Breakthrough Technologies Institute - Fuel Cells 2000

provided through a partnership of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection,
Florida Power and Light and Sarasota County.
Orlando International Airport, Orlando: Two tow tractors, which are used to transport
passenger luggage to and from airplanes, have been modified to operate on hydrogen
fuel. The project is a partnership between Florida DEP, Ford Motor Company, Tug
Technologies and Delta Air Lines.
Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) offices, various locations:
DEP has purchased 12 Plug Power fuel cells to provide backup power for emergency
operations in district and branch DEP offices statewide.
PLANNED H2 FLORIDA PROJECTS
• Hydrogen fuel cell fleet automobiles, hydrogen-fueled buses and fueling stations in
Orlando.
• Entertainment park hydrogen visitor buses in Orlando.
• Tyndall Air Force Base fuel cells.
• College residential complex fuel cell.
• Electric golf cart charging with fuel cell.
• Emergency back-up power for a nursing home.
• Emergency back-up power for 12 state office buildings.
• Hydrogen-powered support vehicles and auxiliary power systems for military aircraft.
• Five-to-seven military mobile and stationary fuel cell and hydrogen-fueled internal
combustion engine fleet projects.
• Residential and mobile power generation and storage integrated with electrical grid,
involving 10 home hydrogen systems with 10 hydrogen-fueled internal combustion
engine cars.
• “Orange Peels to Generate H2” project which will power a fuel cell installed at a rest
stop.
2. STANDARDS/REGULATIONS
POWER GENERATION
GEORGIA
Interconnection Standards
www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2001_ss/versions/sb93_SB93_APmat_10.htm
A 2001 legislative act permits residential customers with fuel cell, solar or wind systems,
up to 10-kW capacity, or commercial customers with systems up to 100-kW capacity, to
connect to the electric grid. Each utility is required to purchase cogenerated energy from
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