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Stationary Power
All the latest news from R&D to the commercialization of the Stationary Fuel Cell Market.
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Provider of infrastructure solutions for communications networks CommScope has said that it will supply its hydrogen fuel cell solution to the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) as a backup power solution.
To the data center in SCTE’s headquarters in Exton, PA, the company’s hydrogen fuel cell solution is expected to supply 64 hours of backup power. Company officials said that this is first time that a prominent cable industry organization is scheduled to deploy CommScope’s alternative-energy solution.
Noting that the trend is underway within the cable industry to find innovative ways to improve the reliability and environmental impact of backup power solutions, Jim Hughes (News - Alert), senior vice president for Broadband Sales at CommScope, said that the SCTE is showing the industry that cost-effective ‘green’ energy can be a reliable solution.
This will be the first time that solar technology will link with CommScope’s hydrogen fuel cell solution, Hughes said, adding that that this solution will be used to provide the SCTE with backup power that it will need in the case of an emergency.
For SCTE, hydrogen fuel cell solution is the second alternative-energy project that they have invested in. Previously in 2010, they installed 48 solar panels on the headquarters’ roof.
“By incorporating fuel cell technology into our infrastructure, CommScope is helping SCTE to take a leadership role in demonstrating how cable can power hardened business- and enterprise-class services in an environmentally-friendly manner,” said Mark Dzuban, president and CEO at SCTE.
Using hydrogen-powered fuel cells, CommScope’s hydrogen fuel cell solution provides an environmentally-friendly DC backup power solution for cable network head-ends and hub equipment.
Unlike diesel generators, the only by-products of hydrogen fuel cells are heat and water, said company officials. Also, the proton exchange membrane hydrogen fuel cells are housed inside an environmentally secure cabinet for outdoor deployment.
Last month, CommScope launched LxS-16016, said to be the cable industry’s first all-digital, carrier-grade wideband edge quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) solution.
Source: Green Technology World
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