College to install fuel cell
SUNY ESF purchases device it hopes to run on gas derived from willow trees
5/11/05

Wednesday, May 11, 2005
By Tim Knauss
Staff writer, Syracuse Post-Standard

The first step toward trying to develop a fuel cell powered by wood has been taken by the State University College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse.

The college said Tuesday it will pay $1.35 million to install a 250-kilowatt fuel cell on campus. The energy-efficient fuel cell should be in place and operating by the end of the year, said Cornelius Murphy, president.

Initially, the fuel cell will run on natural gas, using a chemical reaction to strip out the hydrogen, combine it with oxygen and produce electricity. The fuel cell will make about 8 percent of the electricity used on campus.

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