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CT Is Among Top 3 States In Hydrogen And Fuel Cells Use, Report Says
The state ranks second in the nation behind California in stationary fuel cell installations, according to a recent report.
EAST HARTFORD, CT – Connecticut is one of the top three states, including California and New York, leading the statewide use of hydrogen and fuel cells in the United States, according to the State of the States: Fuel Cells in America 2016 report issued by the U.S. Department of Energy in November.
The designation by the U.S. DOE is significant, recognizing the state support to increase the environmental performance, reliability and cost-effectiveness of stationary and transportation energy systems, according to a release by the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology Inc.
Connecticut also comprehends the economic value of these clean energy systems; with growth of the industry comes growth of the state economy and job creation.
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As stated in the report, Connecticut ranks second in the nation behind California in stationary fuel cell installations “with 35MW installed, 20 MW planned and a 63.3 MW installation approved by the state’s Siting Council that would become the largest fuel cell park in the world.”
Currently, more than 600 Connecticut companies are part of the Northeast supply chain. An IMPLAN economic analysis of the Northeast region’s hydrogen and fuel cell industry, commissioned by the Northeast Electrochemical Energy Storage Cluster (NEESC), revealed that Connecticut’s hydrogen and fuel cell sector realized $726 million in revenue and investment, generated 3,400 direct, indirect and induced jobs plus more than $340 million in labor income, and contributed more than $39 million in state and local tax revenues in 2015.
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Leading Connecticut’s hydrogen and fuel cell charge are state government agencies including the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the Department of Economic and Community Development, Connecticut’s congressional delegation and state legislature, the Connecticut Hydrogen-Fuel Cell Coalition, and the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology Inc. (CCAT), which administers the Coalition and NEESC.
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