Strategic Targets for Fuel Cell Deployment

The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT) has assessed and analyzed potential applications for stationary power/distributed generation and transportation. The application of hydrogen and fuel cell technology is well justified at strategic locations throughout the State of Connecticut for the following reasons:

• Fuel cells are extremely efficient and can help to reduce the dependence on foreign oil, and contribute greatly to the reduction of air pollutants, especially sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and volatile organic compounds;
• Fuel cells have a high availability rate and can provide premium, stand-by, and emergency power of a variety of applications;
• Fuel cells provide renewable energy for compliance with renewable portfolio standards, and the Governor’s directive for state building renewable energy purchases;
• Hydrogen can be produced using a wide variety of resources found here in the U.S.; and
• Fuel cells and hydrogen equipment are developed and manufactured in the state providing direct benefits including high-skilled and high-paying jobs, and indirect benefits associated with the supply chain.

Click here for a current map of fuel cell installations and approved fuel cell projects in Connecticut.

Strategic Targets: Connecticut Market Potential for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Stationary Applications