Apple's Options for North Carolina Fuel Cell Installation Point to Bloom Energy

while apple has received fair amount of attention planned solar farm @ massive data center in maiden, north carolina, company publicly disclosed less 2 weeks ago installing largest non-utility fuel cell farm in united states power facility.

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gigaom has assessed apple's options 5-megawatt facility, determining bloom energy appears apple's partner in project. bloom, based in sunnyvale, california near apple's headquarters, said have "a few" of fuel cells in operation on apple's campus.

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bloom offers boxes capable of supplying 100 kw, translate 50 bloom boxes being installed @ apple's data center. bloom has been in negotiations large-sized deals in past, such negotiations in delaware build 30 mw fuel cell farm (300 bloom boxes), , has installed 12 bloom boxes @ adobe's campus in san jose, calif.

apple touting fact fuel cells run on biogas, , bloom has substantial experience selling biogas-based fuel cells. both adobe , ebay running bloom fuel cells on biogas. bloom has been go-to fuel cell maker internet, telecom , computing giants' experiments fuel cells.

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the report notes apple's options fuel cell partners relatively few, utc power's larger fuel cell boxes not cleanly adding apple's stated 5-megawatt capacity facility , fuelcell energy denying working apple.

apple interested in pursuing alternative energy sources facilities, , data centers popular laboratories such projects given energy requirements , typically rural locations make cheaper dedicate land energy production. company touts facilities in austin, sacramento, munich, , cork powered 100% renewable energy sources part of broad effort reduce minimize environmental impact across facilities , throughout products' life cycles.

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since apple have money on reserve, it's great see them trying it.

being apple.

 

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