Stationary phosphoric acid fuel cell
Doosan Fuel Cell 400kW fuel cell
The PureCell System is a stationary
phosphoric acid fuel cell designed, manufactured and marketed by
Doosan Fuel Cell America (formerly
ClearEdge Power /
UTC Power ) of
South Windsor, Connecticut . Designed for
distributed generation and
micro combined heat and power applications, it is intended for industrial buildings such as hotels, hospitals, data centers, supermarkets, and educational institutions.
[1] PureCell System says 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 uses a combustion-free process with natural gas and converts heat exhaust into cooling and heating, turning potential waste into useful energy.
[5]
Installations
On August 17, 2011, it was announced that the PureCell Model 400 system fleet had reached 200,000 hours of field operation.
[6] In September 2013,
ClearEdge Power announced that its 400-kW stationary fuel cell surpassed 1,000,000 hours of field operation.
[7] Today, PureCell Model 400 system fleet has over 12 million hours of field operation.
[8]
ClearEdge Power’s chief operating officer Joe Triompo
[9] said that PureCell System repeat customers include
The Coca-Cola Company ,
Cox Communications ,
[10] and
Whole Foods Market .
[11]
Other customers include
First National Bank of Omaha ,
[12]
Price Chopper Supermarkets ,
[13]
4 Times Square ,
Shaw's ,
[14]
GS Power Co. /
Samsung ,
[15] Thomas MacMillan (2011-08-26).
"360 State's Green Power Goes Untapped" . New Haven Independent. Retrieved 2012-07-17 . </ref>
St. Helena Hospital , the
World Trade Center ,
[16]
The Octagon ,
[17]
New Haven City Hall ,
[18]
South Windsor High School ,
[19]
360 State Street ,
[20]
Albertsons ,
[21] the
University of Connecticut
[22]
Diversey, Inc. ,
[23] and
Eastern Connecticut State University .
[24]
References
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"Knowledge Library:Benefits of UTC Power Fuel Cells" . Archived from
the original on December 20, 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2012 .
^ Craig Karmin.
"Powering Up With New Fuel Cells" (PDF) . Beckerandbecker.com. Retrieved 2013-10-31 .
^ Clancy, Heather (2011-07-27).
"Energy-in-a-box: More businesses try prime fuel cells" . SmartPlanet. Retrieved 2013-10-31 .
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"UTC Power, LLC: Private Company Information - Businessweek" . Investing.businessweek.com. Archived from
the original on October 21, 2009. Retrieved 2013-10-31 .
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"UTC Power Says Supermarkets a Good Fit for Fuel Cells" . Reuters. 2009-09-14. Archived from
the original on 2013-11-03. Retrieved 2013-10-31 .
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"Governor Dannel P. Malloy Visits UTC Power as Company Celebrates Milestone" . FuelCellsWorks. 2011-08-17. Retrieved 2012-07-17 .
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"ClearEdge Power PureCell® Fuel Cell Fleet Surpasses One Million Hours of Operation" . Fuel Cell Today . 9 September 2013. Retrieved 2019-10-15 .
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"PureCell information" . Doosan. 2019-08-01. Retrieved 2019-08-01 .
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"ClearEdge Power closes deal on UTC Power" . Reminder News. Retrieved 2013-10-31 .
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"Cox Communications Partners with UTC Power to Install Fuel Cells in California - SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn., Feb. 7, 2011/PRNewswire/" (Press release). Connecticut, California: Prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2012-07-17 .
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"Fuel Cell Industry Growing Again" . Sustainablebusiness.com. 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2012-07-17 .
^ Hardesty, Linda (2013-11-25).
"First National Bank of Omaha Upgrades its Fuel Cell System" . Environment + Energy Leader . Retrieved 2019-10-15 .
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"Price Chopper Uses Fuel Cell Power · Environmental Management & Energy News · Environmental Leader" . Environmentalleader.com. 2010-01-29. Retrieved 2012-07-17 .
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"Shaw's Supermarket - Fuel Cell Installation" . Archived from
the original on June 15, 2010. Retrieved February 9, 2012 .
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"Samsung Everland To Install 4.8-MW Fuel Cell System | Renewable Energy News Article" . Renewableenergyworld.com. Retrieved 2012-07-17 .
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"Fuel Cells To Power New World Trade Center | Renewable Energy News Article" . Renewableenergyworld.com. Retrieved 2012-07-17 .
^ 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 .
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"South Windsor High School" . Ctcleanenergy.com. Archived from
the original on 2012-07-06. Retrieved 2012-07-17 .
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"Business New Haven" (PDF) . Beckerandbecker.com. Retrieved 2013-10-31 .
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"Albertsons Store to Use Fuel Cell for Energy | Latest News content from" . Supermarket News. 2010-08-31. Retrieved 2012-07-17 .
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"Center for Clean Energy Engineering Web" . Energy.uconn.edu. Retrieved 2012-07-17 .
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"$2.5M fuel cell to heat, power Diversey HQ" . Journaltimes.com. 2010-12-20. Retrieved 2012-07-17 .
^ Bachman, Dwight (2011-10-31).
"Eastern Works with UTCP on Campus Fuel Cell Project - Press Releases" . Easternct.edu. Archived from
the original on 2012-05-24. Retrieved 2012-07-17 .
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