08:56 AM EDT, 06/18/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Ballard Power Systems ( BLDP ) and Vertiv , a global provider of digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, on Tuesday sealed a strategic technology partnership with a focus on backup power applications for data centres and critical infrastructures, scalable from 200kW to multiple MWs.

In collaborating to "demonstrate the technical feasibility and customer benefits of hydrogen-powered fuel cell solutions", Vertiv has integrated Ballard fuel cell power modules with an uninterruptible power system (UPS) "within a successfully demonstrated proof of concept" at Vertiv's facility in Ohio, a statement said.

"As the soaring increase in data usage is driving up power demand and expansion of data centre capacity globally, the need to effectively manage electricity consumption and the carbon footprint of this energy-intensive sector is critical to achieve net-zero targets," said Nicolas Pocard, Ballard's vice president of marketing and strategic partnerships. "Ballard and Vertiv's strategic partnership enables both parties to leverage our respective strengths to offer cost-effective, zero greenhouse gas emission fuel cell back-up power solutions that are scalable to meet data centres growing power demands."