
The PureCell System is a stationary
phosphoric acid fuel cell
Phosphoric acid fuel cells (PAFC) are a type of fuel cell that uses liquid phosphoric acid as an electrolyte. They were the first fuel cells to be commercialized. Developed in the mid-1960s and field-tested since the 1970s, they have improved sign ...
designed, manufactured and marketed by
Doosan Fuel Cell America (formerly
ClearEdge Power/
UTC Power
UTC Power was a fuel cell company based in South Windsor, Connecticut. It was part of United Technologies Corporation; it was purchased by ClearEdge Power in February 2013. The company specialized in fuel cells for Stationary fuel cell applicat ...
) of
South Windsor, Connecticut
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History
In 165 ...
. Designed for
distributed generation
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and
micro combined heat and power applications, it is intended for industrial buildings such as hotels, hospitals, data centers, supermarkets, and educational institutions.
PureCell System says that its users will see lower energy costs, reduced emissions, 95% system efficiency, 10-year cell stack durability and 20-year product life.
It uses a combustion-free process with natural gas and converts heat exhaust into cooling and heating, turning potential waste into useful energy.
Installations
On August 17, 2011, it was announced that the PureCell Model 400 system fleet had reached 200,000 hours of field operation. In September 2013,
ClearEdge Power announced that its 400-kW stationary fuel cell surpassed 1,000,000 hours of field operation. Today, PureCell Model 400 system fleet has over 12 million hours of field operation.
ClearEdge Power’s chief operating officer Joe Triompo said that PureCell System repeat customers include
The Coca-Cola Company
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,
Cox Communications
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, and
Whole Foods Market
Whole Foods Market, Inc. (colloquially referred to as simply Whole Foods) is an American multinational supermarket chain store, chain headquartered in Austin, Texas, which sells products free from Hydrogenated fat, hydrogenated fats and artificia ...
.
Other customers include
First National Bank of Omaha,
Price Chopper Supermarkets,
4 Times Square
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,
Shaw's,
GS Power Co./
Samsung
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,
St. Helena Hospital, the
World Trade Center,
The Octagon The Octagon may refer to:
*The Octagon, Christchurch, a former church in the central city of Christchurch, New Zealand
*The Octagon, Dunedin, the city centre of Dunedin, New Zealand
*The Octagon (Egypt), the headquarters of the Egyptian Ministry of ...
,
New Haven City Hall,
South Windsor High School,
360 State Street,
Albertsons
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With 2,253 stores as of the third quarter of fiscal year 2020 and 270,000 employees as of fiscal year 2019, the company is the second-large ...
, the
University of Connecticut
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Diversey, Inc., and
Eastern Connecticut State University
Eastern Connecticut State University (Eastern, Eastern Connecticut, Eastern Connecticut State, or ECSU) is a public university in Willimantic, Connecticut. Founded in 1889, it is the second-oldest campus in the Connecticut State University Syste ...
.
References
External links
* http://www.clearcellpower.com
* http://www.clearedgepower.com/
* http://www.linkedin.com/company/clearedge-power
* https://twitter.com/ClearEdgePower
* https://www.facebook.com/clearedgepower
* https://www.youtube.com/user/clearedgepower
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Fuel cells