Hydrogenics..to Deliver Up to 500 Fuel Cell Power Modules for Backup Power

[jpak]

http://www.hydrogenics.com/ir_newsdetail.asp?RELEASEID=207097

Hydrogenics Awarded Supply Agreement From American Power Conversion to Deliver Up to 500 Fuel Cell Power Modules for Backup Power Applications

Hydrogenics Corporation, a leading designer and manufacturer of hydrogen and fuel cell systems, today announced it has entered into a manufacturing and supply agreement with American Power Conversion, a leading global provider of high availability systems for network-critical physical infrastructure (NCPI). Under the agreement, Hydrogenics will deliver up to 500 HyPM® XR 12 kW Fuel Cell Power Modules for integration into APC's NCPI solutions, specifically its InfraStruXure® architecture. APC integrates the fuel cell power module into its advanced, centrally managed, modular and scalable InfraStruXure architecture. The systems are scalable in increments of 10 kW with 30 kW available per standard 19" server cabinet. Today, this fuel cell product is available as an option for APC's InfraStruXure system targeting customers requiring high quality, three-phase AC 'extended run' backup power in business-critical data centers, satisfying both the air conditioning and electrical needs of these applications.

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Interest from the backup power market for Hydrogenics' fuel cell solutions is based on the ability to deliver reliable cost-effective high-quality power, in a compact footprint, for long periods of time as long as there is a sufficient supply of hydrogen. This overcomes the deficiencies of batteries which need to be replaced every three to ten years and require a large amount of weight-bearing space. Fuel cells also overcome the reliability shortcomings of diesel generator systems which may fail to start up on demand and be subject to increasingly prohibitive and costly siting restrictions.

In the 1-50 kW range, the current market for critical extended run backup power for AC-powered datacenters is over US $2 billion. As the cost of fuel cells continues to come down, it is anticipated that these products will become an increasingly viable backup power solution for the large base of customers that require longer durations of run-time.

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[jpak]

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[greenman3610]

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Honda’s More Powerful Fuel Cell Concept with Home Hydrogen Refueling
The system is equipped with fuel cells that generate electricity (5 kW) for the home, and is configured to recover the heat produced during power generation for domestic water heating.

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2005/10/hondas_more_pow.html

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