Equinix signs deals for nukes and fuel cells to power its AI bit barns Equinix is doing deals with alternative energy providers to support the needs of its datacenters globally, including nuclear options and fuel cell deployments, as the AI fad continues to push a bit barn build boom. As one of the largest datacenter operators in the world, Equinix says it is working with firms developing …
I can see a lot of redundant DC capacity when the A.I. Bubble finally bursts.
On the alternative Nukes… I can see Rolls-Royce delivering as Greg actually have some good experience in the area with their *Naval Marine business inc lowering Sunmaeiws already .
* noted they just sold their US Business to FMC
“In the case of Radiant, Equinix has a preorder agreement for the purchase of 20 of that company's Kaleidos microreactors, which are small enough to fit on a trailer and provide 1 MW of energy. The company recently inked a deal to kit out a US military base with the devices by 2028.”
I so want them to do a deal with UHAUL or Penske here ….
"The Bloom systems run on natural gas. They strip the hydrogen out of the natural gas and that becomes the feedstock for the fuel cells. So, instead or burning the natural gas to spin a turbine to produce electricity, the hydrogen flows through the fuel cells and the chemical reaction of it passing through the cells produces electricity."
What percentage of the "natural gas" is Hydrogen? And what happens to all the not-Hydrogen? Or is there some sort of catalysis going on that also takes the Hydrogen from the Methane and other components? And if the latter is the case, what happens to the "waste" product? Is it mostly a nearly pure Carbon "soot"?
