Lambda and ECL Bring the First Hydrogen-Powered NVIDIA GB300 NVL72 Systems Online
Supermicro-built 142 kW NVIDIA GB300 NVL72 systems meet zero-emissions energy at ECL's Mountain View facility, where Lambda has doubled its footprint
Lambda, the Superintelligence Cloud, today announced the deployment of the industry's first hydrogen-powered, production-grade NVIDIA GB300 NVL72 systems at ECL's Mountain View campus (MV1), a zero-water and zero-emissions off-grid modular data center that operates entirely on hydrogen fuel cells for AI inference and foundational model training with unprecedented efficiency.
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The Supermicro-built GB300 NVL72 systems each receive 142 kW of compute power, cooled through direct-to-chip liquid systems fed by centralized CDUs that recycle water generated as a byproduct of power production. This combination of NVIDIA AI infrastructure with sustainable energy at true production scale marks an industry first. Remarkably, the cabinets were fully integrated into the data center in just two hours—a world-class benchmark for deploying such advanced systems.
"As we move toward gigawatt AI factories, diversified power is becoming essential infrastructure," says Ken Patchett, VP Data Center Infrastructure, Lambda. "These NVIDIA GB300 NVL72 systems represent the building blocks for training and deploying tomorrow's foundation models. Hydrogen-based energy ensures we can power that superintelligence-class compute responsibly."
At 4,000 pounds per system, these production-grade units pose a critical industry challenge: few data centers can handle the power density and cooling requirements of GB300 NVL72 systems. Lambda's decision to double its footprint at ECL – from 50% to 100% of the facility – signals strong conviction in hydrogen as one of the power sources for the sustainable growth of AI infrastructure.
"Supermicro is proud to deliver to Lambda the latest NVIDIA GB300 NVL72 systems powered by hydrogen-based energy," said Vik Malyala, SVP of Technology & AI at Supermicro. "By combining Supermicro's advanced liquid-cooled servers with ECL's zero-emission power, we're enabling Lambda's SuperIntelligence Cloud to scale rapidly and sustainably."
"ECLs' work with Lambda sets a new bar for sustainable AI factory power and proves that off-grid, zero-emission, high-performance data centers are not just aspirational, but operational, at scale," said Yuval Bachar, Founder and CEO of ECL. "Hydrogen power and advanced cooling let AI organizations stay on the cutting edge of AI infrastructure while meeting the highest standards for energy stewardship and flexibility."
Lambda and ECL continue to explore hydrogen power as part of Lambda's commitment to building Superintelligence's AI infrastructure backbone – gigawatt-scale AI factories for training and inference.
About Lambda
Lambda, The Superintelligence Cloud, builds gigawatt-scale AI factories for training and inference.
Lambda is where AI teams find infinite scale to build and deploy intelligence: from prototyping to serving billions of users in production. We build the underlying infrastructure that powers AI.
Lambda's customers include top AI labs, enterprises, and hyperscalers. We have over a decade of experience co-engineering, deploying, and operating mission-critical GPU capacity for the largest companies in the world.
Lambda was founded in 2012 by published AI engineers. Lambda's mission is to make compute as ubiquitous as electricity and give every person access to artificial intelligence. One person, one GPU.
About ECL
ECL is leading the way in the delivery of off-grid, reliable, sustainable, cost-effective hydrogen-powered Data Centers-as-a-Service. The company's founders are data center veterans of some of the most prominent companies in technology, including Facebook, Microsoft, LinkedIn, Cisco, HPE and Bloom Energy. Its technology includes extensive innovation in power management and cooling. ECL is backed by Molex and Hyperwise Ventures and headquartered in Mountain View, Calif. For more information, visit www.ecldc.com.
About Supermicro
Supermicro (NASDAQ:SMCI) is a global leader in Application-Optimized Total IT Solutions. Founded and operating in San Jose, California, Supermicro is committed to delivering first-to-market innovation for Enterprise, Cloud, AI, and 5G Telco/Edge IT Infrastructure. We are a Total IT Solutions provider with server, AI, storage, IoT, switch systems, software, and support services. Supermicro's motherboard, power, and chassis design expertise further enables our development and production, enabling next-generation innovation from cloud to edge for our global customers. Our products are designed and manufactured in-house (in the US, Taiwan, and the Netherlands), leveraging global operations for scale and efficiency and optimized to improve TCO and reduce environmental impact (Green Computing). The award-winning portfolio of Server Building Block Solutions® allows customers to optimize for their exact workload and application by selecting from a broad family of systems built from our flexible and reusable building blocks that support a comprehensive set of form factors, processors, memory, GPUs, storage, networking, power, and cooling solutions (air-conditioned, free air cooling or liquid cooling).
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