Vertiv Partners with Tech Consortium to Lead Low-Carbon Fuel Cell Development for Data Centers

Vertiv has announced that the Clean Hydrogen Partnership will provide EUR 2.5 million to help fund a project to develop low-carbon fuel cells to power data centers. It is expected this could reduce carbon emissions from operations by up to 100 percent. The EcoEdgePrimePower (E2P2) project is a revolutionary proof-of-concept initiative aimed at developing and demonstrating minimal environmental impact fuel cells that provide cost-effective and robust prime power solutions for data centers.

A consortium of sever organizations – Equinix, InfraPrime, Rise, Snam, SolidPower, Tech4Fuel, and Vertiv – will collaborate to explore an innovative integration of solid-oxide fuel cells with uninterruptible power supply (UPS) technology and lithium-ion batteries to provide resilient and clean primary power to data center deployments and other critical infrastructure. Implementing natural gas solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) as a primary power source would help pave the way for the use of green hydrogen in fuel cell applications, both backup, and primary.

Giordano Albertazzi, President, Vertiv EMEA, said, “Vertiv is proud to actively contribute to the E2P2 proof-of-concept initiative and looks forward to provide next-generation power solutions to its global customers.”

The E2P2 project is the latest in a series of initiatives Vertiv has undertaken in the field of sustainability and the broader Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) arena. The E2P2 project is part of the company’s endeavor to prioritize and promote the development of clean, sustainable, and renewable power solutions for use in the data center sector.