A consortium of seven organizations is looking to develop a fuel cell platform for data centers, as a more sustainable alternative to generator sets and grid power.
The partnership includes Equinix, one of the world’s largest data center operators, alongside critical infrastructure giant Vertiv, sustainable data center specialist InfraPrime, Italian utility Snam, German fuel cell manufacturer SOLIDpower, TEC4FUELS research center, and RISE – the research institute of Sweden.
The EcoEdge PrimePower (styled ‘E2P2’) project is funded by the Clean Hydrogen Partnership, a European Union initiative launched earlier this month as part of a €22 billion package of industrial partnerships.
Despite the name, the first generation cells will not be based on hydrogen, and will instead use natural gas for fuel.
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