Gov. Dannel Malloy visited FuelCell Energy in Torrington on Wednesday afternoon, meeting with company officials on their green technology future in Connecticut.
FuelCell is one of the Connecticut-based companies putting the state at the forefront of an industry making ultra-cell fuel cells that generated electricity with no air pollution. UTC Power in South Windsor and Proton Energy Systems in Wallingford also work on fuel cells in Connecticut.
Malloy toured the Torrington facility on Wednesday to meet with the company’s management team and staff. Malloy wants to create a state energy policy that makes Connecticut a leader in the use of green energy and the development of technology to spread green energy use.
On Wednesday, researchers at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, claimed a breakthrough in the development of low-cost hydrogen fuel cells that could power electric cars, according to a report by United Press International.
Putting fuel cells into vehicles has been a key component of the Connecticut fuel cell industry. UTC Power has fuel cells in CT Transit buses that serve Greater Hartford. Proton Energy Systems is developing a series of hydrogen gas stations along the East Coast to provide fuel for fuel cell vehicles.
