# DoD Awards Petra Power Fuel-Cell Contracts

Petra Power has received nearly $9 million in U.S. Department of Defense contracts for solid oxide fuel-cell work, including testing the technology as auxiliary power for land vehicles, according to a report published October 10, 2026. The fuel cells have not yet been deployed on a live vehicle, and no solicitation, contract numbers, or award details were disclosed. Petra is also pursuing data-center power customers, with initial deployments targeted for 2028 and full-scale production hoped for in 2029; the company said it has no firm hyperscaler agreements yet.

- The DoD work is an early-stage development and testing signal, not evidence of a fielded vehicle capability or an open solicitation.
- Contractors with fuel-cell, vehicle power integration, or testing expertise can assess potential relevance to future defense energy and mobility work, while recognizing that no specific follow-on procurement is identified.
- Petra’s data-center plans are separate commercial-market ambitions; the stated 2028 and 2029 targets are company goals, not government procurement deadlines.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Defense & Military, Energy & Utilities
**Published:** October 10, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)

### Vendors
- Petra Power (awardee)

### Key Quotes
> Hyperscalers are an ICP [ideal customer profile] for us, and we talk a lot to them, but we don’t have anything firm with them yet.
> — Aaron Goodman, Founder of Petra Power

### Sources
- [Petra Power looks to modernize energy for data centers and defense vehicles | TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/10/petra-power-looks-to-modernize-energy-for-data-centers-and-defense-vehicles) - TechCrunch