The Navy signed a three-year contract to supply energy for its Groton attack submarine base from chemical power generators built by FuelCell Energy Inc. in Danbury.
LoganEnergy Corp., of Sandy Springs, Ga., will purchase, install and operate a pair of 300 kilowatt DFC300 fuel cells at the U.S. Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, the Navy said Monday.
Price of the units or terms of the contract were not disclosed.
The two fuel cell power plants will be installed adjacent to the existing energy plant on the base.
The byproduct heat generated by the conversion of molten carbonate inside the fuel cell will be used to pre-heat the water used in the boiler at the existing energy plant, reducing the base’s fuel costs and its carbon footprint, authorities said.
