Nxtra Data Limited, a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel, has partnered with Bloom Energy to deploy low environmental impact fuel cell installation at its data centre in Karnataka, reducing carbon emissions through a cleaner, hydrogen-ready fuel supply.
According to Nxtra, the move will make it the first data centre company in India to deploy fuel cell technology to reduce carbon emissions at its data centres. Further, the company plans to start the unit on non-combusted natural gas and then switch to 50 per cent hydrogen in future without any significant investment. The natural gas-powered cells will be used for primary generation with utility electrical grids and generators as backup sources.
