DTE, NextEnergy team up on fuel cell research

DTE Energy and NextEnergy have teamed up with Rolls Royce Fuel Cell Systems Ltd. to test fuel cells that might be used to supplement power plant production.

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The fuel cell has the potential to generate 1,000 kilowatts of electricity. DTE's goal is to use them as mini-power plants interspersed throughout the grid, bringing the generation of power closer to its customers.

The environmental upside is that a fuel cell is nearly twice as efficient as a power plant when it comes to energy conversion.

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