The Tenth Fuel Cell Symposium takes place this September (25-27th) in London at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Westminster. This international forum is the primary UK venue for anyone who wants to catch up with the latest developments in fuel cell technology and its commercialisation.

Riello UPS is already working on several projects in this area. In the UK we have developed a fuel cell powered 1.5kVA Dialog Plus UPS with UPS Systems Plc – (a leading standby power specialist). The system can provide over 4 hours runtime in a fully field serviceable, standalone cabinet system containing the UPS, fuel cell and fuel tray. This project is fascinating because the fuel system (tray) is self-contained – it does not require connection to external hydrogen cannisters. There are also strong financial and environmental reasons to move to this type of UPS system for extended runtimes in secure or remote areas. Using a modular approach the system runtime can easily be extended in 4 hour blocks to 8 hours, 12 hours and more – all we do is increase the U height of the cabinet. Such a system does have a premium price over a traditional battery powered system but this is more than compensated for in reduced footprint and life-time costs of the system.

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