The data center enables backup power to run on 100% hydrogenated vegetable oil

August 28, 2023

Recently，Caterpillar announced，BelgianLCLData centre operator in its location in Ulster（Aalst）YesLCL Brussels-WestA new 13 is put into use in the data center.5MW Standby Power Solution，The scheme is based on 100%Hydrogenated vegetable oil（HVO）For fuel，Becoming the first data center in Belgium to run on biofuel as a backup power source。

Local Caterpillar DealerEneria

AndLCLDesign team cooperation，

The two sides jointly design、Installation、

The scheme is tested and debugged.，

LCLThe general manager of the company

Laurens van ReijenExpress：

As an enterprise deeply cultivated in Belgium for many years,，We are always committed to environmental protection.，Strive for a better world。With Caterpillar andCATAgentEneriaCooperation，Proved 100%Feasibility of Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil Fuel in Standby Power System。We will continue to adhere to the goal of carbon neutrality by 2030，At the same time, a number of plans have been launched in the actual operation to achieve this goal.。

Belgian Institute for Renewable Energy Supply and Emergency Power Installation——Eneria BeluxThe company's director said.：

We tested conventional diesel separately.、100%Hydrogenated vegetable oils and mixtures thereof areCATOperation condition of power supply of Generator set。Finally found out，The choice of fuel has little effect on Generator power and reaction performance.。

Vice President, Caterpillar Large Power SystemsBart MyersExpress：

For more than a decade.，CaterpillarHas been committed to the use of renewable fuels，Helping customers achieve climate-related goals。EneriaForLCLThe installed backup power system demonstrates Caterpillar's advanced technology、CATProfessional competence of the agent，And our forward-looking perspective, which is always based on the needs of our customers，The powerful combination of the three makes for excellence.。

With the success of the Ulster project,，

LCLPlanned for the next two years，