The fuel cell power plant will provide the campus with clean and efficient energy, cooling and heating for years to come.
Uconn deployed UTC Power’s PureCell system at the power plant to reduce its carbon footprint.
UTC Power of South Windsor vice president and general manager Joe Triompo said the PureCell system will deliver clean, efficient energy to the University and help meet the important goals of UConn’s climate action plan.
"We believe the future of energy is here and we are thrilled that our Connecticut-grown fuel cell technology will power the very buildings where UConn is conducting vital fuel cell research every day," Triompo said.
The Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority spokesman David Goldberg said the fuel cell was supported by funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and will support energy research at the University of Connecticut and its Center for Clean Energy Engineering.
"This project will promote clean energy and energy efficiency, while providing energy, environmental and economic benefits to UConn and the State of Connecticut. These benefits will be realized not just for the students and faculty today, but for many years to come," Goldberg said.
The fuel cell installation was made possible through a federal stimulus grant from Connecticut’s Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority.
The 400kW fuel cell will provide energy to UConn research labs and offices, including those working on advancing fuel cell and microgrid technology at UConn’s Center for Clean Energy Engineering.
