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Re: CaptWhizbang post# 13070

Sunday, 07/08/2012 3:31:06 PM

Sunday, July 08, 2012 3:31:06 PM

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Also while they have removed the diesel generator backups and will depend on the grid if the fuel cells go down and the energy supply is disrupted, I think that is a fatefully flawed decision as the US grid is becoming less dependable and is routinely subject to large blackouts as our own infrastructure has become outdated and more frail every decade. I picked up on that also.

Another facet of the equation is that Apple and eBay have plenty of cash to burn and I don't think "pay-back" was a factor in their decision to go fuel cells (It seems to be the "sexy" thing to be doing today--time will tell.) At the same time I would find it difficult to believe that they would build new data farms with the main power source being something that would have a high failure rate or not being so "green" that it couldn't pass the green litmus test. If hydrogen sufide (very corrosive) presents a disposal problem that would have been factored in, at least one should hope so.

The lack of disclosure by Bloom to seemingly reasonable request for information reminds me of the drilling industry and their fracking fluids.

Thanks to both you and Gene for the post. I'm still, long and strong CPST and admit that something on the scale of a new data center using Caps would be more than welcome.
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