Localized Stationary Power
Backup
Power (0.5 to 200 kW)
Because they don't degrade quickly as batteries do, fuel cells are ideally suited to provide backup power. Systems designed to generate limited power can operate essential services at times of grid power outage.
Home
Power (1 to 50 kW)
Fuel cell power plants are being developed by several manufacturers to provide electricity and heat to single- or multi-family residences. Traditionally fuelled by natural gas or propane, these plants will supply base-load power or all of the electricity required by a modern home.
Institutional Power (100 kW to 5 MW)
More
substantial fuel cell power plants can be located on the premises of
an institutional building, such as a school or an industrial facility,
to provide heat and electrical power. By using fuel cells during peak
hours, institutions can dramatically reduce their energy costs.
Remote Power (100 kW-5 MW)
Fuel
cell power plants have the potential to provide energy solutions - without
the need to build new power infrastructure - to many communities that
are not currently connected to the energy grid. These communities could
eventually use renewable energy, such as hydro and wind, to produce the
hydrogen they need. Plus, the hydrogen produced could also be used to
power local transportation systems.
Fuel
Cell Science
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The
Hydrogen Village
The future is now. Read how Canada's Hydrogen Village is laying the
foundation for tomorrow's hydrogen economy.
Canada's
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Industry
Canadians are innovators. See the strides we've made in the hydrogen
and fuel cell industry.
:: Get Informed
An End to BlackoutsOurs is a power dependent world. Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, we use power in countless ways without giving it a second thought 9 Until the power goes out.
In the late 90s, the American West suffered numerous brownouts and blackouts. The 2003 Blackout left 49 million people without power across the eastern US and Canada - many for nearly two days.
As long as we depend on the aging grid, there will be more power outages in our future. Hydrogen and fuel cell technologies could end brownouts and blackouts - or at least provide reliable backup power should they happen.