UTC Power

UTC Power, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), is the world leader in fuel cell production and development for commercial, transportation, residential and space applications.

One of the largest companies in the world solely devoted to fuel cell technology, UTC Power has more than 40 years of experience in the fuel cell business. Since 1966, all of the more than 100 U.S. manned space flights have operated with UTC fuel cells-supplied power plants. UTC fuel cells power plants provide efficient, reliable electrical power -- as well as drinking water for astronauts -- and have logged more than 90,000 hours in space.

UTC Power's PureCell fuel cell power plant produces 200 kW of electricity and 900,000 BTUs of usable heat. UTC Power has delivered more than 245 PC25 systems (previous generation) and has installed units in 19 countries on five continents. PureCell systems provide clean, reliable power at a range of locations from a New York City police station to a major postal facility in Alaska to a credit card processing system facility in Nebraska to a science center in Japan.

The U.S. Postal Service and Alaska's largest electric utility, Chugach Electric, use UTC fuel cells. Five fuel cells, connected in parallel, produce one megawatt of electricity and are the primary source of power for the Anchorage Mail Processing Center. (Above Photo)

Specifications

Benefits of the PureCell Fuel Cell Power Plant (formerly known as PC25)

• Highly Efficient -- 37 percent electrical efficiency; 90 percent with heat recovery
• Low Operating Cost -- The efficiency of the PureCell 200 will reduce the operating costs (energy bill) of the building
• High Quality Power -- The electrical output is computer grade power. Meet critical power requirements without interruption. Minimize lost productivity, lost revenue, product loss or opportunity cost
• Reduced Peripherals -- No need for UPS systems, rooms of lead-acid batteries, diesel generators, storage tanks, secondary containment vessels, or additional HVAC requirements
• Green Power -- Fuel cell power installations are exempt from air emission permitting requirements in many U.S. states and provide flexibility under many federal, state and local air pollution standards
• Operates in Diverse Climates -- PureCell 200 units have operated in a range of climate condition and in temperatures ranging from -20°F to 110°F
• Flexible Siting Options -- Fuel cells can be sited indoors or outdoors. Valuable indoor space normally occupied by batteries and UPS systems can be eliminated, translating into more available high rent space
• Low Emissions -- Fuel cells are the cleanest fossil-fueled generating technology available today. Well below air emission standards in every state, including California. Each PureCell unit, when operating at its rated power, eliminates more than 40,000 pounds of air pollutants including NOx and SOx and two million pounds of CO2 emissions per year compared with typical US combustion-based generators
• Quiet Operation -- (60 dB at 30 ft.) comparable to an outside air-conditioner
• Modular and Scalable -- As building needs change additional fuel cells can be added, optimizing up-front expense.
  

Emissions

NOx < 1 ppmv
CO < 2 ppmv
SOx = negligible

More Information

UTC Power
195 Governor's Highway
South Windsor, CT 06074
Voice: 860-727-2200


Go to the UTC Power web site at www.utcpower.com

Source: UTC Fuel Cell web site 8/02; revised 11/2006