First Fuel Cell to Power Residential Building in New York

The Octagon, which is a LEED Silver 500-unit apartment community on Roosevelt Island, is the first residential building in the State of New York to be powered and heated by a 400 kilowatt (kW) fuel cell from UTC Power.

How it works

• The fuel cell (PureCell® System Model 400), is a combined heat and power (CHP) system. 
• It converts natural gas to electricity and heat through an electrochemical process to provide power and heat to meet the majority of the apartment building's energy demand.  
• The energy efficiency achieved by the fuel cell is significantly higher than the energy received from the grid and emissions are negligible.  
• The fuel cell's process heat is captured to satisfy the building's space heating and domestic water requirements.  
• The Octagon is a certified LEED Silver community, utilizing approximately 35% less energy than required by code.

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First Fuel Cell to Power Residential Building in New York