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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 29, 2001 |
Contact: Media Pager: (516) 657-2993 |
MEDIA ALERT
| What: | Press conference to announce the successful and historic installation and connection of 55 high-tech fuel cells to LIPA electric grid. A fuel cell is a device that converts the energy of a fuel (hydrogen, natural gas, methanol, gasoline, etc.) and an oxidant (air or oxygen) into useable electricity. Unlike traditional fossil power plants that combust fuels, fuel cells generate electricity through an electrochemical process from which no particulate matter is produced. As a result, they do not contribute to the formation of smog and acid rain. This application of fuel cell technology will be the first large-scale use of fuel cells for this purpose in New York State. |
| When: | Wednesday, October 31 at 10:30 AM. |
| Who: | LIPA Chairman Richard M. Kessel; Plug Power President and CEO Roger Saillant; and Babylon Councilman Steve Bellone. |
| Where: |
LIPA's West Babylon Substation. Directions to the West Babylon substation from the Southern State Parkway eastbound take exit 35 south (Wellwood Ave), or from Sunrise Highway (Route 27) eastbound take the Wellwood Ave. exit south. (On Sunrise the Wellwood Ave. exit is 2.5 miles east of Route 110 in Amityville.) Take Wellwood Ave. south to East John Street. East John is.6 miles south of Sunrise Highway and 1.75 miles south of the Southern State parkway. Make a left (east) on East John and travel1.3 miles. At this point East John becomes Albin Street, proceed for another .5 miles and bear right onto Railroad Ave. which runs beside the LIRR tracks. Follow Railroad Ave. for .2 miles to Henry Street then for .2 miles to Bahama Street. Turn right on Bahama Street. The substation is .2 miles down the street on the left. |