Caterpillar Inc. recently announced the production of the 10,000th engine on the Cat® C175 diesel platform, which has been used in power generation and other large-scale applications around the globe since 2009. The milestone was commemorated during a recent ceremony at the company’s manufacturing facility in Lafayette, Ind.
CloudHQ, a global data center developer, purchased the 16-cylinder Cat C175 configured in a 3000 kW diesel generator set for its campus in Ashburn, Va., USA, where it will be installed and commissioned by Carter Machinery, the local Cat® dealer. CloudHQ has purchased more than 300 Cat generator sets to supply standby power for its data center operations worldwide.