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Railroads are working to modernize and improve efficiency and safety of their operations. Higher speeds, increased congestion and positive control are driving improvements in sensing, signaling, real-time positioning, and communication. Reliable power, even along remote sections of track, is required to fully implement these improvements and keep freight and passengers moving safely. Unreliable power can lead to costly maintenance and delay train movements. IdaTech fuel cell systems offer reliable backup power by operating independent of seasonal, solar, or wind conditions. These backup power systems are quiet, clean, and designed to complement the grid, solar PV, and wind primary power systems.

Applications

- Communications: radio, GSM-R, positive train control

- Signaling: intersections, intermediates

- Sensors: intrusion, position, surveillance

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- French Railway

Highway managers and transportation departments seek improvements in highway safety and efficiency to reduce accidents, congestion and delays, and construction of costly new infrastructure. Communicating information to motorists, sensing road surface and traffic flow conditions, and adoption of intelligent transportation technology such as vehicle-infrastructure integration require reliable roadside power, often times in remote areas or locations where grid extension is not practicable. Unreliable power can lead to failure of the traffic management system, causing motorist dissatisfaction and traffic delays. IdaTech fuel cell systems offer reliable backup power by operating independent of seasonal, solar, or wind conditions. These backup power systems are quiet, clean, and designed to complement the grid, solar PV, and wind primary power systems.

Applications

- Messaging: HAR, message boards

- Sensors: road surface, CCTV, intersection

Oil and gas operations in remote areas operate unattended and rely on control systems, remote communications and freeze protection to ensure the safe, consistent production and flow of product. These broadly dispersed operations at pumping stations, communications sites and along pipelines require reliable power systems capable of performing under wide operating conditions. Loss of power at these sites can lead to costly shutdowns, loss of production, and unnecessary maintenance. IdaTech fuel cell systems offer reliable backup power by operating independent of seasonal, solar, or wind conditions. These backup power systems are quiet, clean, and designed to complement the grid, solar PV, and wind primary power systems.

Applications

- Remote communication: radio, microwave

- SCADA systems

- Sensors and actuators: temperature, pressure, flow, valve control

- Freeze protection

In today's 24/7 society it is crucial to have reliable power for network infrastructures. Information stored on these networks include critical data essential for daily operations of business. Power loss on these networks not only poses a threat to the information, but typically results in major revenue loss. IdaTech's reliable backup power fuel cell systems provide the dependability required to ensure consistency of power.

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- Investec

- URA Center

Military applications require specific power solutions and fuel processing capabilities. IdaTech participates in a variety of programs, including developing systems for the U.S. Army's Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM). These systems were designed to power an array of electronic equipment in wheeled vehicles as auxiliary power units (APUs). Ongoing development includes integrated fuel cell systems that can operate on challenging fuels such as JP-8 and high sulfur diesel.