ECL-PowerCell hydrogen partnership for AI data centers

ECL and PowerCell Group AB announced a strategic partnership to deploy industrial-grade hydrogen fuel cell power across ECL's AI data center platform. The agreement includes a firm purchase order for PowerCell PS190 fuel cell systems and a non-binding memorandum of understanding for approximately 300 MW of additional hydrogen fuel cell capacity as ECL expands its FlexGrid data center footprint. The partnership is supported by Bosch (company), PowerCell's manufacturing partner and largest shareholder, which provides industrial-scale production and local service capability in North America. Initial deployment begins at ECL's 35MW CSC-1 campus in United States — Santa Clara, California, expanding on an existing PowerCell deployment at ECL's MV-1 facility in United States — Boreal Mountain California, where hydrogen has been used as the primary power source for more than two years. The partnership signals that hydrogen-powered AI data centers are moving from first-of-kind toward industrial scale.