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Sat Nov 21, 2015, 04:24 PM Nov 2015

Al Gore gets green with new Staples Center power source

My News LA.com | Debbie L. Sklar | November 20, 2015

Former Vice President Al Gore and Staples Center officials celebrated the installation of fuel cells said to provide approximately 25 percent of the energy required to power the arena.

The Bloom Energy fuel cell technology, including servers, will also reduce Staples Center’s carbon emissions by 2.2 million pounds of carbon annually, a 39 percent reduction compared to electricity purchased from the Department of Water and Power, according to Staples Center President Lee Zeidman.


Bloom Energy Fuel Cells Photo: Bloom

Staples Center’s commitment to energy efficiency also includes a 346- kilowatt rooftop solar array and nearly 500 waterless urinals Zeidman said have saved more than 2.3 million gallons of water annually...snip
more:http://mynewsla.com/government/2015/11/20/gore-gets-green-with-new-staples-center-power-source/

Bloom Energy Fuel Cells has a rather impressive client list
http://www.bloomenergy.com/customer-fuel-cell/

Fed-Ex, Ikea, Target, Walmart, Macy's, Safeway, Apple, AT&T, Adobe, Google, Panasonic, Yahoo, Verizon, eBay, Honda, Kellog's and many more

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