Description of need
Critical loads in urban areas (e.g. hospitals) need regulatory approval for their backup power sources, with stringent requirements for particulate emissions. This makes it difficult and expensive to build adequate backup for these critical loads.
Data centers do care about this to an extent:
Displacing the diesel fuels that typically power data centre back-up generators is another challenge. Amazon plans to switch to biofuel made from waste oils for its back-up generators at all its data centres in Europe, starting with sites in Ireland and Sweden. (Financial Times)
Problem severity (1-10)
6
Who has this need
Critical loads in urban areas (e.g. hospitals, data centers)
Total addressable market (TAM)
Unknown
Solutions today, and their shortcomings
Batteries Diesel generators with catalytic convertors
Potentially relevant capabilities
Multiplexed auto-derived engine power modules