Creating the Energy Cloud: Alkaline Fuel Cells as Components in DER Topology for Green Microgrids
Fuel cells offer inherent benefits beyond power generation; they can play a role in energy storage and regulating power flow. This makes them an effective Distributed Energy Resource (DER) component for microgrids and other distributed energy systems. In this presentation, we will review how alkaline fuel cells generate long-duration backup power and play a significant role in DER topology for green microgrids.
Key Learning Points:
- The fuel cell provides a failsafe backup power source that contributes to the system's reliability as well as its sustainability credentials.
- Additional fuel cells can be easily added to expand the system to meet growing energy demands.
- The U.S. DOE has developed practices and procedures to ensure safe operation and handling of hydrogen and hydrogen systems as significant components of green microgrids.
Gil Shavit
President and CBDO
GenCell Energy
Gild has over 30 years of engineering and entrepreneurship experience in high tech and clean energy fields. His enrollment-based leadership has led into several bootstrapped ventures, including management buyouts. The composition of veteran engineering, business skills, and personal approach results in good atmosphere and overall calm business surrounding in companies he is involved in. View LinkedIN page
President and CBDO
GenCell Energy
Gild has over 30 years of engineering and entrepreneurship experience in high tech and clean energy fields. His enrollment-based leadership has led into several bootstrapped ventures, including management buyouts. The composition of veteran engineering, business skills, and personal approach results in good atmosphere and overall calm business surrounding in companies he is involved in. View LinkedIN page