Ohio Fuel Cell May Be Nation's First To Serve Utility Needs
The first award under the state of Ohio's $100-million, three-year fuel-cell research and development program is expected to be made shortly. The state has put up $839,000 toward the $1.26-million cost of a 250-kw fuel-cell powerplant for the city of Westerville.
Columbus-based wholesale power provider American Municipal Power-Ohio will manage the project, which is expected to use a unit manufactured by FuelCell Energy Inc., Danbury, Conn., and distributed by Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, Ill. Contract negotiations should be complete within a few weeks, says FuelCell spokesman Bill Baker.