CPN – Accompanying measures for fuel cell logistics and communication in the area of business energy supply

For the latter, technically feasible logistics solutions for fuel cells are to already be compared and assessed, taking economic aspects into account, during planning. Fuel cell system providers should therefore be supported during a precompetitive phase. Communication is a key factor for market preparation of fuel cell systems for uninterruptible power supply (UPS). Within the CPN, this should be bundled through mutual measures across numerous companies in order to bring about greater acceptance for the fuel cell and to generate multiplier effects through reference projects and applications.

According to estimates by experts, sales through the deployment of fuel cells in the area of critical and uninterruptible power supply should reach up to US$1.7 billion by 2017. Today, the foundation towards this development is being laid through CPN. Another core CPN issue is the demonstration and market preparation of fuel cell technology for efficient and innovative applications.