New Apple Data Center to Include Fuel Cell Installation
Apple recently released its 2012 environmental report, detailing how it plans to use fuel cell technology in the company’s data center in Maiden, North Carolina.
The installation of a 500-kilowatt biogas-powered fuel cell project that supplies clean
electricity to our Cupertino facilities helps us avoid more than 1.2 million kilograms of
CO2 equivalent (CO2e) emissions.
Apple is building a fuel cell installation that, when online later in 2012, will be the largest non-utility fuel cell installation operating anywhere in the country. This 5-megawatt facility, located directly adjacent to the data center, will be powered by 100 percent biogas, and provide more than 40 million kWh of 24×7 baseload renewable energy annually.
The installation of a 500-kilowatt biogas-powered fuel cell project that supplies clean electricity to the Cupertino facilities will help avoid more than 1.2 million kilograms of CO2 equivalent (CO2e) emissions.
