Why Data Centers Are Turning to Bloom Energy Fuel Cells

It's been a big year for Bloom Energy, a fuel cell manufacturer which has been winning large deals to provide power for data centers. Our guest on Data Center Richness is Jeff Barber, the Vice President of Data Center Sales for Bloom Energy. Jeff discusses why Bloom is providing on-site power for large data centers AND their utility providers, and how fuel cells can address some of the community concerns about noise and emissions from data center projects. Here's a guide to our discussion: 00:00 - Intro: A Big Year for Bloom Energy 00:55 - Jeff Barber's Data Center Journey, and an overview of Bloom Energy 03:35 - Data Centers, Fuel Cells and Bloom Energy's Strategy  08:58 - Where Bloom Fits in the Shift to On-Site Power 13:30 - Data Centers, Utilities and Power Pricing 15:30 - Bringing Fuel Cells to Internet Scale 17:30 - AI Workloads, Power Fluctuations and Stability 20:48 - CoreWeave and Bloom - Densification and Faster Time to Power 22:45 - Bloom Energy and AEP - On-Site Power Through a Utility Partnership 25:45 - Bloom's Deal with Oracle - Power at Scale, Within 90 Days 29:00 - The Future of Power, and Bloom's Opportunity   NOW ON SUBSTACK!  Check out the Data Center Richness Substack https://datacenterrichness.substack.com/ At Data Center Richness we demystify technology and explain why data centers matter, and what comes next for the Internet, cloud computing and AI. Host Rich Miller is a journalist and analyst who has been covering the data center sector for 25 years. Subscribe to our channel for more insights: On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DataCenterRichness?sub_confirmation=1 On the Web: Data Center Richness https://datacenterpodcast.com/ LINKS FROM THIS SHOW:  Bloom Energy https://www.bloomenergy.com/industries/data-center-power/ Follow Jeff Barber on LinkedIn  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jabarber1/  Follow Rich Miller on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/datacenterfrontier/  RELATED VIDEOS:  Flexibility: The Key to Unlocking More Data Center Power https://youtu.be/D6-1QxRRxoA Data Centers, AI and the Future of Power https://youtu.be/EYo2YK7L5q0?si=hc4pFlJ68jPSuP61 All video by Data Center Richness.  Supplemental music via Epidemic Sound https://share.epidemicsound.com/60o8qx

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