Hydrogen fuel cell solutions deployment deal

Carbon dioxide-free, climate-neutral generation of emergency power for data centers on the cards.

Rolls-Royce and cellcentric, a joint venture company set up by Daimler Truck AG and Volvo Group AB, are working towards deployment of cellcentric hydrogen fuel cell modules. Rolls-Royce, through its Power Systems business unit, is to develop complete mtu hydrogen fuel cell solutions based on cellcentric’s fuel cell modules.

The companies are working towards fuel cell modules capapble of delivering a net power output of around 150 kW that can be connected together into scalable fuel cell power plants with outputs in the megawatt range – capable of providing clean back-up power for large data centers.

Rolls-Royce commissioned a fuel cell demonstrator earlier this year and plans to bring a further demonstrator plant on line in 2022. The first pilot plants with customers will be installed in 2023, with standard production fuel cell systems planned for in 2025. A fuel cell module is currently on display on the Rolls-Royce stand at COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.