FCE to install power plants at two universities

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2003
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 20 KB
• Volume: 2003
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1464-2859
• DOI: 10.1016/s1464-2859(03)00615-1

✦ Synopsis

The demonstration project will be in three phases, with the first taking place this summer. In this phase, Hydrogenics' 50 kWe HyStat fuel cell stationary generator will demonstrate 'peak shaving' at the National Trade Center (NTC). Hydrogenics and partner John Deere also plan to operate a fuel cell-powered John Deere Pro Gator vehicle in the grounds to demonstrate how fuel cell technology can provide quiet, zeroemission power to vehicles. The vehicle will refuel with hydrogen from the HyStat's integrated natural gas reformer, which is being developed with funding from NRCan's Canadian Transportation Fuel Cell Alliance [FCB, May 2003]. Phase Two, planned for summer 2004, will see the HyStat continuously offset the electricity required at the NTC, to demonstrate the progress of fuel cell systems towards being able to supply primary power. In the third phase, Hydrogenics will seek to incorporate a renewable energy source such as wind or solar power to supply electricity to an electrolyzer to make hydrogen, thus demonstrating the potential of hydrogen fuel cells to provide completely clean and renewable power.