Power grid worries force Amazon to run Oregon datacenters using fuel cells
Unable to get the power it needs to feed its growing datacenter footprint, Amazon plans to transition some of its Oregon datacenters over to natural gas fuel cells.by local media, Amazon's initial plan would involve installing just shy of 75 megawatts of fuel cell capacity across three datacenters with the option to expand that to four additional sites in the future.
The ability to produce power without combustion has made hydrogen fuel cells a popular source of power in spacecraft and other advanced power-tech systems but moredatacenters have adopted this tech as an alternative to diesel backup generators in the event of an outage. "We are investing in fuel cells as a way to power a small number of our operations in Oregon," an Amazon spokesperson toldin an email."We continually innovate to minimize our impact on our neighbors, local resources, and the environment and this technology provides a pathway for less carbon intensive solutions in the region.
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