Source Martin LaMonica, CNET Date Tuesday the 29th, November 2011
ClearEdge Power has created a distributed power source that will keep working in a blackout.
The company today announced a line of refrigerator-size fuel cells that include a backup battery to ensure ongoing power delivery in the case of an outage. ClearEdge Power is targeting them at businesses, such as hotels or stores, or companies that want a reliable power source for a data center.
Source Sam Jaffe, IDC Energy Insights- Clean Energy Blog Date Tuesday the 29th, November 2011
Fuel cells tend to be very good at providing slow and steady power, but quite poor at calibrating power generation up or down quickly in response to load demands. That's why they have not had a big impact yet on the Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) market: such systems need to be prepared to send a massive surge of power immediately after the grid goes down. A new product introduced today by ClearEdge Power turns that requirement on its head.
Source Earth Techling Date Wednesday the 16th, November 2011
Booyah, Oregon. A recent study by cleantech research firm Clean Edge, co-sponsored by the Portland Development Commission and Business Oregon, ranks the Beaver State second in the nation in clean energy leadership, and near the top nationwide in a number of key assets influencing its potential for further cleantech sector development.
Source Portland Tribune Date Thursday the 10th, November 2011
The CE5 doesn’t look like much, just an aluminum-clad box the size of a refrigerator, humming away in an outbuilding.
But the $56,000 fuel cell made by Hillsboro’s ClearEdge Power holds the potential to slash greenhouse gas emissions from the production of electricity and bring a new industry — and hundreds of jobs — to the Portland area.
Source EcoFriend Date Wednesday the 9th, November 2011
We are living in an energy sucking world where almost everything from living to non-living thrives on one or other form of energy. Everyone is well aware of the limited availability of energy resources yet seldom is done to improve the situation. However, there are many people and organizations around the world that are taking this issue seriously and have installed clean energy resources. Fuel cells have gained immense popularity and high level of acceptance within a shot span of time. There are several factors that are accountable for such remarkable success of fuel cells.
