The redeveloped World Trade
Center will be “one of the largest fuel cell installations in the world”
according to the New York Power Authority (NYPA).
Under the US$10.6 million agreement between NYPA and fuel cell developer and
provider UTC Power, fuel
cells with a total capacity of 4.8MW will provide an on-site supplement to the
renewable and other clean energy that will power the rebuilt centre.
The first fuel cells will be delivered to the Freedom Tower in January 2009,
and will be owned and operated by the Port Authority, which also owns the
building. The fuel cells for the other three towers will be owned and operated
by World Trade Center Properties, LLC.
“Fuel cells are one of the environmentally beneficial technologies that the
Power Authority is investing in under Governor Paterson’s leadership to combat
greenhouse gas emissions and diversify the state’s energy mix. To date, we’ve
installed 15 fuel cells in New York City and other locations, and expect to add
to this total in support of the Governor’s ambitious goals for significant
increases in the state’s renewable power,” says Roger B Kelley, NYPA President
and Chief Executive Officer.
