Fuel Cell Keeps Power Going During Russian Blackout
May 31 - PRNewswire-FirstCall
Similar to the 2003 New York City power outage whereby a UTC Power fuel cell kept the Central Park police station operating, last week's blackout in Russia again demonstrated that independent fuel cell systems can provide uninterrupted power during widespread electrical grid failures. Russia's leading oil and gas pipeline engineering company, Orgenergogaz, never lost power at one of its facilities on May 25 because of its PureCell(TM) 200 system from UTC Power, a division of United Technologies Corp. .
The PureCell(TM) 200 power solution is a clean, efficient, reliable fuel cell
power plant that produces 200kW of electricity and up to 925,000 Btu/hr of heat
for combined heat and power (CHP) applications. It meets the strictest emission
standards and operates quietly on site.
"We're helping customers take control of their own energy destiny,"
UTC Power President Jan van Dokkum said. "Orgenergogaz avoided the problems
associated with utility outages in a seamless, effective and environmentally
responsible manner."
Orgenergogaz is a subsidiary of Gazprom, the largest gas producing company in
the world, whose core operations are gas exploration, production,
transportation, processing and marketing. Orgenergogaz is Russia's leading oil
and gas pipeline engineering company, and operates both in Russia and abroad.
For more than 30 years, its highly qualified specialists have provided gas
infrastructure maintenance services throughout Russia.
United Technologies Corp., based in Hartford, Conn., provides high-
technology products and services to the commercial building and the aerospace
industries. Its businesses in Russia include Otis, Carrier, Hamilton Sundstrand,
Pratt & Whitney, Sikorsky, UTC Power and UTC Fire & Security. Its UTC
Power division, based in South Windsor, Conn., is a full-service provider of
environmentally advanced power solutions. With more than 40 years of experience,
UTC Power packages on-site power systems for commercial and industrial markets
and is the leading developer and producer of fuel cells for transportation and
space applications.
Contact: Valerie Bolden-Barrett
860-727-7320
valerie.bolden.barrett@utcpower.com
UTC Power
CONTACT: Valerie Bolden-Barrett of UTC Power, +1-860-727-7320,
Web site: http://www.utc.com/