Data centre diesel storage for backup generation
Above-ground steel fuel tanks built to AS 1940 for standby generator fuel storage, sized to your site's runtime requirement.
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Diesel storage for standby generation
Our self-bunded above-ground steel tanks are manufactured to AS 1940 (the storage and handling of flammable and combustible liquids), with capacities from 2,000L to 200,000L to match your generator runtime target.
Tanks ship from ISO 9001 sites at Tomago NSW or Kwinana Beach WA, with compliance documentation supplied for your commissioning file. Compare every diesel fuel storage tank we make.
What we supply
- Bulk generator diesel
- Generator base tanks
- Tanks sized to runtime
- Fire-rated tanks near buildings
- Underground diesel storage
- Compliance documents for commissioning
Fuel storage for Uptime Institute Tier sites
The Uptime Institute Tier Standard: Topology sets the same on-site fuel minimum at every Tier, from Tier I to Tier IV. The site must hold enough fuel to run its engine generators for 12 hours at "N" load, the design load of the data centre.
Storing more than 12 hours is the owner's decision, based on the fuel supply risk at the site. We size tanks to the 12-hour minimum or to a longer runtime target. Send us the generator fuel burn at N load and the hours you need, and we will work out the volume and the number of tanks.
“The Tier Standard: Topology requires this 12-hour fuel storage minimum for all Tiers.”
“Exceeding the 12-hour minimum is an Operational Sustainability issue that requires careful analysis of the risks to the data center energy supply.”
Standards and support
Standards relevant to this sector
- AS 1940Storage and handling of flammable and combustible liquids
- AS 1692Steel tank and vessel construction
- ISO 9001SAI Global, both manufacturing sites
For your commissioning file
- Compliance documentation supplied with each tank
- Capacities from 2,000L to 200,000L
- Manufactured at Tomago NSW or Kwinana Beach WA
- Fuel tank datasheets
Sizing to a runtime target
Send us the generator load, runtime target and site, and a sales engineer covering your state will reply within 2 business days.
Work out the storage with our calculator
Send us your specAustralian-made Fireguard® 4‑hour rated tanks or an imported tank
We build Fireguard® 4-hour rated tanks under licence from the Steel Tank Institute at our Tomago NSW and Kwinana Beach WA sites. If you’re comparing one with a tank brought in from overseas, the biggest difference is the warranty.
- Australian made & owned
- Protecting your environment
Made by Tank Solutions in Australia
- Where it’s builtTomago NSW or Kwinana Beach WA, under our Steel Tank Institute (STI) Fireguard® licence
- Registration with STIRegistered with STI through the Warranty Validation Card
- Warranty30 years against structural failure and 1 year on materials and workmanship, once registered
- Moving the tank laterWe recertify a relocated tank so the warranty carries on
- Standards and paperworkBuilt to STI Fireguard®, UL 2085 and AS 1940 requirements, with compliance documentation for your commissioning file
Imported
- Where it’s builtOverseas
- Registration with STIAn importer can’t register the tank
- WarrantyWithout registration the warranty is void
- Moving the tank laterAsk who will recertify it
- Standards and paperworkAsk for the compliance documents your site needs
Don’t risk your critical infrastructure on a tank with no warranty
An importer can’t register a Fireguard® 4-hour rated tank, and without registration its warranty is void.
Hospitals, data centres, mines and defence sites depend on their fuel storage. An imported tank may be cheaper, but that’s because it comes without the warranty.
The warranty on a Fireguard® 4-hour rated tank is only valid once the owner completes the Warranty Validation Card and returns it to STI, within 30 days of installation or 90 days after we ship the tank, whichever comes first. Read the Fireguard® performance warranty (PDF).
The self-bunded tank in 3D
The double wall is the bund, so there is no concrete bund to build on site, and the tank can be moved later.
Built to AS 1940 and AS 1692, in capacities from 2,000L to 200,000L, with up to 110,000L of diesel in each tank.
Drag to turn it. Self-bunded fuel tank
Diesel tanks for data centres
Fireguard® 4-hour fire-rated tanks where the tank sits close to the building, self-bunded tanks for most other sites, and larger options where the site needs them.
Fireguard® 4-hour fire-rated tanks
Insulated double-wall steel tank rated to the SwRI 4-hour fire test.
Self-bunded diesel & fuel tanks
Relocatable double-wall steel tank that needs no on-site bund.
Single-wall horizontal above-ground tanks
Cylindrical steel tank on welded cradles, for use in a concrete bund.
Single-wall vertical above-ground tanks
Vertical steel tanks and silos where footprint matters.
Double-wall fibreglass fuel tanks
Double-wall FRP tank with 360-degree secondary containment.
Flameshield® 2-hour fire-rated tanks
Double-wall steel tank with interstitial monitoring, 2-hour fire rated.
Which diesel tank do I need?
Start with your runtime target and your site. How close the tank sits to the building and how much ground you have will usually decide it.
| If you need | Choose | Why |
|---|---|---|
| No bund to build, and a tank you can move later |  Self-bunded tank | The double wall is the bund. 1,000–110,000L of diesel, built to AS 1940 and AS 1692. |
| Less space between the tank and the building |  Fireguard® 4-hour tank | Insulated double wall that is rated to the SwRI 4-hour fire test and can cut separation distances by up to 50%. |
| A fire rating with leak monitoring |  Flameshield® 2-hour tank | 2-hour fire rated, with interstitial leak monitoring. Horizontal or vertical, cylindrical or rectangular. |
| Large volumes in a concrete bund |  Single-wall horizontal tank | 2,000–150,000L to AS 1692 Category 4, manifolded side by side. |
| More storage on a small footprint |  Single-wall vertical tank | Vertical tanks hold more on less ground, with an optional shop-built bund to AS 1940. |
| Diesel stored underground |  Double-wall FRP tank | 2,000–150,000L to UL 1316 for fibreglass tanks, with Truchek® leak monitoring and a 30-year corrosion warranty. |
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Common questions
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