Hydrogen fuel cells to replace diesel backup power

NorthC has announced that it will be using generators powered by green H2 at its Groningen facility.NorthC, a data center company from the Netherlands, has announced its installation of green hydrogen fuel cells at its Groningen facility for their backup power needs.The renewable H2 will be used to provide emergency backup power instead of diesel generators.This move makes the data center located in the north of the country the first in Europe to use hydrogen fuel cells for its backup power, according to the company’s news release. The move is intended to cut down on CO2 emissions produced by emergency power generators as it will replace backup power generators using diesel fuel.The 500KW module is expected to save the use of tens of thousands of liters of diesel per year. As a result, the company predicts that it will reduce its CO2 emissions by over 78,000 kilograms per year.The…

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