The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Fuel Cell Technologies Program will host a webinar with the Clean Energy States Alliance and the Technology Transition Corp. titled “Fuel Cells for Supermarkets” on April 4 from 1 to 2 p.m. Eastern time. The webinar will detail the experiences that supermarkets in four states have had with stationary fuel cells.

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu applauded the commissioning of a new combined heat and power (CHP) fuel cell system at Portland Community College. This is the first of 10 CHP fuel cell systems that will go into operation on the West Coast as part of a $2.8 million combined industry and government award.

In a little more than a year, 34 major corporate customers have installed, deployed or purchased more than 250 fuel cell power systems and hundreds of backup power units, totaling more than 30 MW of power. “The Business Case for Fuel Cells 2011: Energizing America’s Top Companies,” profiles this select group of companies.

The commissioning of a new combined heat and power (CHP) fuel cell system at Portland Community College is the first of 10 CHP fuel cell systems that will go into operation on the West Coast as part of a $2.8 million combined industry and government award.

Pike Research forecasts that growth in the global fuel cell industry will accelerate rapidly beginning in 2012, with strong growth anticipated over the next six years. Global fuel cell revenue is expected to surpass $28 billion by 2017.

According to a report from Pike Research, the annual total market value of the worldwide stationary fuel cell sector will reach $9.5 billion by 2017, surpassing 1.2 million units shipped annually. Driving that growth will be shipments of fuel cells for the residential market.

The Army has installed a fuel cell system at its Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland to supply the facility with emergency backup power. The four-stack system is one of the first of 18 fuel cells to be installed and operated at military bases across the country under an interagency partnership between DOE and DOD.

In a little more than a year, 34 major corporate customers have installed, deployed or purchased more than 250 fuel cell power systems and hundreds of backup power units, totaling more than 30 MW of power. A new report released by Fuel Cells 2000 profiles this select group of companies.

The fuel industry continues to expand, and the total size of the global market — including revenues from fuel cells and hydrogen — will reach $785 million in 2012, according to a new white paper from Pike Research.