| UTC Power Introduces New Brand Name for Fuel Cell Power System
Former PC25™ renamed PureCell™ 200
SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. (November 2, 2004) - UTC Power, a unit of United Technologies Corporation (NYSE:UTX), has renamed the PC25™, the industry's foremost 'workhorse' fuel cell power system, to the PureCell™ 200. UTC Power has been producing the on-site power plant since 1991. The system generates 200 kW of clean, reliable electricity and 900,000 BTUs of usable heat suitable for co-generation applications. With a five-year continuous duty cell stack durability and 85 percent efficiency, the PureCell™ 200 sets the standard for fuel cell reliability and efficiency. The PureCell™ 200 technology has been installed in 19 countries on five continents, ranging from a New York City police station to a science center in Japan.
"The new PureCell™ 200 name reinforces our commitment to the fuel cell market served by the former PC25™ system and underlines our intention to integrate our latest technologies and upgrades to this and other on-site power products," says Jan van Dokkum, UTC Power president. "With more than 40 years' experience in the fuel cell business, we anticipate a continuing market demand for this product and a bright sales future in meeting that demand. We intend that the PureCell™ 200 will remain a product leader in the years to come."
The PureCell™ 200 power system offers the highest assurance of uninterrupted power, with extremely quiet, ultra-clean operations. PureCell™ 200 meets and is certified in the world's most stringent environmental standard, the 2007 California Air Resources Board. Its flexible design for either indoor or outdoor installation easily interfaces with utility connections for city gas, electrical distribution and makeup water. Compared with traditional combustion plants, the PureCell™ 200 solution eliminates 40,000 pounds of acid rain and smog-causing pollutants from the environment every year. The power system also reduces carbon dioxide emissions by more than 2.4 million pounds per year and produces no harmful fumes, exhausts or other emissions.
The PureCell™ 200 uses phosphoric acid fuel cell (PAFC) technology. PAFCs provide a total operating efficiency of 85 percent when the unit's electricity and heat are used.
The PureCell™ 200 also can operate on anaerobic digester gas from waste-water treatment plants, offering a near-zero emissions power generator running on a renewable fuel source.
UTC Power also manufactures proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEM) that use a thin, solid membrane as the electrolyte, as well as alkaline fuel cells (AFC), using potassium hydroxide electrolytes. PAFCs are mainly used for stationary applications; PEMs, for cars and buses; and AFCs, for aerospace applications including the NASA space shuttle. Depending on the type of application, UTC Power's full range of fuel cell technology can meet virtually any customer need.
United Technologies Corp., based in Hartford, Conn., provides high technology products and services to the commercial building and the aerospace industries. Its UTC Power unit, based in South Windsor, Conn., is a proven provider of clean power solutions. With more than 40 years of experience, UTC Power, which includes UTC Fuel Cells, provides on-site power generation solutions and is a leader in fuel cell production and development for commercial, transportation, and space applications. |
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