Congress awards UConn fuel cell center $2.5M
The University of Connecticut is getting $2.5 million for fuel cell research and development under legislation passed today in Washington, two Connecticut congressmen said today.
Congressmen John Larson and Joe Courtney said the House measure, the Energy and Water Appropriations Act, directs funds to UConn’s Global Fuel Cell Center.
The money, they said, will help create local jobs in the short term and help power technological innovation that will drive our long term economic recovery.
The fuel cell center has worked on the technology since 2001, and is recognized as one of the largest university-based fuel cell centers in the nation. It serves as a research, development and training nexus for more than 40 UConn faculty and regional fuel cell developers.
