The automated production line, installed at Altergy's facility in Folsom, California, is capable of producing thousands of fuel cell plates per day, representing orders of magnitude increases in rate, capacity, and part-to-part consistency over typical hand-built fuel cell plates and systems. The assembly line consists of SCARA (Selective Compliant Assembly Robot Arm) robots, lift and transfer stations, turntables, and automated conveyors. It employs automated parts placement, automated bonding, automated dispensing, automated in-line curing, automated in-line test, automated conveyance and automated stacking. Our virtual tour will show the line in operation as it builds complete fuel cell assemblies.
		A 400 kW fuel cell manufactured by UTC Power will be installed at the Octagon, a 500 unit apartment and mixed-use building located on Roosevelt Island in New York City, New York. Fuel cells are a robust form of clean renewable energy production that function by converting natural gas and the oxygen in air into electricity and thermal energy, reducing the burden on the electric grid as well as the harmful environmental impacts associated with conventional energy production. The fuel cell will be installed at an outdoor location near the project's main entrance. The Octagon was originally built in 1841 as the New York City Pauper Lunatic Asylum. In 1894 it became the Metropolitan Hospital (a general hospital). The hospital was abandoned in 1955, and its wings were demolished in 1970, leaving only the building's octagonal rotunda. Between 2004 and 2006, the Octagon was redeveloped by Becker + Becker Associates, Inc., a development and architecture firm. The Octagon consists of the new construction of 500 apartments in two wings, a variety of mixed-use elements, and the certified historic rehabilitation of the landmark Octagon Tower. The project is located on 5.6 acres in the northern section of Roosevelt Island, a 147-acre island located in the East River between Manhattan and Queens. The Octagon was one of the first participants in the New York State Green Building Tax Credit program, and earned a LEED Silver certification. It also has the largest array of rooftop solar panels on any residential building in NY State, and received a Green Apple award from the US Environmental Protection Agency and the NYS Department of Environmental Protection for leadership in applying sustainable design principles to residential development.
		In January 2007, The Raymond Corporation in Greene, New York, began a multi-year study on the performance of hydrogen fuel cells in lift trucks with the help of a contract from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). Raymond's purpose was to evaluate hydrogen fuel cell powered lift trucks performing everyday applications on the Raymond manufacturing floor. Fuel cell reliability, durability and efficiency were assessed, including an evaluation of performance, refueling time and lift truck design.