http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2009/02/19/powering-a-data-center-with-methane/ News and analysis about data centers, cloud computing, managed hosting and disaster recovery Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:24:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2009/02/19/powering-a-data-center-with-methane/comment-page-1/#comment-11873 Dan in Virginia Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:14:29 +0000 http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/?p=7702#comment-11873 The article should mention that CFC Solutions gets their molten carbonate fuel cell stacks from Fuelcell Energy of Danbury CT (USA). Fuelcell Energy has lots of experiance running its DFC300 units (300-350kW ) on biogas, esp. in California. Not only from sewage treatment plants, but from food processing waste too (Sierra Nevada Brewing Co, GIll's Onions). So Chicopee could get their fuel cell from right next door. The article should mention that CFC Solutions gets their molten carbonate fuel cell stacks from Fuelcell Energy of Danbury CT (USA). Fuelcell Energy has lots of experiance running its DFC300 units (300-350kW ) on biogas, esp. in California. Not only from sewage treatment plants, but from food processing waste too (Sierra Nevada Brewing Co, GIll’s Onions). So Chicopee could get their fuel cell from right next door.

]]> http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2009/02/19/powering-a-data-center-with-methane/comment-page-1/#comment-3080 David Levi Mon, 16 Mar 2009 04:05:30 +0000 http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/?p=7702#comment-3080 Biogas is great but limited, what about just using natural gas to power a fuel cell?Now, the price of electricity for commercial consumers in New England is .14cents per kilowatt. If you used a fuel cell it would be about 10-11cents per kilowatt. If the cap & trade goes through the commercial price per kilowatt could jump to .19-.20cents. Considering how much of a data centers over head is tied to energy cost, I would think this makes sense. Has anyone done research on this??? Biogas is great but limited, what about just using natural gas to power a fuel cell?Now, the price of electricity for commercial consumers in New England is .14cents per kilowatt. If you used a fuel cell it would be about 10-11cents per kilowatt. If the cap & trade goes through the commercial price per kilowatt could jump to .19-.20cents. Considering how much of a data centers over head is tied to energy cost, I would think this makes sense. Has anyone done research on this???

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