Rolls-Royce has received an order from its distributor Smith Power Products to provide two 1500 kW mtu Kinetic PowerPacks (KPPs) for NOVVA Data Centers. The two KPPs will provide emergency backup power for an expansion at the company’s Colorado Springs datacentre. The Power Systems division of Rolls-Royce has already delivered over 50 MW of mtu emergency diesel gensets for NOVVA’s various locations through Smith Power Products.
The KPP’s battery-free design and ability to run on hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO)/renewable diesel “aligns well” with NOVVA’s environmental approach, says Rolls-Royce. Additionally, Smith Power will be providing a selective catalytic reduction system to nearly eliminate the emission of nitrogen oxides when the system is running.
Unlike static UPS systems where batteries are required to pick up the immediate load before the diesel engine fires up, the KPP is considered a dynamic UPS system. It uses stored kinetic energy from the flywheel to power the synchronous machine and provide an immediate response until the engine comes online seconds later to take over the load.
