Fast, modular, and solar-powered: a better way to build data centers

Fast, modular, and solar-powered: a better way to build data centers

Redwood Energy and Crusoe partnered on a first-of-a-kind solar microgrid with secondhand EV batteries. Now, with proof that it works, they’re expanding.

Second-life EV batteries approved for data center microgrid expansion

Crusoe and Redwood Energy are scaling a microgrid in Sparks, Nevada, by using repurposed electric vehicle batteries and solar to supply additional modular data centers.From ESS News Crusoe and Redwood Energy announced this week that the pair is expanding their specialized data center project located at Redwood’s battery recycling campus in Sparks, Nevada. Data center developer Crusoe – which also announced a significant deal for 12 GWh of energy…