FuelCell Energy to Host National Laboratory-Supported AI Data Center Power Testbed in Connecticut Manufacturing Facility
Key Highlights
- ➤FuelCell Energy to develop Connecticut fuel-cell test facility for AI data centers
- ➤Three-year StabilityMax project led by National Laboratory of the Rockies
- ➤Argonne National Laboratory to conduct techno-economic and lifecycle analyses
- ➤StabilityMax will test fuel cells, storage, controls, and power electronics together
Expert Statements
Shankar Achanta, Chief Product and Technology Officer of FuelCell Energy
“AI infrastructure is creating unprecedented demand for reliable, flexible, and resilient power”
Shankar Achanta, Chief Product and Technology Officer of FuelCell Energy
“StabilityMax brings together FuelCell Energy's operating experience and fuel cell technology with the expertise of leading national laboratories to better understand how integrated power systems can support the evolving needs of AI data centers. The insights gained through this work will help optimize system designs, validate performance under real-world conditions, and support future deployment of fuel cell-based solutions for digital infrastructure.”
Zhiwen Ma, Principal Investigator at the National Laboratory of the Rockies
“Fuel cells collocated with data centers provide unique solutions to meet the power demands of AI infrastructure”
Zhiwen Ma, Principal Investigator at the National Laboratory of the Rockies
“Through this project, NLR will help demonstrate how integrated fuel cell systems can rapidly respond to data center power needs while limiting impacts to the utility grid and ratepayers.”
Eric Strayer, Head of Global Sales at FuelCell Energy
“FuelCell Energy is actively working with customers and partners deploying power solutions for digital infrastructure, and this project will provide valuable data and operating experience that can inform future deployments. As demand for AI infrastructure continues to accelerate and load profiles evolve with each new generation of chips, the insights gained through this work will help refine system designs and deployment strategies for integrating fuel cells, energy storage, and power electronics in data center environments.”
DANBURY, Conn., Nov. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FuelCell Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: FCEL) today announced its participation in StabilityMax, a three-year collaborative project led by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) that will develop and validate integrated power system architectures designed to support the rapidly evolving energy requirements of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers. The project also includes participation from Argonne National Laboratory (ANL).
As AI adoption accelerates, data centers are driving unprecedented demand for electricity and creating rapid fluctuations in power consumption. StabilityMax will develop and validate a testing and modeling framework to evaluate how fuel cells, energy storage, advanced controls, and power electronics can work together to deliver reliable, responsive power for AI data centers.
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