AI Factories and Data Centers

Technologies to meet the urgent demand for reliable energy

Power Generation Solutions for Data Centers

Reliable, redundant, efficient, quickly deployable technologies to meet urgent demand

Babcock & Wilcox has consistently risen to the challenge of finding a Better Way to generate power that meets the world's evolving energy needs. With a large global installed base of reliable, utility-scale boiler equipment, our legacy of performance, safety, and dependability has earned the trust of customers who rely on us to engineer and deliver solutions that work. B&W offers time-tested technologies and services that support the near-term needs and long-term success of our customers’ facilities.

The rise of artificial intelligence (A.I.) and machine learning -- coupled with the proliferation of connected devices and the need to process and manage all the data they generate -- are driving the need for large-scale, high-performance data centers around the world. The energy for these data centers can put a tremendous strain on electricity grid infrastructures. This presents challenges for electricity providers. It also presents opportunities.

The B&W Advantage:

  • Modular, field-erected, scalable designs for accelerated startup
  • Custom-engineered solutions to use available fuel and meet generating capacity targets
  • Global, extensive installed base to leverage for superior, predictable performance
  • Future-proof technologies for affordable, adaptable, reliable energy

“B&W has designed and installed thousands of boilers and has more than 400 gigawatts of installed generating capacity at utility and industrial plants around the world. Our solutions for AI data centers are proven technologies that utilize natural gas efficiently while providing reliable, redundant and readily available power faster than combined-cycle or simple-cycle plants. This approach leverages the core strengths of Babcock & Wilcox and represents an ideal solution to power data centers.”

- Kenneth Young, B&W Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Steam Generation Systems

to meet goals for speed-to-market and operating efficiency

Modular Boilers

Our modular industrial boilers are designed for high reliability and short lead-times. Units designed for 200 MW of modular power (4x50 MW plus 1x50 MW spare capacity) offer the quickest path to power generation

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High-Efficiency Boilers

Our high-efficiency boilers can be field-erected for accelerated schedules. Options include 150 MW or 300 MW units, depending on specific site needs.

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Super-high Efficiency Boilers

Our super-high efficiency boilers represent the most advanced steam cycle conditions commercially available today. We offer 600 MW units for larger sites requiring more capacity.

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Environmental Solutions

Emissions Control

Our environmental equipment can reduce a wide range of pollutants and emissions, such as acid mists and gases including hydrogen chloride (HCl) and sulfur oxides (SOx), particulates, nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO), mercury, and other hazardous air pollutants (HAPs). Multi-pollutant control strategies can be integrated to optimize overall plant emissions levels and help meet air emissions requirements. 

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Natural Gas Conversions

We are a single-source supplier for boiler natural gas combustion systems and fuel conversion projects. We have provided more than 150 of these boiler conversion projects, many of which involved switching from coal or oil to 100-percent natural gas firing systems, significantly lowering environmental impact while also reducing annual fuel and plant operating costs.

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BrightLoop™ Chemical Looping

If decarbonization is a goal, now or in the future, our BrightLoop™ Chemical Looping technology is designed to generate power AND separate carbon. BrightLoop supports energy diversity, energy independence and long-term sustainability across industries that include power generation, manufacturing, petrochemical and data center infrastructure.

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