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Re:Oracle Cites 'Force Majeure' to Shield Itself on Controve... by peri-cl on Thursday September 24, 2026 @11:04AM (#49831632)
I'm surprised to hear that solid-oxide fuel cells are apparently a non-gimmick thing now.

> "Oracle signed a deal with solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) developer Bloom last year for 1.8GW of power, expanding it to 2.8GW of capacity in April."

https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/new-mexico-regula...

Apparently this one would have been the largest SOFC installation, by far.

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Re:Oracle Cites 'Force Majeure' to Shield Itself on Controve... by six_volts on Thursday September 24, 2026 @11:37AM (#49832187)
Bloom has always been gimmicky.
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Re:Oracle Cites 'Force Majeure' to Shield Itself on Controve... by toomuchtodo on Thursday September 24, 2026 @01:05PM (#49833621)
https://hntrbrk.com/investigations/bloom
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