Bloom has a Broader Vision
Historically, businesses have been required to install many different energy technologies to address all their energy needs. To ensure power reliability, they purchased costly backup solutions. For increased power quality, they purchased power conditioning equipment. If they simply wanted clean power, they installed solar panels or purchased Renewable Energy Credits. All individual solutions that solve individual problems.
Bloom is Different
Bloom Energy's versatile fuel...
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Energy Security
Securing Your Energy Future
The fact that the grid is a shared, centralized resource means that your energy security is impacted by many factors beyond your control and rarely in your best interest. Few will forget the "Northeast Blackout of 2003", when a failure to trim trees in Ohio set off a chain of events across the grid that ultimately cut power to 55 million people in eight U.S. states and Canada.
Dependence on the aging grid leaves you exposed to surges, brownouts and unexpected service...
Best of Both Worlds – You Don't Have to Choose
Few would pay more to be green, but wouldn't everybody go green to save money? For far too long, companies have been forced to choose between their budget and their conscience. Bloom Energy is changing that paradigm.
Bloom allows you to save money first. The efficiency built into Bloom's fuel cell systems allows a typical customer to achieve a 3-5 year financial payback making it an easy and economically sound choice.
But the economics aren't the only story. Customers can also cut their CO2 emissions...
Lower & Lock-In Energy Costs
Take Control of your Energy Economics
Depending solely on your local utility for your power needs leaves you exposed to significant risk. Prices are increasing and volatile and outages are unpredictable, leaving you vulnerable to damages from brownouts, surges, and unexpected service interruptions.
Lack of consistent service isn't the only consideration, because if history means anything, electricity prices aren't likely to go down. In fact, in places like California, they've gone up on average...
Bloom Energy delivers Better Electrons
All electrons are not created equal. Only Bloom Energy delivers electrons that are clean and reliable and affordable… all at the same time… and just for you. That makes them better electrons.
Bloom's Energy Servers™ help you to
Lower your energy costs and eliminate volatility
Save the environment and save money
Improve your energy security and reliability
Start small and "pay as you grow"
Get access to power quickly
Our simple, modular, building-block architecture is easy to install and easy to...
ES-5000 Energy Server
ES-5000 Energy Server
Technical Highlights
Inputs
Fuels Natural Gas, Directed Biogas
Input fuel pressure 15 psig
Fuel required @ rated power 0.661 MMBtu/hr of natural gas
Water required (for startup only) ...
Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
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--> Fuel cells were invented over a century ago and have been used in practically every NASA mission since the 1960's, but until now, they have not gained widespread adoption because of their inherently high costs.
Legacy fuel cell technologies like proton exchange membranes (PEMs), phosphoric acid fuel cells (PAFCs), and molten carbonate fuel cells (MCFCs), have all required expensive precious metals, corrosive acids, or hard to contain molten materials. Combined with performance...
Energy Server Architecture
Energy Server ArchitectureAt the heart of every Energy Server™ is Bloom's patented solid oxide fuel cell technology.
Each Energy Server consists of thousands of Bloom's fuel cells. Each cell is a flat solid ceramic square made from a common sand-like "powder."
Each Bloom Energy fuel cell is capable of producing about 25W... enough to power a light bulb. For more power, the cells are sandwiched, along with metal interconnect plates into a fuel cell "stack". A few stacks, together about the size of...
What is an Energy Server?
Built with our patented solid oxide fuel cell technology, Bloom's Energy Server™ is a new class of distributed power generator, producing clean, reliable, affordable electricity at the customer site.
Fuel cells are devices that convert fuel into electricity through a clean electro-chemical process rather than dirty combustion. They are like batteries except that they always run. Our particular type of fuel cell technology is different than legacy "hydrogen" fuel cells in four main ways:
Low cost...
Monday, March 1, 2010
Bloom Box Energy & Walmart
Bloom Box Energy & Walmart
Walmart views sustainability as an important opportunity for both the future of their business and
the world. Accordingly, they have set a vision of supplying their operations with 100% renewable
energy. Walmart, which evaluates their energy vendors with the same rigor they apply to all their
suppliers, sought a renewable energy solution that could contribute to their sustainability goals
and help lower costs for the business and its customers. Walmart has completed...
Bloom Box Energy & Staples Inc.
Bloom Box Energy & Staples Inc.
From offering customers innovative environmental products and services to implementing energy
conservation, waste reduction, recycling, and green building initiatives in the company’s internal
operations, Staples is focused on positive change that truly makes a difference in the world. The
company has pledged to reduce its absolute carbon emissions by 7% by 2010 and has evaluated
many alternative energy sources. In addition to early solar projects that remain...
Bloom Box Energy & Google Inc.
Bloom Box Energy & Google Inc.
Google is committed to being a responsible global citizen and takes its use of energy very
seriously. To reduce the environmental impact of Google’s operations, the company generates
on-site energy with lower carbon intensities and lower cost than the traditional grid. Google, which
was Bloom Energy’s first customer in July 2008, was attracted to the solution because of its fuel
flexibility, easy deployment and payback period. Google’s 400kW installation powers...
Bloom Box Energy & FedEx Corporation
Bloom Box Energy & FedEx Corporation
FedEx has taken a leadership role in the adoption and advancement of responsible
environmental practices. The company supports the growth of sustainable energy use through
commitments to renewable power sources in its operations and use of innovative technologies in
its transportation fleet. FedEx seeks to diversify its energy supply whenever possible, relying on
energy sources such as wind and solar power. An early adopter of solar technology, the company
is...
Bloom Box Energy & eBay Inc.
Bloom Box Energy & eBay Inc.
eBay Inc. connects hundreds of millions of consumers through businesses that empower people
to do more with less, from promoting the re-use of products that already exist through eBay
marketplaces to paying without a paper check through PayPal. eBay is committed to extending
this positive impact through vibrant sustainable commerce and community experiences, including
the eBay Green Team. As part of this commitment, eBay set an ambitious carbon reduction goal
of...
Bloom Box Energy & Cox Enterprises
Bloom Box Energy & Cox Enterprises
Cox Enterprises is a leading communications, media and automotive services company with
revenues of $15 billion and more than 66,000 employees. The company’s national sustainability
program, Cox Conserves, aims to conserve resources, embrace renewable forms of energy and
reduce the company’s greenhouse gas emissions. Cox Conserves also encourages the
company’s employees and their families to engage in eco-friendly practices. Cox sited its first
400kW Bloom...
Bloom Box Energy & The Coca-Cola Company
Bloom Box Energy & The Coca-Cola Company
Climate protection is a key component of Coca-Cola’s business strategy – stated as an
aspirational goal to grow its business, but not the carbon footprint in its manufacturing operations.
As part of its Energy & Climate Protection strategy, the company is committed to improving the
energy efficiency of its plants and fleet while reducing greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions in
cold drink equipment. Coke’s 500kW installation at its Odwalla plant in Dinuba,...
Bloom Box Energy and Bank of America
Bloom Box Energy and Bank of America
An environmental leader for more than two decades, Bank of America has committed $20 billion
over ten years to address climate change through lending, investing, products and services, and
in its own operations. As part of this initiative, the company sought to cut electricity costs while
increasing power reliability and enhancing energy security by reducing its dependence on the
grid. The Bloom Energy Servers help eliminate Bank of America’s need for diesel...
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