Caterpillar to launch demonstration project using hydrogen fuel cell technology for backup power at Microsoft data center.
Caterpillar Inc. announced a three-year project through a collaboration with Microsoft and Ballard Power Systems to demonstrate a power system incorporating large-format hydrogen fuel cells to produce reliable and sustainable backup power for Microsoft data centers.
The project is supported and partially funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the H2@Scale initiative and backed by the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL).
Jason Kaiser, vice president for Caterpillar’s Electric Power Division, said:
At Caterpillar, we focus on supporting our customers with reliable, resilient and economical power solutions while achieving their climate-related goals.
“This hydrogen fuel cell demonstration project enables…