The Brookhaven Combined Heat And Power Fuel Cell Project is a 13,900kW energy storage project located in Suffolk County, New York, US.
The electro-chemical battery energy storage project uses fuel cells as its storage technology. The project was announced in 2017.
Description
The Brookhaven Combined Heat And Power Fuel Cell Project is owned by Long Island Power Authority (100%).
The key applications of the project are continuous power for electrical needs and heat recovery for space heating and hot water.
Contractors involved
Long Island Power Authority is the owner. FuelCell Energy is the technology provider for the project.
FuelCell Energy is the system integrator.
Additional information
This project is a part of 40 MW FIT IV program which is structured to enhance energy resiliency with clean local power generation for Long Island, New York. Under this PSEG program, Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) will purchase the power from the fuel cell projects under 20 year power purchase agreements. FuelCell Energy will install, operate and maintain the fuel cell power plants. This 13.9 MW combined heat and power project in the town of Brookhaven consisting of three SureSource 4000TM power plants and one SureSource 3000TM power plant plus an absorption chilling system that will provide thermal energy to a neighboring commercial business.
Methodology
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