Find XO: Fuel cells that make electricity without burning fuel, aimed at data centers and military vehicles(techcrunch.com)

- Petra Power is a company founded in 2017 that sells solid oxide fuel cells made from ceramic materials. The source says it makes electricity through a chemical reaction without burning fuels such as natural gas. - Founder Aaron Goodman told TechCrunch that fuel and emissions costs are lower than conventional power generation, and that the devices are small and light, so they need less installation space. This is the company's claim, and the source has no independent measurements or verification results. - The customers are two: data centers and the Department of Defense. On the data center side, the company said it is working with infrastructure companies one tier below large cloud companies, but did not disclose specific contracts. The first batch target is 2028, and the full mass production target is 2029. - On the military side, the goal is an auxiliary power source that supplies electricity to vehicle equipment while the driving engine is off. The product is not yet installed in actual vehicles and is in testing, and the government is deciding whether to adopt it. The contract with the Department of Defense is said to be close to $9 million.