Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Bloom Energy Gets Alternative Energy Win In Alhambra
A new, urban community in the Los Angeles area--The Alhambra, a new 40-acre "mixed-use" community in the City of Alhambra--is jumping on the clean energy bandwagon, and will adopt fuel cell technology from Silicon Valley's Bloom Energy. According to Bloom Energy--whose fuel cells convert such sources of energy as natural gas into electricity, as an alternative to more traditional power grid use--The Alhambra will use its fuel cells to generate electricity on site at The Alhambra's campus, in order to lower CO2 emissions compared to the local electric grid. Financial details of the install was not announced, however, Bloom Energy said the 40-acre urban community will be powered by Bloom Energy servers, with the company's server generating up to 1 megawatt (MW) of power for the campus, meeting approximately 75 percent of its total demand. The Alhambra's major tenants include the County of Los Angeles, USC Keck School of Medicine, and Eastern Los Angeles Regional Center (ELARC). The Alhambra is "LEED Gold" certified, the second highest certification level for the LEED energy and environmental design certification for buildings. According to Bloom Energy, usage of its products provide the highest electrical efficiency of any commercial electric power system, and specifically do not generate smog.