Intellistake Progresses IntelliScope AI Agent Development with PowerBank Corp. as Enterprise Beta Partner

Rhea-AI Summary

PowerBank (NASDAQ: SUUN) has partnered with Intellistake Technologies as a closed beta partner for the development of IntelliScope, an enterprise AI suite. The collaboration focuses on developing AI agents specifically for the energy sector, with capabilities including analyzing geological and environmental data for renewable projects, monitoring regulatory changes, and generating intelligence summaries.

The beta testing phase involves a scoping exercise to understand PowerBank's needs, followed by the development of a customized user interface. The AI suite aims to improve workflow efficiency while ensuring transparent, traceable decision-making through decentralized AI infrastructure. PowerBank serves solely as a beta testing partner without ownership interest in IntelliScope.

Positive

• Partnership with Intellistake provides early access to emerging AI technology for energy sector applications
• Development of customized AI solutions tailored to PowerBank's specific needs
• Potential for improved operational efficiency in data-intensive processes

Negative

• Early-stage beta testing phase indicates product is not yet fully developed
• No immediate revenue or business impact from the partnership

Insights

AI Technology Analyst

PowerBank's beta partnership with Intellistake provides early access to specialized AI tools for energy sector optimization, potentially improving operational efficiency.

PowerBank's closed beta partnership with Intellistake for the IntelliScope AI suite represents an early strategic positioning in the evolving enterprise AI landscape. The collaboration focuses on developing AI agents specifically tailored for the energy sector, addressing critical operational challenges including site selection for renewable projects, regulatory monitoring, and intelligence synthesis.

What stands out technically is IntelliScope's architecture as a modular, decentralized AI system. This approach differs significantly from centralized enterprise AI solutions by prioritizing transparency and traceability - every output can be tracked back to its source, which addresses a major adoption barrier in regulated industries like energy. The decentralized infrastructure also potentially offers improved resilience and data sovereignty compared to traditional cloud-based enterprise AI.

The development timeline aligns with Gartner's prediction that 40% of enterprise applications will incorporate AI agents by 2026, suggesting PowerBank is positioning itself ahead of this adoption curve. The current scoping exercise phase indicates this is still early-stage implementation rather than immediate deployment, with customized UI development to follow.

From a technical standpoint, the focus on workflow efficiency through structured, step-by-step processes suggests PowerBank is seeking operational optimization rather than just exploratory AI implementation. While no financial commitment details are disclosed, this partnership gives PowerBank privileged early access to emerging technology that could provide competitive advantages in data-intensive decision-making processes that are critical in the energy sector.

Corporate Strategy Consultant

PowerBank's early adoption of specialized AI positions them for potential operational advantages in renewable energy project development and regulatory navigation.

This partnership represents a strategic technology adoption approach that balances innovation with practical implementation. Rather than developing proprietary AI tools internally (which would require significant capital and specialized talent), PowerBank has opted for a beta partnership model that provides several strategic advantages.

First, as a beta partner, PowerBank gains early competitive access to specialized AI capabilities without the full development costs. This creates a potential first-mover advantage in applying AI to critical business functions like renewable project site selection and regulatory monitoring - both significant cost centers and decision points in the energy sector.

Second, the feedback loop established through this partnership gives PowerBank the opportunity to shape tool development according to their specific operational needs. This co-development approach typically yields more relevant solutions than off-the-shelf technology implementations.

From a governance perspective, the emphasis on transparency and traceability aligns with increasing regulatory scrutiny in both AI deployment and energy operations. The decentralized infrastructure mentioned suggests PowerBank is prioritizing auditability in their AI adoption strategy - a prudent approach given the regulated nature of energy markets.

This partnership should be viewed as part of a broader digital transformation strategy rather than a standalone technology implementation. By focusing on practical applications like site selection optimization and regulatory monitoring, PowerBank appears to be targeting specific operational inefficiencies rather than deploying AI for less defined purposes. The phased approach (starting with scoping exercises before UI development) also indicates a measured implementation strategy that reduces deployment risks.

TORONTO, Sept. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - POWERBANK CORPORATION (NASDAQ: SUUN) (Cboe CA: SUNN) (FSE: 103) ("PowerBank" or the "Company") today announces continued progress in its partnership with Intellistake Technologies Corp. (CSE: ISTK) ("Intellistake") as PowerBank is participating as a closed beta partner on the development of IntelliScope, Intellistake's enterprise Artificial Intelligence ("AI") suite. Powerbank will provide long-term testing and feedback to support the refinement of IntelliScope's first enterprise-facing agent.

The IntelliScope suite is being developed as a collection of modular AI agents designed to transform how enterprises access and interpret intelligence. The first enterprise-facing agent is focused on the energy sector, where it will be applied to real-world data and regulatory requirements using a structured, step-by-step workflow. Planned capabilities include analyzing geological and environmental data to identify optimal sites for renewable projects, monitoring regulatory and market shifts, and generating concise intelligence summaries to help decision-makers cut through noise. The goal is to provide practical solutions that improve workflow efficiency while giving enterprises confidence that decisions are based on transparent intelligence — with every output traceable to its source through decentralized AI infrastructure.

"Our goal with IntelliScope is to prove that decentralized AI can deliver enterprise intelligence that enterprises can trust," said Liam Harpur, VP of Technology & Development at Intellistake. "This is a very exciting time as PowerBank's role as a beta partner ensures that we are building with real-world use cases in mind, starting with one of the most data-intensive industries: energy."

Dr. Richard Lu, CEO of PowerBank added:

"We are excited to partner with Intellistake in this beta program. Our sector is shaped by constant regulatory shifts, technological advances, and project siting challenges. This collaboration gives us the chance to see firsthand how emerging AI tools can enhance decision-making, improve efficiency, and even how it will evolve through our feedback during development."

Jason Dussault, CEO of Intellistake, also commented:

"AI agents have the potential to evolve into trusted systems that can communicate, collaborate, and execute on behalf of enterprises. As seen with Meta's recent advancements—and echoed by leaders like OpenAI and Google—the shift toward intelligent, interoperable agents is undeniable. As Gartner's Anushree Verma has observed, AI agents are expected to progress from basic assistants today to task-specific agents by 2026 and ultimately multiagent ecosystems by 2029¹. That's the future we're aiming to build toward at Intellistake—only with the added transparency and trust that comes from decentralized infrastructure."

The closed beta marks an important milestone in advancing IntelliScope's enterprise applications. The current stage of beta testing involves a scoping exercise where IntelliScope is working with PowerBank to fully understand it needs and functionality requests. Following the conclusion of the scoping exercise, Intellistake will develop a user interface that is built on top of the existing Intelliscope AI agent and customized for PowerBank's needs. Intellistake will provide updates as beta modules progress, in line with Intellistake's broader vision of building a decentralized, transparent platform for enterprise intelligence. PowerBank is solely a beta testing partner and does not have an ownership interest in Intelliscope.

1)	https://www.uctoday.com/unified-communications/gartner-predicts-40-of-enterprise-apps-will-feature-ai-agents-by-2026/

About PowerBank

PowerBank Corporation is an independent renewable and clean energy project developer and owner focusing on distributed and community solar projects in Canada and the USA. The Company develops solar and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects that sell electricity to utilities, commercial, industrial, municipal and residential off-takers. The Company maximizes returns via a diverse portfolio of projects across multiple leading North America markets including projects with utilities, host off-takers, community solar, and virtual net metering projects. The Company has a potential development pipeline of over one gigawatt and has developed renewable and clean energy projects with a combined capacity of over 100 megawatts built.

To learn more about PowerBank, please visit www.powerbankcorp.com.

About Intellistake

Intellistake Technologies Corp. (CSE: ISTK) provides software solutions that leverage decentralized AI infrastructure to deliver enterprise-grade intelligence. Through validator operations, strategic token participation, and the development of enterprise AI agents, Intellistake bridges the gap between emerging decentralized networks and real-world industry adoption.

For additional information on the business of Intellistake please refer to https://www.intellistake.ai/.

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FAQ

What is PowerBank's role in the IntelliScope AI development partnership?

PowerBank serves as a closed beta partner for IntelliScope's enterprise AI suite, providing long-term testing and feedback for the development of the first enterprise-facing agent, without any ownership interest.

What capabilities will the IntelliScope AI suite offer to PowerBank?

IntelliScope will offer capabilities for analyzing geological and environmental data, identifying optimal renewable project sites, monitoring regulatory changes, and generating intelligence summaries for decision-making.

How will the IntelliScope AI partnership benefit PowerBank's operations?

The partnership aims to enhance PowerBank's decision-making processes, improve workflow efficiency, and provide better analysis of regulatory shifts and technological advances in the energy sector.

When will the IntelliScope AI suite be fully implemented at PowerBank?

The project is currently in the closed beta testing phase, starting with a scoping exercise to understand needs, followed by development of a customized user interface. No specific implementation timeline has been announced.

What makes IntelliScope's AI technology different from other enterprise AI solutions?

IntelliScope uses decentralized AI infrastructure that ensures all outputs are traceable to their source, providing transparency and trust in the decision-making process.