Green hydrogen
Our new data center in Groningen will become one of the first data centers in the world to install fuel cells that run on green hydrogen (H2). We are currently looking into the use of green hydrogen as a means of making all our primary and emergency generators carbon neutral. Data centers typically use diesel generators to provide emergency power. NorthC wants to make its emergency generators as carbon neutral as possible over the next few years. We can achieve this with a mix of green energy, green hydrogen, wind, and solar. But that’s not all. We are also looking at possibilities to start producing our own green hydrogen, by making smart use of the solar and wind energy that we generate. That way, we will no longer need to rely on other providers for our primary and emergency-power facilities.