Next market opportunities for phosphoric acid fuel cells
- Energy Signature Associates, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
Key early entry markets for the next step PC25 Model C fuel cell are most likely to include: Premium Quality Power markets such as data centers, communications facilities, and the like; Healthcare Facilities, particularly for nursing homes and hospitals having 300 or more beds, here, the thermal side of a 200 kW fuel cell is an excellent match and some importance is also attached to power quality and reliability; and Auxiliary Electric Power at natural gas compression facilities, such facilities also tend to place a premium on reliability and low maintenance, moreover, the fuel cell`s inherently low emissions can be very important within the northeast Ozone Transport Region. For the fuel cell concept to remain viable, penetration of this class of early entry markets is needed to sustain economic and reliability progress within a goal of moderate production volumes. This can then build the needed bridge to further markets and to other emerging fuel cell technologies.
- OSTI ID:
- 201362
- Journal Information:
- Cogeneration and Competitive Power Journal, Vol. 11, Issue 1; Other Information: PBD: Win 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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