Breakthrough Technologies Institute - Fuel Cells 2000

FTTH Communications, Albertville: FTTH Communications installed a Plug Power
GenCore® PEM fuel cell power backup technology its Albertville site. Funding was
provided through a grant from the Minnesota Department of Commerce.
Eden Prairie Library, Eden Prairie: Funding from 3M, CenterPoint Energy and the
Minnesota Office of Environmental Services went to install a Plug Power 5-kW fuel cell
at the Eden Prairie Library.
Haubenschild Dairy Farm, Princeton: The 5-kW Plug Power PEM fuel cell
demonstration project is the first of its kind and was a cooperative venture among the
Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA), Haubenschild Farms, the University of
Minnesota Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, and the Minnesota
Project. Funding for the fuel cell project was provided by the Environmental and Natural
Resources Trust Fund though the Legislative Commission on Minnesota's Resources.
University of Minnesota researchers have been able to run the fuel cell on biogas
intermittently and are working towards running the fuel cell on biogas continually.
6. RD&D SUPPORT
MISSISSIPPI
Energy Division Programs, Mississippi Development Authority
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The Energy Division’s programs and activities promote the efficient and environmentally
acceptable use of energy in all sectors of the state’s economy. One focus of the
Division’s work involves alternative energy technologies, including a loan program that
provides up to $300,000 in funding for fuel cell installations. The Division’s programs
and services are funded by DOE funds, oil overcharge restitution funds, and state funds.
Contact:
Mississippi Energy Division
Mississippi Development Authority
P.O. Box 849
Jackson, MS 39205
Phone: (601) 359-6600
Fax: (601) 359-6642
E-mail: energydiv@mississippi.org
Web: www.mississippi.org
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