- UTC Power
Infobox_Company
company_name = UTC Power
company_
company_type =Subsidiary of UTC
foundation = 1958 (under Pratt & Whitney for NASA's Apollo missions)
location =South Windsor, Connecticut
key_people = Jan van Dokkum, President
industry =Fuel cell s, Combined Heat and Power, Alternative Energy
homepage = [http://www.utcpower.com UTC Power]UTC Power provides
On-Site Power Products, Transportation Products, and Space and Defense Solutions. UTC Power is a wholly owned subsidiary ofUnited Technologies Corporation .History
UTC Power began as a division of
Pratt & Whitney in 1958. UTC Power supplied fuel cells to NASA for the Apollo space missions, to supply electric power and drinking water for the astronauts on board and, later, for the Space Shuttle missions. In the early 1990s, UTC Power was the first company to manufacture and commercialize a large, stationary fuel cell application for use as a co-generation power plant. UTC Power usesFuel Cells in addition to other products such asMicroturbines ,chillers and heat exchangers in order to offer an array ofOn-Site Power , Transportation, and Space and Defense Products.The company was established as a wholly owned subsidiary of UTC and named International Fuel Cells. It has since been renamed UTC Fuel Cells and, most recently, UTC Power. The company has expanded into the broader fuel cell industry over the last 10 years, developing fuel cells for automobiles, buses, and mobile applications.
Products
On-site Power Products:
1)PureComfort ® Models 195M, 260M, 325M, and 390M Combined Cooling, Heating and Power Solution2)PureCell ® Model 200 Power SolutionUTC Power's
On-Site Power solutions include using combinations ofmicroturbines supplied byCapstone Turbine in the form of 65KWmicroturbines , fuel cells, chillers and heat exchangers powered by natural gas and exhaust energy.References
1) http://www.utcpower.com/fs/com/bin/fs_com_Page/0,11491,0104,00.html
2) http://www.capstoneturbine.com/prodsol/global/index.aspExternal links
* [http://www.utcpower.com UTC Power Official Site]
* [http://www.capstoneturbine.com Capstone Turbine Official Site]
* [http://www.utcpower.com/fs/com/bin/fs_com_Page/0,5672,0249,00.html The PureCell® M400 Power System Overview]
* [http://www.utcpower.com/fs/com/bin/fs_com_Page/0,5672,0254,00.html The PureCell® Model 200 Power System Overview]
* [http://www.utcpower.com/fs/com/bin/fs_com_Page/0,5672,0125,00.html PureComfort® Solutions System Overview]
* [http://www.utcpower.com/fs/com/bin/fs_com_Page/0,5672,0150,00.html UTC Power Transportation Fuel Cells Overview]
* [http://www.utcpower.com/fs/com/bin/fs_com_Page/0,5672,0106,00.html About UTC Power Space and Defence Applications]
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