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       Fuel Cells
   DIR By: AGelbert
       Date: November 20, 2013, 11:05 pm
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       Fuel Cells Studied for Diesel Replacement
       11/19/2013
       Clean Edge News
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       Transport Refrigeration Units (TRUs) on trailers
       Plug Power Inc. has received funding from the New York State
       Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to
       demonstrate the viability of replacing diesel generators with
       hydrogen fuel cells for powering transport refrigeration units
       (TRUs) on trailers hauled by trucks that deliver perishable
       goods.
       Plug Power was selected by NYSERDA to develop a fuel cell and
       interconnect hardware, which provides connection to
       refrigeration unit equipment. The fuel cell will power a Carrier
       Transicold refrigeration unit for the Sysco Corp. distribution
       center in Long Island, NY, for 12 months. Hydrogen will be
       supplied by Air Products.
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       b]Successful completion of this trial is expected to open the
       door to hydrogen fuel cell expansion into the refrigerated
       transport market – employing clean energy to regulate cold
       temperatures for fresh and frozen foods, such as produce, dairy
       products, meats, ice cream and other items while en route to
       grocery warehouses, distribution centers and retail
       destinations.[/b]
       Most of the 300,000 TRUs in operation across the U.S. today are
       powered by diesel, which is expensive and environmentally
       hazardous due to the emission of particulate matter and nitrogen
       oxides (NOx). In the course of one day, a typical TRU can
       consume about 10 gallons of diesel and emit 101 kg of carbon
       dioxide (CO2).
       This is in stark contrast to Plug Power hydrogen fuel cells,
       which have zero CO2 emissions, and release only a small amount
       of heat and water.
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       Plug Power received $500,000 from NYSERDA to pursue this
       demonstration project.
       “The NYSERDA opportunity is crucial to Plug Power, as we move
       forward with development of fuel cell solutions for TRU
       deployments,” said Andy Marsh, CEO of Plug Power. “Along with a
       similar, recently announced TRU project funded by the U.S. Dept.
       of Energy, this contract enables us to execute on our strategy
       to implement hydrogen fuel cells in markets adjacent to the
       material transport industry.”
       Transportation in the United States is responsible for 75
       percent of the country's oil use, resulting in 40 percent of the
       greenhouse gas emissions
       produced.
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       Plug Power recently announced it had also won a $650,000
       contract from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratories via
       the Dept. of Energy to develop fuel cells for the TRU market.
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