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Fuel Cells Check Into New York Hotel — and Check Out Military Training

Publication Date:21-September-2005
04:02 AM US Eastern Timezone
Source:Consulting-Specifying Engineer

The new guest now in residence on the roof of the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers is adding its own bit of energy to the Big Apple. The 250-kW fuel cell is providing up to 10% of the hotel's energy and providing waste heat to the facility's hot-water system in a cogen design estimated to save up to $70,000 annually in energy bills.

The installation, which is also tied to an existing backup generator, was largely financed by a $920,000 grant from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority . The hotel is renting the unit, manufactured by FuelCell Energy Inc. , from PPL Corp , an Allentown, Pa. -based energy company.

This is the third fuel cell to be installed in a Sheraton property, with two others now operating in New Jersey and a fourth planned for a San Diego hotel.

A fuel cell also has been added to the distributed generation portfolio of the U.S. Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Calif. The 250-kW unit will help the facility meet seasonal base-load requirements that can reach 15–20 MW during the summer, when temperatures can reach 120°F.


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