Bloom Energy today announced that Agilent Technologies, a global leader
in life sciences, diagnostics, and applied chemical markets, is now
using clean electric power from Bloom Energy Servers to reduce its
carbon footprint by thousands of metric tons of CO2 per year.
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Bloom Energy Servers installed at Agilent Technologies (Photo: Business Wire)
Agilent recently installed Bloom Energy Servers, capable of producing
3.5 megawatts of power, at its corporate headquarters in Santa Clara,
California, and a business unit in Little Falls, Delaware. As a result,
Agilent will lower its carbon footprint by almost 4,000 metric tons of CO2
each year. The ‘Always On’ Bloom Energy Servers will reduce net water
use and improve air quality by replacing most of the power Agilent
previously drew from the grid.
Unlike traditional sources of onsite power, Bloom Energy Servers
generate electricity without combustion, instead using solid oxide fuel
cell technology. Bloom’s ‘fuel cells’ convert natural gas or biogas into
electricity via an electrochemical process. Because the Energy Servers
generate low-emission power 24 hours a day, 365 days per year, they
reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by amounts comparable to zero-emission
wind and solar power over the course of a year.
Bloom Energy Servers will offset about 1,200 metric tons of CO2
annually at Agilent’s headquarters and more than 3,500 metrics tons of CO2
at its Delaware facility. That’s the equivalent of removing a combined
1,003 cars from the road per year.
The Energy Servers also generate virtually none of the smog-forming
particulate emissions that cause air pollution and respiratory distress.
This is an important consideration at the Agilent sites in Delaware and
California, two states that rank among the bottom 10 U.S. states for air
pollution.
Bloom Energy Servers use virtually no water in normal operation, which
is especially important in drought-prone California. By comparison,
power plants supplying electricity to the California grid consume 150
million gallons of water more per megawatt of electricity than Bloom
Energy Servers per year.
Agilent is a longtime leader in sustainable business practices, most
recently being ranked No. 3 on Barron’s “100 Most Sustainable Companies
in 2019” list. As energy use is the biggest contributor to Agilent’s
environmental footprint, the company has committed to reducing energy
consumption by 10 percent. To accomplish this, Agilent has commissioned
more than 18 energy- and water-conservation projects at its sites around
the world, leading to a potential annual energy saving of about
8,000-megawatt hours.
“We are proud of our longstanding commitment to sustainability and
believe it’s our responsibility to help build a better world,” said Mike
McMullen, president, and CEO of Agilent Technologies. “The work we do
truly reflects our values, our mission and is a foundation of our
culture.”
“Bloom Energy is thrilled to partner with Agilent to minimize its
environmental footprint and improve local air quality,” said KR Sridhar,
Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Bloom Energy. “We are delighted to provide
clean power to its facilities and laboratories where their amazing
researchers and technologists work on the next wave of breakthroughs.”
About Bloom Energy
Bloom Energy’s mission is to make clean, reliable, and affordable energy
for everyone in the world. The Company’s product, the Bloom Energy
Server, delivers highly reliable and resilient always-on electric power
that is clean and sustainable. Bloom’s customers include twenty-five of
the Fortune 100 companies and leaders in cloud services and data
centers, healthcare, retail, financial services, utilities and many
other industries. For more information, visit www.bloomenergy.com.
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