PureCell System
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| Company type | Subsidiary of UTC |
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| Industry | Fuel Cell Clean Technology Green Technology |
| Founded | 1958 (under Pratt & Whitney for NASA's Apollo missions) |
| Headquarters | South Windsor, Connecticut |
| Website | UTC Power |
The PureCell System is a stationary phosphoric acid fuel cell designed, manufactured and marketed by UTC Power of South Windsor, Connecticut. Intended for distributed generation and combined heat and power applications, it is considered a good match for commercial and industrial buildings such as hotels, hospitals, data centers, supermarkets and educational institutions.[1] The PureCell System claims that its users will see lower energy costs,[2] reduced emissions, 95% system efficiency, 10-year cell stack durability [3] and 20-year product life.[4] It utilizes a combustion-free process with natural gas and converts heat exhaust into cooling and heating, turning potential waste into usable energy.[5]
Installations
On August 17, 2011, UTC Power announced that the PureCell Model 400 system fleet had reached 200,000 hours of field operation.[6]
UTC Power’s vice president and general manager Joe Triompo said that UTC Power's repeat customers include The Coca-Cola Company, Cox Communications,[7] and Whole Foods Market.[8]
Other customers include Price Chopper Supermarkets,[9] Shaw's,[10] GS Power Co./Samsung,[11] Becker + Becker,[12] St. Helena Hospital, the World Trade Center,[13] The Octagon,[14] New Haven City Hall,[15] South Windsor High School,[16] 360 State Street,[17] Albertsons,[18] the University of Connecticut [19] Diversey, Inc.,[20] and Eastern Connecticut State University.[21]
References
- ^ Knowledge Library|Benefits of UTC Power Fuel Cells - UTC Power
- ^ http://www.beckerandbecker.com/documents/Powering-Up-With-New-Fuel-Cells-WSJ.com.pdf
- ^ Energy-in-a-box: More businesses try prime fuel cells | SmartPlanet
- ^ UTC Power, LLC: Private Company Information - BusinessWeek
- ^ UTC Power Says Supermarkets a Good Fit for Fuel Cells | Reuters
- ^ "Governor Dannel P. Malloy Visits UTC Power as Company Celebrates Milestone". FuelCellsWorks. 2011-08-17. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
- ^ "Cox Communications Partners with UTC Power to Install Fuel Cells in California - SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn., Feb. 7, 2011/PRNewswire/". Connecticut, California: Prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
- ^ "Fuel Cell Industry Growing Again". Sustainablebusiness.com. 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
- ^ "Price Chopper Uses Fuel Cell Power · Environmental Management & Energy News · Environmental Leader". Environmentalleader.com. 2010-01-29. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
- ^ http://www.masstech.org/project_detail.cfm?ProjSeq=1153
- ^ "Samsung Everland To Install 4.8-MW Fuel Cell System | Renewable Energy News Article". Renewableenergyworld.com. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
- ^ by Thomas MacMillan (2011-08-26). "360 State's Green Power Goes Untapped". New Haven Independent. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
{{cite web}}: Text "Aug 26, 2011 12:25 pm" ignored (help) - ^ "Fuel Cells To Power New World Trade Center | Renewable Energy News Article". Renewableenergyworld.com. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
- ^ by Susan DeFreitas (2011-06-08). "Fuel Cell Powering New York Apartments". Earthtechling. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
- ^ Appel, Allan (2012-01-16). "1st Fuel Cell Arrives At City Hall". New Haven Independent. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
- ^ "South Windsor High School". Ctcleanenergy.com. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
- ^ http://www.beckerandbecker.com/documents/biz-new-haven-2011-feb.pdf
- ^ "Albertsons Store to Use Fuel Cell for Energy | Latest News content from". Supermarket News. 2010-08-31. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
- ^ "Center for Clean Energy Engineering Web". Energy.uconn.edu. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
- ^ MICHAEL BURKE mburke@journaltimes.com (2010-12-20). "$2.5M fuel cell to heat, power Diversey HQ". Journaltimes.com. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
- ^ Bachman, Dwight (2011-10-31). "Eastern Works with UTCP on Campus Fuel Cell Project - Press Releases". Easternct.edu. Retrieved 2012-07-17.