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The Connecticut Science Center is a nine-story museum located on the
Connecticut Science Center
- official site {{Authority control Museums in Hartford, Connecticut Science museums in Connecticut Museums established in 2009 2009 establishments in Connecticut Tourist attractions in Hartford, Connecticut
The Connecticut Science Center is a nine-story museum located on the Connecticut River
The Connecticut River is the longest river in the New England region of the United States, flowing roughly southward for through four states. It rises 300 yards (270 m) south of the U.S. border with Quebec, Canada, and discharges into Long Isl ...
in Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The city, located in Hartford County, Connecticut, Hartford County, had a population of 121,054 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 ce ...
designed by César Pelli & Associates, which opened on June 12, 2009. The building measures a total of , including of interactive exhibits consisting of videos, audios, visuals, tactile components, programs, and live demonstrations.
Development
Planning for the Connecticut Science Center began in 2001. The Science Center's goals are to promote the study of science by the state's youth and to encourage urban revitalization in Hartford. The state of Connecticut provided more than $100 million of support for the $165 million museum, and the balance was donated by businesses, foundations and individuals. The Connecticut Science Center is the first science center to generate most of its needed power from an on-sitefuel cell
A fuel cell is an electrochemical cell that converts the chemical energy of a fuel (often hydrogen fuel, hydrogen) and an oxidizing agent (often oxygen) into electricity through a pair of redox reactions. Fuel cells are different from most bat ...
. This step was a major one for the Connecticut Science Center and its steps towards being a Gold Level LEED
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is a Green building certification systems, green building certification program used worldwide. Developed by the non-profit U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), it includes a set of rating ...
Certified green building. The 200-kilowatt fuel cell, built by 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 ...
(a United Technologies Corp business based in South Windsor), generates 100 percent of the electricity the Science Center uses. The PureCell System
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 com ...
is fueled with natural gas
Natural gas (also fossil gas, methane gas, and gas) is a naturally occurring compound of gaseous hydrocarbons, primarily methane (95%), small amounts of higher alkanes, and traces of carbon dioxide and nitrogen, hydrogen sulfide and helium ...
, and does not use combustion. Instead, the fuel gas undergoes an electrochemical process that produces direct current electricity, heat, and water. Carbon dioxide gas is also released, as an undesirable byproduct of the fuel cell operation.
Maximilian E. and Marion O. Hoffman Foundation Science Theater
A stadium-seating-style theater that houses over 200 people, it has a screen, an 18,000-wattDolby
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sound system, and utilizes Dolby 3D
Dolby 3D (formerly known as Dolby 3D Digital Cinema) is a marketing name for a system from Dolby Laboratories, Inc. to show three-dimensional motion pictures in a digital cinema.
Technology
Dolby 3D uses a Dolby Digital Cinema projector that ...
technology and glasses.
See also
* List of museums in ConnecticutReferences
External links
Connecticut Science Center
- official site {{Authority control Museums in Hartford, Connecticut Science museums in Connecticut Museums established in 2009 2009 establishments in Connecticut Tourist attractions in Hartford, Connecticut