RE: ABB already advertising the 200kW Fuel Cell14 Mar 2022 22:46
From AFC RNS:
"200kW "S" Series product specification to complement parallel use cases in data centres, heavy duty motive (such maritime) and off-grid power markets where ABB and AFC Energy are also collaborating."
https://www.investegate.co.uk/afc-energy-plc/rns/abb-sale-and-development-agreement/202111160700114592S/
"ABB and AFC Energy are pleased to announce the signing of a new Development Agreement to test, design and integrate AFC Energy's alkaline fuel cell technology into ABB's data centre system portfolio to provide a zero emission, sustainable turn-key power solution for the growing number of current and prospective data centres currently servicing the world's data storage and processing requirements."
"Within the Development Agreement, the two companies will partner in the assessment of data centre power design principles and system operability, reviewing interfaces between fuel cell, energy storage, electrical equipment, switchgear and control infrastructure. Testing using real time data centre simulation techniques will be adopted. The work is expected to be conducted during the course of 2021 with likely engagement with the data centre industry throughout."
"It is expected that once demonstrated, the alkaline fuel cell system will form an integral part of the portfolio of technologies available to ABB in meeting its data centre customer requirements and therefore provides a strong route to market for AFC Energy's fuel cell platform in this sector."
Brian Johnson, Global Data Centre Leader at ABB, in relation to the data centre Development Agreement, said: "Embarking on this new collaboration with AFC Energy opens the possibility to integrate its impressive fuel cell technology with ABB's strong data centre solutions. Partnering with like-minded companies such as AFC Energy further supports ABB's dedication to delivering cutting-edge technologies to help data center customers meet their sustainability goals through a multi-fuel approach."
https://www.investegate.co.uk/afc-energy-plc/rns/corporate-investment-and-data-centre-partnership/202104160701036629V/