Facility planners for LCL leveraged the expertise of engineering experts from Eneria , the local Cat dealer , to design , install , test and commission the solution which consists of six Cat 3516B diesel generator sets .

“ With our deep roots in Belgium , we are committed to supporting environmentally responsible initiatives that create a better world ,” said Laurens van Reijen , Managing Director of LCL . “ Our collaboration with Eneria and Caterpillar has demonstrated the viability of HVO100 in our standby power systems . We ’ re strongly committed to becoming carbon-neutral by the end of this decade and we ’ ve launched numerous initiatives across our operations to help us achieve this goal .”

Eneria will also provide ongoing maintenance and service under a Cat Customer Value Agreement ( CVA ). Through fully customisable CVAs , Cat dealers assume responsibility for the onsite maintenance and service of power solutions , enabling customers to focus on running their enterprises .

“ We were delighted to receive the request from the data centre specialist , LCL , to ensure its emergency power generators operate on HVO100 – a renewable diesel fuel ,” added Tim Bisson , Director of Eneria Belux , a specialist in renewable energy supply and emergency power installations in Belgium . “ We tested the operation of Cat generator sets with traditional diesel , HVO100 and a blend of these fuels . We concluded that the power and reactivity performance of the generators remained the same regardless of the fuel used .”

Propelled by the success of the project in Aalst , LCL plans to convert the standby power solutions at all its data centres to operate on HVO over the next two years .

The standby system was installed as part of a € 15.5 million expansion that tripled LCL ’ s footprint in Aalst while achieving the Uptime Institute ’ s Tier III certifications for design and construction .

LCL ’ s commitment to sustainability

The initiative to use HVO for standby power reflects LCL ’ s deep and growing support for sustainability . In 2021 , LCL joined the Climate Neutral Data Centre Pact , a self-regulated initiative by dozens of European data centre operators and trade associations to achieve climate neutrality by 2030 . As part of this programme , LCL joined the Science Based Targets initiative ( SBTi ) in November 2021 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its data centres .

Power solutions for customers ’ sustainability initiatives

Caterpillar helps customers achieve their climate-related goals by providing products that facilitate fuel transition , increased operational efficiency and reduced emissions . This support includes commercially available power solutions capable of operating on hydrogen fuel ; Distributed Energy Resource Management System ( DERMS ) software solutions for monitoring , managing and monetising on-site energy assets ; a full hybrid energy solutions technology suite ; Cat cogeneration CHP systems and combined cooling , heat and power ( CCHP ) systems ; and support for HVO , biodiesel and blended fuel products . � intelligent POWER AND COOLING www . intelligentdatacentres . com

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