FollowNTT America soon will be able to claim a data center that runs on biogas. The Japanese telecommunications company today said it will install five Bloom Energy fuel cells in its California data center that will use biogas as a fuel. It’s a sign of the growing interest in cleaner fuel cell technology, which proponents say will increasingly be adapted for residential customers.
The fuel cells will be able to generate 500 kilowatts of power, which is enough for about 500 U.S. homes. At the data center, they will generate 4.2 million kilowatt-hours per year and reduce NTT America’s carbon dioxide emissions by 1.6 million pounds.
