Hydrogenics Corporation has entered into a manufacturing and supply agreement with American Power Conversion.

The firm said in a statement that the company will deliver 12kW Fuel Cell Power Modules for APC's network-critical physical infrastructure (NCPI) solutions, including the firm's InfraStruXure architecture.

"This is a tremendous opportunity for Hydrogenics to continue our development of a commercial fuel cell product for an identified high potential market that can start reaping cost-effective benefits today," said Pierre Rivard, chief executive of Hydrogenics.

"Securing this largest single order to date for fuel cell units is a great show of confidence from a world leading NCPI systems provider- not only in Hydrogenics' products and expertise, but in the first-mover opportunity that fuel cell technology provides."

The move means that fuel cells are now available as an option module with in InfraStruXure architecture NCPIs, used with business-critical data centres to maintain both electrical and air-conditioning requirements.

The market for 1-50 kW AC-powered data centres is worth over $2 billion. Fuel cells are expected to take a significant role in such products as the cost of hydrogen-powered units falls.



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