Solid oxide fuel cell systems provider Bloom Energy Corporation (BE) recently landed a $1.70 billion deal for fuel cell technology to power artificial intelligence (AI) cloud infrastructure. IDF and Oaktree Capital are committing the sum to Bloom to the meter power solutions for the AI operations of Nebius Group N.V. (NBIS). For investors optimistic about clean energy powering AI data centers, this deal, linking fuel cell energy with AI infrastructure, seems like a huge positive development.
However, investors did not react positively to the news. The stock dropped 13.64% intraday on July 16, as the market reacted to some other news surrounding Bloom Energy. The company's stock has come under pressure after a short report questioned its sourcing of Chinese scandium. The Hunterbrook report alleges that Bloom secretly relies on China for scandium, thereby putting its supply chain at risk. Investors have also noted some insider selling activity in the company's stock.
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While Bloom might be on the beneficiary side of an AI infrastructure boom, there are some concerns surrounding it at the moment. We take a closer look at it now.
Bloom Energy develops and supplies solid oxide fuel cell solutions that generate on-site electricity and support nascent hydrogen use cases for customers. Its systems deliver distributed, lower-carbon power to AI data centers, semiconductor manufacturers, utilities, and a broad range of commercial and industrial facilities that need reliable, modular energy infrastructure.
The company's activities include designing, producing, installing, and servicing its fuel cell platforms, with core operations in the United States and an expanding presence abroad. Bloom Energy maintains its corporate headquarters in San Jose, California and has a market capitalization of $58.80 billion.
Bloom Energy's huge move reflects its emergence as a high‑beta "AI power" proxy, as investors price in soaring demand for on-site fuel‑cell power from AI and cloud data centers.
Over the past 52 weeks, Bloom's stock has gained a whopping 784.3%, while it is up 147.4% year-to-date (YTD). The company's shares reached a 52-week high of $351.28 on June 25 but are down 38.6% from that level, having declined 24.6% over the past month.
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