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Hydrogen Fuel Cell Provides Backup Power for Microsoft Data Center

January 21, 2024 admin ballard power systems, caterpillar, data center, distributed energy, engineering, fuel cells, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell, microsoft, news, power, Technology, Wyoming

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2024 15:11:16 +0000

A demonstration project led by Caterpillar at a Wyoming site showed that large-format hydrogen fuel cells could be used to supply backup power to a data center. Caterpillar on Jan. […]

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Creating More Resilient Data Centers to Navigate Energy Volatility and Extreme Weather

July 28, 2023 admin Business, data center, distributed energy, Energy Storage, International, microgrid, news, power, Renewables, schneider electric, sustainability, Technology

Credit to Author: Carsten Baumann| Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2023 17:46:36 +0000

An astonishing surge of heat across the globe shattered temperature records and marked three days of July 2023 as likely the hottest in Earth’s modern history. When temperatures rise dramatically, […]

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No, Data Center Backup Isn’t A Good Fit For Redox Flow Batteries Yet

February 12, 2023 admin batteries, biofuels, carbon emissions, clean power, climate change, data center, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, green economy, grid, heat pump, Internet, investment, lithium-ion batteries, natural gas, redox flow batteries, renewable energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2023 18:05:10 +0000

If you are only burning a few hundred gallons a year for a data center drawing 100 MW 24/7/365, the cost and carbon debt of fuel for your generators is not material.