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Abstract
Verizon is presently operating the largest Distributed Generation Fuel Cell project in the
USA. Situated in Long Island, NY, the power plant is composed of seven (7) fuel cells
operating in parallel with the Utility grid from the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA).
Each fuel cell has an output of 200 kW, for a total of 1.4 mW generated from the on-site
plant. The remaining power to meet the facility demand is purchased from LIPA.
The fuel cell plant is utilized as a co-generation system. A by-product of the fuel cell
electric generation process is high temperature water. The heat content of this water is
recovered from the fuel cells and used to drive two absorption chillers in the summer and
a steam generator in the winter. Cost savings from the operations of the fuel cells are
forecasted to be in excess of $250,000 per year. Annual NOx emissions reductions are
equivalent to removing 1020 motor vehicles from roadways. Further, approximately 5.45
million metric tons (5 millions tons) of CO2 per year will not be generated as a result of
this clean power generation.
The project was partially financed with grants from the New York State Energy R&D
Authority (NYSERDA) and from Federal Government Departments of Defense and
Energy.CCabstract
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Belard, Paul. Climate Change Fuel Cell Program, report, September 21, 2006; United States. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc890682/m1/3/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.