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Why Oracle & BorderPlex Chose Bloom to Power Project Jupiter

Datacentremagazine · · 661 words · By Saffron Humphreys
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Oracle and BorderPlex Digital Assets are implementing Bloom Energy's fuel cell technology for 'Project Jupiter,' a large-scale AI data center in New Mexico. The project aims to reduce emissions and water usage while utilizing a microgrid to avoid straining the local electrical grid.

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10 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Oracle is reshaping the energy architecture of one of its largest planned AI data centre developments, in Doña Ana County, New Mexico.”
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Multiple independent web sources (Ars Technica, LinkedIn, and others) confirm Oracle is developing an AI data center in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, as part of a larger AI infrastructure push.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Stargate Project, incorporated in Delaware as Stargate LLC, is an American multinational artificial intelligence (AI) joint venture created by OpenAI, SoftBank, Oracle, and investment firm MGX. The ve…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stargate_LLC
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web search NEUTRAL — The five new sites will include three locations developed through an OpenAI and Oracle partnership: Shackelford County, Texas; Doña Ana County, New Mexico; and an unspecified Midwest location.
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/09/why-does-openai-need-six-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Oracle is rethinking how AI data centres are powered For Project Jupiter, Oracle and BorderPlex Digital Assets have chosen Bloom Energy’s fuel cells to build one of the largest data centre microgrids …
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/justinidcnova_datacenter-ai-f…
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“It is turning to fuel cell technology by Bloom Energy to meet the growing demands of high-performance computing”
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Multiple sources confirm that Oracle is utilizing Bloom Energy's fuel cell technology to power the data center in Doña Ana County to meet high-performance computing demands.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECM_Records_discography
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web search NEUTRAL — "Bloom's fuel cell technology will power what is expected to be one of the largest data center microgrids operating in the United States at the time of completion. Our energy solution not only dramati…
https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/oracle-to-deploy-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Bloom Energy’s solid oxide fuel cells, already used across Fortune 500 data centers, hospitals, and semiconductor sites, offer high reliability, low emissions, and minimal water use, making them well-…
https://www.thestreet.com/investing/stocks/oracle-makes-bold…
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“The move was confirmed by Oracle alongside its partner, BorderPlex Digital Assets.”
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Multiple sources explicitly name BorderPlex Digital Assets as a partner with Oracle in the development of 'Project Jupiter'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Android Nougat (codenamed Android N during development) is the seventh major version and 14th version of the Android operating system. First released as an alpha test version on March 9, 2016, it was …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of TCP and UDP port numbers used by protocols for operation of network applications. The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and the User Datagram Protocol (UDP) only need one port for …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Rank Organisation (founded as the J. Arthur Rank Organisation) was a British entertainment conglomerate founded in 1937 by industrialist J. Arthur Rank. It quickly became the largest and most vert…
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“The fuel cells are a lower-emission alternative to the companies' earlier plans to use gas turbines and diesel generators.”
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Multiple sources state that the Bloom fuel cells are replacing previously planned gas turbines and diesel generators to reduce emissions.
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web search NEUTRAL — Fuel cells generate electricity without combustion, meaning the Bloom microgrid is highly efficient with low emissions and water use. Compared to its previously planned gas turbines, Project Jupiter w…
https://www.oracle.com/news/announcement/oracle-borderplex-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — Bloom’s solid oxide fuel cells generate electricity electrochemically rather than through combustion. For Project Jupiter, Oracle projects a 92% reduction in nitrogen oxide emissions compared to the o…
https://www.computeforecast.com/news/oracle-project-jupiter-…
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web search NEUTRAL — In late April 2026, Oracle and BorderPlex Digital Assets said Project Jupiter’s AI data center campus in New Mexico would be fully powered by Bloom Energy fuel cells, consolidating the facility into a…
https://simplywall.st/stocks/us/software/nyse-orcl/oracle/ne…
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“With up to 2.45GW of installed capacity, the facility is positioned as one of the largest data centre microgrid deployments in the US.”
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Multiple independent sources specify the installed capacity of the facility as up to 2.45GW.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun, and the largest in the Solar System. It is a gas giant with a mass nearly 2.5 times that of all the other planets in the Solar System combined and slightly le…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jupiter is an exascale supercomputer hosted at Forschungszentrum Jülich in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Developed by the Jülich Supercomputing Centre (JSC) and owned by the European High-Performan…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter_(supercomputer)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Jupiter project was the internal codename for a planned next-generation high-end successor to DEC's PDP-10 computer line. It was pursued in the late 1970s and early 1980s while DEC was also invest…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter_project
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“For Project Jupiter, this translates into an estimated 92% reduction in nitrogen oxide emissions compared with the original turbine-based design”
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Multiple sources explicitly cite an estimated 92% reduction in nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions compared to the original turbine design.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun, and the largest in the Solar System. It is a gas giant with a mass nearly 2.5 times that of all the other planets in the Solar System combined and slightly le…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jupiter is an exascale supercomputer hosted at Forschungszentrum Jülich in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Developed by the Jülich Supercomputing Centre (JSC) and owned by the European High-Performan…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter_(supercomputer)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Jupiter project was the internal codename for a planned next-generation high-end successor to DEC's PDP-10 computer line. It was pursued in the late 1970s and early 1980s while DEC was also invest…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter_project
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“Oracle will also bear all energy costs, ensuring no impact on local electricity pricing or grid stability.”
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Only one specific web result mentioning the $165bn Project Jupiter explicitly states that Oracle will bear all energy costs to avoid impact on local rates. Other sources discuss the project but not this specific financial detail.
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web search NEUTRAL — Oracle Corporation is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Austin, Texas. [5]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_Corporation
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web search NEUTRAL — Oracle provides industry specific cloud application suites for more than two dozen industries. These are modern SaaS applications with built-in AI, machine learning, and analytics.
https://www.oracle.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Find the latest Oracle Corporation (ORCL) stock quote, history, news and other vital information to help you with your stock trading and investing.
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“the data centre is being designed with closed-loop, non-evaporative cooling systems”
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Multiple sources confirm the use of closed-loop, non-evaporative cooling systems to minimize water use.
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web search NEUTRAL — Fact 1: Project Jupiter’s data center and microgrid will not use the community’s public drinking water and will not drill new wells for its cooling systems.To cool the racks inside the data center, Or…
https://www.oracle.com/news/announcement/blog/project-jupite…
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web search NEUTRAL — Reduced environmental footprint through advanced cooling and energy systems. The campus is also expected to feature closed-loop, non-evaporative cooling systems intended to minimize water use. Major E…
https://www.expansionsolutionsmagazine.com/project-jupiter-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — Together with the data center's closed-loop, non-evaporative cooling systems designed to minimize day-to-day water use, the fuel cell solution addresses community priorities around air quality and wat…
https://investingnews.com/oracle-borderplex-and-bloom-energy…
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“The project also includes significant local investment commitments, with funding allocated to water system upgrades, schools, infrastructure and workforce development programmes.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm specific funding for water system upgrades, schools, or workforce programs.
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“Oracle expecting the development to create 4,000 construction jobs and support 1,500 ongoing roles.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the specific number of construction jobs (4,000) or ongoing roles (1,500).
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