Microsoft plans to test the fuel cells as a means of providing more efficient power to data centers



From DailyTech:

Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), Redox Power Systems LLC, and the University of Maryland have been awarded a $5M USD government grant to test fuel cell technology in Microsoft's data centers. The grant comes courtesy of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) group. The grant is from ARPA-E's Reliable Electricity Based on Electrochemical Systems (REBELS) program, which is looking to fund novel on-site power generation technologies.

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