Anax Power, whose technology generates clean power from natural gas without combustion, has signed operating agreements with Enbridge to install its Anax Turboexpander System (ATE) at locations in Pennsylvania and Ontario, Canada.

The projects will add up to 1.5 MW of clean energy capacity to Enbridge’s system at Hamilton, Ontario and up to 2 MW in Pennsylvania. This emissions-free power will be consumed in Magellan Scientific’s co-located, modular, off-grid data centers.

The ATE uses the pressure and flow of natural gas within Enbridge’s pipeline to drive a turbine and generate zero-emissions electricity, without burning natural gas or releasing greenhouse gases. The Pennsylvania project marks Anax and Magellan’s second installation in the state, and the Hamilton project will be the first ATE installation in Canada.

Keeping with its sustainability pledge, Enbridge is the first major pipeline in North America to adopt the ATE, which could scale to hundreds of locations across Enbridge’s system in the coming years. Anax will install up to three ATEs at an Enbridge facility in Ontario and up to four ATEs in Pennsylvania.

“Data center demands for electricity are exponentially increasing,” said Christopher Halvorson, President of Magellan Scientific. “Pairing our off-grid immersion data centers with ATEs provides a source of 24/7, emission-free electricity. The turboexpander also helps to manage excessive heat from the data center by providing cooling at zero incremental cost.”