connect with Canadian Provincial andFederal government officials who can help fund and advancePyroDelta’s technology, not only for the AI sector but also fordefense and energy-saving applications.

“We’re very pleased to see Canada stepping up andrecognizing how the country needs to keep pace with AIinfrastructure,” said Docherty. “I look forward to introducing ourtechnology supporting Canada’s AI initiatives.”

PyroDelta’s tubulardevice employs the liquid that datacenters use in their immersion cooling processes and passes it througha radiator tube. The temperature differential from the hot liquidgenerates electricity silently and consistently, with no movingparts.

Docherty noted that the AI and drone sectors representPyroDelta’s largest targets market at this stage, and both continueto grow rapidly. “We expect to make further announcements in thefirst quarter of 2026,” said Docherty.

“We believe this technology offers a significant,supportive role in making AI data centers more efficient,” saidDocherty. “It offers many opportunities to enhance this crucialtechnology for Canada, and it should be a part of the government’sstrategy to make Canada a leader in the sector. We will be approachingvarious levels of government in 2026.”

About First Tellurium Corp.

First Tellurium’s unique business model is togenerate revenue and value through mineral discovery, projectdevelopment, project generation and development of tellurium-basedtechnologies.

First Tellurium is listed on the Canadian SecuritiesExchange under the symbol “FTEL” and on the OTC under the symbol“FSTTF”. Further information about FTEL and its projects can befound at www.firsttellurium.com.

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