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CenturyLink marks Earth Day by commissioning Bloom Energy fuel cellsMONROE, La., April 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) today announced that it added reliable, sustainable power infrastructure to its Irvine, California, data center through the installation of Bloom Energy fuel cells. "Synchronizing the fully commissioned Bloom Energy fuel cells to our electrical infrastructure supports the escalating power demands for network and IT infrastructure in an environmentally sustainable way," said David Meredith, senior vice president at CenturyLink. "Businesses that use multi-tenant data centers and cloud-based solutions, like those offered by CenturyLink, are contributing to a better environment, which is further enhanced by technologies such as Bloom Energy." The Bloom Energy Servers use fuel cell technology to generate electricity through a clean electrochemical process using air and natural gas. Bloom delivers enhanced sustainability benefits, including high efficiency, small physical footprint and reduced water use. "We are excited to work with a progressive, industry-leading service provider like CenturyLink on our first Bloom data center deployment in Southern California," said Peter Gross, vice president of mission critical systems at Bloom Energy. "This CenturLink project demonstrates that data centers and cloud service providers now have alternative solutions that will meet both their reliability and sustainability goals." CenturyLink's latest corporate social responsibility (CSR) report, now available on the company's website, includes additional details on the use of Bloom Energy fuel cells. The report also provides insight into the company's "green" programs, sustainability goals and company initiatives. To see the report and CenturyLink's broader sustainability initiatives, visit http://www.centurylink.com/Pages/AboutUs/Community/Environment/. About Bloom Energy About CenturyLink Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140806/134213
To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/centurylink-marks-earth-day-by-commissioning-bloom-energy-fuel-cells-300063857.html SOURCE CenturyLink, Inc. |