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Green energy is integral to long-term renewable strategies Both Hatem and DiFilippi advocate that alternative sources of energy are increasingly recognised as important for both environmental benefit and resilience and competitiveness of business .
Rönesans Enerji , for example , is currently operating a portfolio of 166MW of hydro assets and the company has also secured a pipeline of more than 500MW of wind , solar and battery storage assets . It also aims to develop 2GW of renewable energy by 2028 , contributing to Turkey ’ s green energy transition . This represents an investment of more than US $ 2bn , accounting for 7 % of Turkey ’ s total target for green energy production capacity .
While over at Vertiv , its teams are involved in a European hydrogen and fuel cell project , EcoEdge PrimePower ( E2P2 ), developing a proof-of-concept for how low-carbon fuel cells can provide green power for data centres . A consortium of seven companies – Equinix , InfraPrime , RISE , Snam , SolidPower , TEC4FUELS and Vertiv – are working on integrating solid-oxide fuel cells with uninterruptible power supply ( UPS ) technology and lithium-ion batteries to provide resilient and clean primary power for data centres and other critical infrastructure . Vertiv also recently opened a Customer Experience Centre in Delaware , Ohio in the United States that demonstrates for the first time UPS systems using fuel cell technologies as a backup power source , via Vertiv ’ s DynaFlex battery energy storage system ( BESS ).
60 February 2024