Breakthrough Technologies Institute - Fuel Cells 2000
Breakthrough Technologies Institute - Fuel Cells 2000
Breakthrough Technologies Institute - Fuel Cells 2000
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used primarily to maintain temperature and humidity controls at the school’s<br />
Environmental Science Center. Funding through CCEF.<br />
Dinosaur State Park, Rocky Hill: A 25-kW ZTEK SOFC provides a portion of the<br />
park’s base-load power and heating/air conditioning for the Visitors Center. Installed in<br />
2005 with funding from CCEF.<br />
South Windsor High School, South Windsor: First municipal facility to be powered<br />
and heated by a fuel cell in Connecticut. Also serves as a basis of a comprehensive fuelcell<br />
curriculum. Funding for the UTC Power 200-kW PAFC was provided by CCEF.<br />
Installed in 2002.<br />
Connecticut Global <strong>Fuel</strong> Cell Center, Storrs: Installed in 2005, the GenCell 40-kW<br />
MCFC provides power and heat to the facility. Funded by the Connecticut Conservation<br />
& Load Management Fund and CCEF.<br />
Mohegan Sun Resort, Uncasville: The UTC Power 250-kW PAFC system provides up<br />
to 400 kW of electricity to the entertainment complex. Heat recovered from the fuel cell is<br />
used to preheat boiler feed water and generate domestic hot water. The project was<br />
funded by the Mohegan Tribe and DoD Climate Change <strong>Fuel</strong> Cell Program.<br />
Public Utilities Commission’s Thorpe Avenue electric substation, Wallingford:<br />
One-month demonstration (2005) of a Proton Energy Systems regenerative fuel cell to<br />
provide back-up power to an electric sub-station. Funding of $500,000 was provided by<br />
CCEF.<br />
USCG Aids to Navigation Team maintenance facility, Bristol, Rhode Island: This<br />
Nuvera 10-kW fuel cell system operated in parallel to the electric grid. Installed in 2004,<br />
the project has been completed. The installation was funded by DoD’s Residential PEM<br />
<strong>Fuel</strong> Cell Demonstration Program and the Connecticut Renewable Energy Trust’s Green<br />
Power <strong>Fuel</strong> Cell Initiative.<br />
1. PLANS/STRATEGIES<br />
DELAWARE<br />
New Economy Initiative<br />
www.state.de.us/governor/new_economy_initiative.doc<br />
In 2004, the New Economy Initiative was unveiled to diversify and fortify the Delaware<br />
economy. The initiative specifies capital investment in research, development and<br />
production of emerging clean energy technologies, including:<br />
• Provision of venture capital and technology-based small business seed<br />
funds;<br />
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