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Benefits

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Save on energy
Lower and control operating costs by producing on-site heat and power priced below the grid.

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Improve resilience
Avoid power outages and continue with full operation by adding a reliable source of clean power and heat.

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Decarbonize campus
Reduce Scope 1 emissions and capture carbon from your combustion-based boiler exhausts.

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Fuel your fleet
Reduce your Scope 1 emissions by producing electricity and hydrogen to fuel campus vehicles.
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Sustainable, affordable, and reliable

FuelCell Energy's platforms can help universities reduce power costs and advance their sustainability goals. Fuel cells emit water vapor rather than pollutants. Heat generated by the fuel cells can be used for facility heating to reduce or replace the need for combustion-based boilers.

The plant's clean emissions profile, combined with its compact design and quiet operation, make it easy to site on campus. When configured as a microgrid, the plant can provide a continuous supply of power to critical infrastructure in the event of a grid outage. 

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Bridgeport, CT
Generates electricity and heat for the campus.

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New Britain, CT
Generates on-site electricity and steam for the campus.

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Hartford, CT
Generates on-site electricity and heat for the campus.

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La Jolla, CA
Generates renewable on-site power from biogas.

Transform your university

Combustion-based power generation creates harmful emissions such as nitrogen oxide (NOx), sulfur dioxide (SOx), and particulate matter (PM). NOx and SOx emissions can result in smog and adverse health effects. PM emissions are a public health concern and can result in respiratory issues.

Our fuel cell system's combustion-free process creates electricity that is virtually absent of pollutants, supporting campus sustainability goals and promoting public health. Universities continue to be early adopters of fuel cell technology, saving hundreds of thousands of dollars each year while reducing NOx, SOx, and CO2 emissions. 

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80 %

of energy used by universities is consumed in campus buildings.

Source: Environment America

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14 Billion

dollars spent annually on energy by educational institutions in the U.S.

Source: EPA

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91 %

of students say their university should promote sustainability.

Source: Princeton Review

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800000 

dollars a month is how much one university saves from its microgrid.

Compared to the local grid.

FuelCell Energy's 2023 Sustainability Report is now available. Learn more