Comments on: Will Microsoft’s data centers be backed up by Bloom fuel cells?

By: Richard Harrison

Richard Harrison — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 20:56:15 +0000

Nope… but who cares… Fuel Cell Technology is in play which is good for everyone.

http://trib.com/business/energy/wyoming-business-council-approves-bond-for-cheyenne-biogas-fuel-cell/article_f6190d84-3227-59e8-a567-38a6b6c22981.html

“This is a unique economic development opportunity,” Dave Simonsen, the council’s community facilities program manager, told the board. “This project helps to put Wyoming on the leading edge of integrating fuel-cell technology.”

The project will bring together Microsoft; Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power; Fuel Cell Energy; the Western Research Institute; and the University of Wyoming.

Microsoft plans to build a small data center near the city’s Dry Creek Water Reclamation Facility. The center would be powered entirely by a gas-burning fuel cell.

“It puts states like Wyoming with abundant supplies of natural gas in a very good position for all new data centers looking to utilize this type of design,” he said.

By: Greg Samuelson

Greg Samuelson — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 14:57:20 +0000

No … Bloom fuel cells are way to expensive! Fuel Cell Energy has the right system for bio gas…

http://trib.com/business/energy/wyoming-business-council-approves-bond-for-cheyenne-biogas-fuel-cell/article_f6190d84-3227-59e8-a567-38a6b6c22981.html?comment_form=true

“The project will bring together Microsoft; Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power; Fuel Cell Energy; the Western Research Institute; and the University of Wyoming”.

By: David Mytton

David Mytton — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:52:14 +0000

This is interesting for Microsoft but they operate at a very difference scale compared to what would make sense for smaller providers. A good response along these lines is http://www.standalone-sysadmin.com/blog/2012/09/and-if-every-fortune-50-company-jumped-off-a-bridge/

By: georgemcgrady@gmail.com

georgemcgrady@gmail.com — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:27:41 +0000

Look into how eBay is using the thirty Bloom Boxes it has on order; 24/7/365 usage with no gen sets or UPS’s

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 02:33:37 +0000

Not to belittle msft’s effort but this is for backup power. It isn’t going to reduce their carbon footprint one bit, well maybe for the one day a year it might use it.

By: Mike Morris

Mike Morris — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 21:35:21 +0000

Photo’s: World’s largest fuel cell park open for business (In South Korea???)

http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/photos-worlds-largest-fuel-cell-park-is-open-for-business/10391

Why are these systems NOT being used in the USA where they were developed (with tax payer money???)

Where is the leadership in Congress/ Senate???

Every time a storm blows through we have power outages???

If its cost effective to ship them to South Korea I think we should be using them here in the USA???

Let our congressman and senators send their kids to the middle east to secure some oil field if they think its such a good idea.

By: Mike Morris

Mike Morris — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 21:30:59 +0000

I hope so… I am a big believer in Fuel Cell Technology… Go Microsoft! I wanted to share a couple of links that show the potential of USA developed Fuel Cell Technology… Hope you like them…

Hybrid Nat Gas System used in transportation of Nat Gas through pipelines (video)

http://enbridge.rawintegrated.com/hybrid/hybrid_complete.html

New fuel cell sewage gas station in Orange County, CA may be world’s first”

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/orange_county&id=8310315

“It is here today and it is deployable today,” said Tom Mutchler of Air Products and Chemicals Inc., a sponsor and developer of the project.

Question: ” If it is here today and it is deployable today ” Why are we not using it TODAY???