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THE PROBLEM
Diesel Backup Power is Expensive Insurance
Emissions permitting slows time to power
Noise threatens community acceptance
Incompatible with utility curtailment programs
Backup that only works during a disaster is a cost you carry, not capacity you use. AlumaPower makes backup power an active asset.
The solution
AlumaPower Turns Standby Power into an Active Asset
10x
Faster permitting
2-3x
Power density
30-50%
CAPEX savings
That’s the Aluminum-fuel advantage and the difference between backup that waits and an asset that works.
Firm Power Built for Hyperscalers
Modular Tier IV Backup + Flexible Dispatchability with Zero Point-of-use Emissions
- Concurrently maintainable
- Continuously operable
Aluminum fuel does not just back up your data center. It changes what you can build, where, and how fast.
Flexibility
Diesel is limited to 0-50 hours for non-emergency operation due to EPA large emitter restrictions, which add 2-5 years to permitting.
Utility-Compatible
250 hours of curtailment can mean the difference between interconnect approval, years of delays or site rejection – utility-compatible clean backup can unlock $100’s Millions in time to power and interconnection cost savings
Quiet & Zero Emissions
In 2Q2025 alone, $98B in data center projects were blocked or delayed due to community acceptance.
Light Grid or Off-Grid?
Make Your Power Stack Leaner.
Modeling a 1GW grid-connected data center shows that AlumaPower’s configuration does more than replace Diesel. It shrinks the entire power stack.
Less land, less storage, lower cost, and firm power that works every day.
Diesel Baseline
720MW Diesel
- 4.5GW
- 820MWh
800MW Aluminum
- 42% Less Solar
- 64% Less BESS
Total system CAPEX -37% compared to a Diesel Baseline.
Excludes tax incentives, time to power, and interconnection cost savings
An Abundant Fuel with Existing Infrastructure
AlumaPower runs on low-grade scrap Aluminum, shaped into Aluminum Fuel Discs™. The fuel is abundant, stable, and already in the global supply chain, so scaling power does not mean building a new fuel industry from scratch.
Circular by design
- Low-grade scrap goes in, firm power comes out.
Backed by a top Aluminum producer
- The partnership can scale to hundreds of GWh of Fuel Disc™ production.
Supply outpaces the deficit
- Global scrap Aluminum supply far exceeds the projected US firm power shortfall, so fuel is never the bottleneck.
Secure a Megawatt Class Pilot Today
See what beyond backup looks like for your data center.
The fuel to close the gap already exists. See how solid Aluminum fuel can provide firm, dispatchable power that works every day, backed by a guaranteed fuel supply.
Secure a Megawatt Class Pilot Today
See what beyond backup looks like for your campus.
The fuel to close the gap already exists. See how solid Aluminum fuel can provide firm, dispatchable power that works every day, backed by a top producer partnership.