Danbury-based FuelCell Energy Inc. said today the U.S. Marines acquired a 300-kilowatt power plant for its training base in Twentynine Palms, Calif.
The power plant will supply electricity to the Marine base and the fuel cell’s surplus heat will be fed into the base’s main steam line for hot water and space heating, the company said. The base has a population of more than 11,000.
The cost of the system was not disclosed. Fuel cell’s generate power electrochemically, which is more efficient and less polluting than combustion.
Those benefits help the U.S. Defense Department meet its goals to boost energy efficiency and use more clean generation sources, said Bill Foster, FuelCell’s vice president government business development.
