fuel cells Archives http://www.powermag.com/tag/fuel-cells/ The power industry's trusted source for generation technology, O&M, and legal & regulatory news for coal, gas, nuclear, hydro, wind & solar power plants; power jobs Tue, 26 Aug 2025 15:08:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.powermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-p-power-32x32.jpg fuel cells Archives http://www.powermag.com/tag/fuel-cells/ 32 32 Power Density, Not Just Cost, Will Define Next Generation of Hydrogen Fuel Cells https://www.powermag.com/power-density-not-just-cost-will-define-next-generation-of-hydrogen-fuel-cells/ https://www.powermag.com/power-density-not-just-cost-will-define-next-generation-of-hydrogen-fuel-cells/#respond Tue, 26 Aug 2025 15:08:17 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=240275 For decades, fuel cell innovation has been guided by two main benchmarks: cost per kilowatt and stack durability. These remain important, especially in applications driven almost entirely by project economics. However, in many of the sectors where fuel cells are poised to make the biggest impact—including aviation, long-haul mobility, and distributed energy—traditional metrics no longer […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/power-density-not-just-cost-will-define-next-generation-of-hydrogen-fuel-cells/feed/ 0 The POWER Interview: Advanced Technologies Support Microgrid Movement https://www.powermag.com/the-power-interview-advanced-technologies-support-microgrid-movement/ https://www.powermag.com/the-power-interview-advanced-technologies-support-microgrid-movement/#respond Mon, 09 Jun 2025 14:54:18 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=235025 Microgrids have grown in importance as the need for a reliable and resilient supply of power has grown. The technology has proven itself for a variety of commercial and industrial (C&I) enterprises, in both urban and rural areas where a source of off-grid—or in some cases grid-connected—energy is needed, whether a backup power or as a primary source of electricity.

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/the-power-interview-advanced-technologies-support-microgrid-movement/feed/ 0 Rethinking Emergency Power: Hydrogen and the Future of Disaster Resilience https://www.powermag.com/rethinking-emergency-power-hydrogen-and-the-future-of-disaster-resilience/ https://www.powermag.com/rethinking-emergency-power-hydrogen-and-the-future-of-disaster-resilience/#respond Mon, 12 May 2025 16:37:31 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=233958 Today’s energy resilience toolkit includes a growing array of technologies, including diesel generators, natural gas systems, lithium-ion battery storage, solar-plus-battery microgrids—and now, a new class of hydrogen-based solutions that generate clean electricity from moisture in the air. No single option is universally ideal, but understanding their strengths and applications can help communities build more robust and flexible emergency energy strategies.

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/rethinking-emergency-power-hydrogen-and-the-future-of-disaster-resilience/feed/ 0 Bloom Energy, Chart Industries Announce Partnership for Carbon Capture https://www.powermag.com/bloom-energy-chart-industries-announce-partnership-for-carbon-capture/ https://www.powermag.com/bloom-energy-chart-industries-announce-partnership-for-carbon-capture/#respond Thu, 13 Feb 2025 15:58:43 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=229294 California-based Bloom Energy, known for its fuel cell technology, announced a partnership with industrial gas company Chart Industries that will see the companies collaborate on carbon capture technology. Chart, a global company with its U.S. headquarters in Georgia, and Bloom on Feb. 13 said the groups will use natural gas and fuel cells to generate […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/bloom-energy-chart-industries-announce-partnership-for-carbon-capture/feed/ 0 Plug Power Gets $1.7 Billion Loan Guarantee From DOE to Produce Hydrogen Fuel https://www.powermag.com/plug-power-gets-1-7-billion-loan-guarantee-from-doe-to-produce-hydrogen-fuel/ https://www.powermag.com/plug-power-gets-1-7-billion-loan-guarantee-from-doe-to-produce-hydrogen-fuel/#respond Sun, 19 Jan 2025 16:22:40 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=227956 The U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) has continued to announce billions of dollars of loan guarantees to energy companies in the final days of the Biden administration, including for upgrades to energy infrastructure. The DOE’s Loan Programs Office (LPO) on Jab. 16 said it had given a $1.66 billion loan guarantee to Plug Power’s subsidiary, […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/plug-power-gets-1-7-billion-loan-guarantee-from-doe-to-produce-hydrogen-fuel/feed/ 0 Fuel Cells: What They Are, How They Work, and Why They’re Important https://www.powermag.com/fuel-cells-what-they-are-how-they-work-and-why-theyre-important/ https://www.powermag.com/fuel-cells-what-they-are-how-they-work-and-why-theyre-important/#respond Tue, 06 Aug 2024 01:47:25 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=221890 Fuel cells are not some novel new technology. In fact, most history books credit the invention of the fuel cell to Welsh chemist and physicist William Grove, who, in the late 1830s and early 1840s, conducted experiments proving that electric current could be produced from an electrochemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen over a platinum […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/fuel-cells-what-they-are-how-they-work-and-why-theyre-important/feed/ 0 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Provides Backup Power for Microsoft Data Center https://www.powermag.com/hydrogen-fuel-cell-provides-backup-power-for-microsoft-data-center/ https://www.powermag.com/hydrogen-fuel-cell-provides-backup-power-for-microsoft-data-center/#respond Sun, 21 Jan 2024 15:11:16 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=214205 A demonstration project led by Caterpillar at a Wyoming site showed that large-format hydrogen fuel cells could be used to supply backup power to a data center. Caterpillar on Jan. 19 announced the project, done in collaboration with Microsoft and Ballard Power Systems, provided insights into the use of hydrogen fuel cells to support energy-intensive […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/hydrogen-fuel-cell-provides-backup-power-for-microsoft-data-center/feed/ 0 Maryland Microgrid Will Produce Hydrogen for County’s Transit Fleet https://www.powermag.com/maryland-microgrid-will-produce-hydrogen-for-countys-transit-fleet/ https://www.powermag.com/maryland-microgrid-will-produce-hydrogen-for-countys-transit-fleet/#respond Thu, 18 May 2023 11:02:07 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=192128 A microgrid project in Maryland could become a model for how integrated off-grid systems generate power for commercial and industrial installations, along with producing hydrogen to fuel transportation vehicles. AlphaStruxure, a joint venture of Schneider Electric and Carlyle, on May 18 announced development of project that will feature bus charging and on-site green hydrogen production. […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/maryland-microgrid-will-produce-hydrogen-for-countys-transit-fleet/feed/ 0 Nuvera Launches Fuel Cell Stationary Power Generator https://www.powermag.com/press-releases/nuvera-launches-fuel-cell-stationary-power-generator/ https://www.powermag.com/press-releases/nuvera-launches-fuel-cell-stationary-power-generator/#respond Wed, 01 Mar 2023 17:54:58 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?post_type=press-releases&p=183027 Billerica, Massachusetts, March 1, 2023 — Nuvera Fuel Cells, LLC, a provider of heavy-duty hydrogen fuel cell engines for on- and off-road mobility and other applications, announces the commercial availability of 360 kW and 470 kW Nuvera® G-Series Fuel Cell Power Generators, a modular zero-emission power solution for commercial and industrial applications including data centers, electric vehicles, back-up […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/press-releases/nuvera-launches-fuel-cell-stationary-power-generator/feed/ 0 THE BIG PICTURE: U.S. Combined Heat and Power and Microgrids https://www.powermag.com/the-big-picture-u-s-combined-heat-and-power-and-microgrids/ https://www.powermag.com/the-big-picture-u-s-combined-heat-and-power-and-microgrids/#respond Wed, 01 Mar 2023 05:01:40 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=182960 As of December 2022, the Department of Energy (DOE) CHP Installation Database recorded 4,674 combined heat and power (CHP) installations in the U.S., with a combined capacity of 80.4 GW. Installations were all sizes, from large industrial systems that are hundreds of megawatts to small commercial microturbine and fuel cell systems that are tens of […]

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