Belgian Data-Center Specialist Relies on 100% Renewable Diesel for Emergency-Power Generators
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) Neste Corp. announced Dec. 19 that it is supplying data-center specialist LCL with renewable diesel for its emergency-power generators.
With this, LCL becomes the first in its sector in Belgium to start using Neste MY Renewable Diesel for its emergency-power generators, according to Neste. The fuel will initially be used in LCL Brussels-West facilities in Aalst, northwest of Brussels.
LCL has invested in six new Caterpillar emergency-power generators, which will operate on 100 percent renewable diesel.
In the next phase, LCL plans to have all emergency-power generators in its five data centers in Belgium operating on Neste MY Renewable Diesel.
The emergency-power generators are only used during monthly tests, when the electricity is cut or during real power outages.
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Tim Bisson, director of Eneria Belux, a specialist in renewable-energy supply and emergency-power installations in Belgium, said, “We were delighted to receive the request from the data center specialist LCL to ensure its emergency-power generators operate on Neste MY Renewable Diesel. We tested operating the Caterpillar generators with fossil diesel, with renewable diesel, also known as HVO100, and then with a blend of the two fuels. Our conclusion was that whatever fuel was used, the performance—the power and reactivity—of the generators remained the same.” READ MORE
