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Brookfield scales up partnership with Bloom Energy to support fuel cell deployment across AI data centers
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Brookfield has expanded its partnership with US fuel cell developer Bloom Energy to support the supply of the latter's Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) systems to AI data center customers.
Key facts
- The expanded investment package is part of Brookfield’s dedicated AI Infrastructure Fund, which launched in November 2025 with a target to deploy $100bn
- The expanded agreement will see Brookfield increase its investment in the firm from $5 billion to $25bn
- Bloom has also signed deals with Equinix for deployments across 19 data centers with a capacity exceeding 100MW, as well as an agreement with US utility American Electric Power for up to 1GW of SOFCs
- Brookfield has expanded its partnership with US fuel cell developer Bloom Energy to support the supply of the latter's Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) systems to AI data center customers
Summary
The expanded agreement will see Brookfield increase its investment in the firm from $5 billion to $25bn. According to the companies, the expanded agreement reflects strong demand from the data center sector for Bloom's fuel cells. “When we formed this partnership, we said it was the first phase of a much larger vision,” said Aman Joshi, chief commercial officer of Bloom Energy. Bloom is the leading company specializing in fuel cell solutions for the data center industry.