Avista fuel cell for FAA, progress on distribution

• Book ID: 104434684
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2003
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 456 KB
• Volume: 2003
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1464-2859
• DOI: 10.1016/s1464-2859(03)00822-8

✦ Synopsis

The GenCore5T is Plug Power's first direct hydrogen product based on its proprietary, modular, scaleable GenCore fuel cell platform. The company says that future products from this platform, ranging from 2 to 12 kWe, will be marketed to the cable broadband and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) industries. The zero-emission GenCore5T is priced at $14 995 ($3000/kWe), and is expected to appeal to system operators concerned with reducing life-cycle maintenance and total equipment expenses.

GenCore5T shipments are expected to begin during the fourth quarter of 2003, under a controlled introduction strategy driven by customer demand and the establishment of a distribution and support infrastructure. Plug Power currently has a 10-unit order backlog for the GenCore5T, and is working with technical and fuel service providers to support its rollout.

The agreement with Michigan-based DTE Energy Technologies will see that company's web-based, remote monitoring and control service energy|now SOC (System Operations Center™) offered as an optional feature on all Plug Power systems. Information can be accessed over the Internet around the clock, and archived for up to three years. The SOC also can be integrated with primary electric and gas meters, and provides peak demand notification to enable customers to better manage their energy costs.