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For a number of years, Microsoft has been paving the way for sustainable data centre technologies. And, its latest solution is a hydrogen fuel cell backup system, designed to provide a sustainable, emission-free backup power source.

Microsoft’s latest test saw a first-of-a-kind hydrogen generator set in two 40-foot-long shipping containers.

These hydrogen fuel cells were built by engineers at Plug and form dependable, high-performance and completely emissionfree generators, with a 125 kilowatt capacity.

Testing is currently being conducted to ascertain whether this system can perform to the same standard as diesel alternatives.