Bloom Energy has announced an expansion of its longstanding relationship with Equinix, a digital infrastructure company. The collaboration now exceeds 100 MW of electricity capacity to support Equinix’s International Business ExchangeTM (IBX®) data centres across the US.
With approximately 75 MW already operational and another 30 MW under construction, this latest expansion marks a significant milestone in the companies’ decade-long collaboration. What began as a pilot programme in 2015 with just 1 MW of fuel cells at a single IBX data centre in Silicon Valley, has scaled one hundredfold, supporting the digital infrastructure needed to meet energy needs of AI-driven computing.
“Our fuel cells are supplementing grid power at 19 Equinix IBX data centres in six states with cleaner and reliable onsite power,” said Aman Joshi, Chief Commercial Officer at Bloom Energy. “With AI adoption accelerating and data centre demand exploding, our ongoing relationship underscores the scalability and reliability of our fuel cell technology to support large and complex projects. We are delighted to work with Equinix to help drive the industry forward.”
“As the demand for power increases, we anticipate innovation in alternative energy technologies increasingly playing a key role in the availability of power going forward,” added David Rinard, Vice President of Energy Operations at Equinix. “Bloom’s fuel cells allow us to generate cleaner and reliable electricity onsite at our data centres in a cost-effective way. We are proud to have continued to expand our relationship with Bloom over the last decade and helped lead the industry forward.”
The fuel cells allow Equinix to generate on-site power at its data centres more sustainably than typical grid delivered energy. The systems also deliver clean power with virtually zero air pollution and no water use, and provide an option when faced with grid constraints of capacity or distribution.