More Than 2,000 Stationary Fuel Cell Systems in Service Worldwide

22 August 2005

More than two thousand stationary fuel cell systems are providing on-site or backup power at locations in more than 26 countries, according to a listing released by the organization Fuel Cells 2000.

The latest version of Fuel Cells 2000’s Worldwide Fuel Cell Installation chart includes a number of new European and Asian listings. The listing includes systems that currently under demonstration or limited operation, such as the Honda/Plug Power system for home heating, power and fueling. (Earlier post.)

Only one other system is listed as actively generating both power and hydrogen fuel for vehicle refueling: a UTC Fuel Cell installation at Ansaldo Ricerche, ENEA, Milan Municipal Energy Company in Milan, Italy.

Fuel cell power generation systems tend to be overlooked in favor of automobiles, but they have been in the field for years, proving over and over to be a viable technology for stationary and backup applications.

—Jennifer Gangi, program director, Fuel Cells 2000

Fuel Cells 2000 provides a variety of other charts, including listings of fuel cell light-duty vehicles and buses.

Resources:

• Worldwide Fuel Cell Installations

• Fuel Cell Light-Duty Vehicles

• Fuel Cell Buses