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Title: Backup Power Cost of Ownership Analysis and Incumbent Technology Comparison

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1163435· OSTI ID:1163435

This cost of ownership analysis identifies the factors impacting the value proposition for fuel cell backup power and presents the estimated annualized cost of ownership for fuel cell backup power systems compared with the incumbent technologies of battery and diesel generator systems. The analysis compares three different backup power technologies (diesel, battery, and fuel cell) operating in similar circumstances in four run time scenarios (8, 52, 72, and 176 hours).

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Sustainable Transportation Office. Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technologies Office
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1163435
Report Number(s):
NREL/TP-5400-60732
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English