“Shift Toward Decentralized and Resilient Power Solutions”
- Data centers are increasingly adopting modular and decentralized fuel cell systems to enhance resilience and uptime
- These systems allow independent energy generation, reducing reliance on unstable grids and enabling flexible deployment
- Driven by increasing frequency of blackouts and the demand for 24/7 uptime from hyperscale and edge data centers
- For instance, in October 2024, Microsoft deployed decentralized fuel cell modules at a U.S. cloud facility to support mission-critical operations without relying on diesel generators
- This transition is expected to accelerate fuel cell integration as a core power backup and primary energy source for next-gen data centers
