Apple announces a new 5MW biogas fuel cell installation

Apple?s energy- and material-efficient data center located in Maiden, North Carolina

Apple has revealed they plan a 5MW biogas fuel cell installation at their new US$1 billion (€761 million), North Carolina data centre. Finding more environmentally friendly power sources to deliver this energy is of increasing importance to IT companies interested in reducing their carbon footprint and energy costs. Now Apple has filed plans to construct a 24 fuel cell system to help power its new iDataCentre in North Carolina, which was built to support its iCloud online data storage system and SIRI voice-recognition software. Read more ...