Aug 09 - PRNewswire-FirstCall

With regular 90-degree temperatures scorching the state this summer and energy usage reaching record levels, New York has been using technology often perceived as futuristic to help handle the power demand and fortify its reputation as an alternative energy leader. The 30 stationary fuel cell power plants delivered by UTC Power to sites throughout the state for more than 12 years are approaching three-quarters of a million combined hours of operation, or the equivalent of 81 years of operating time, the company reported today. Each of the company's PureCell(TM) 200 fuel cell units produces enough electricity to power 150 homes for a year.

UTC Power, a unit of Connecticut-based United Technologies Corporation , has delivered more stationary fuel cell units and accumulated more hours of operation in New York than in any other state. In New York alone, UTC Power's stationary fuel cell operating hours are approximately double the closest competitor's combined worldwide total.

New York buildings that have benefited from the reliable and clean energy provided by UTC Power fuel cells include the Central Park police station and 4 Times Square (where the NASDAQ stock market is located), both in New York City; the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and an Army installation in Albany; two schools in the Syracuse area; a hospital on Staten Island; and nine wastewater treatment facilities scattered throughout New York City's five boroughs. New York has been home to some of the country's and UTC Power's most notable shared stationary fuel cell accomplishments. The state was the first with a fuel cell-powered high school and second to operate a commercial fuel cell, which was only the nation's third to operate in a building.

"New York has been important to the evolution of the entire fuel cell industry and the state's alternative energy portfolio will continue to strengthen," UTC Power President Jan van Dokkum said. "We've continuously been installing and performing regular service on fuel cells in New York since 1992. We look forward to having the opportunity to bring more of our state- of-the-art, proven technology to this market, and helping suppliers around the state grow with us."

In the stationary fuel cell market, UTC Power offers the PureCell(TM) 200 that uses phosphoric acid technology. Globally, UTC Power has installed 278 PureCell(TM) 200 units with more than 1 billion kilowatt hours of operating time. The PureCell(TM) 200 has a high-efficiency rating of approximately 80 percent, compared with 30 percent for the electric grid, because the power is generated onsite thus avoiding transmission losses and allowing the waste heat to be used for heating and cooling. UTC Power's phosphoric acid cell stack technology has demonstrated consistent durability with seven of the longest running units in New York achieving more than 40,000 hours of operation each. The company plans to double this key operating characteristic to 80,000 hours, with an enhanced product expected to be commercially available in 2007.

UTC Power is a single-source provider of environmentally advanced energy solutions for onsite power and transportation markets, and its fuel cells unit has been a global leader in fuel cell technology since 1958. Based in Hartford, Conn., United Technologies Corp. is a $37 billion company that provides high technology products and support services to the commercial building and the aerospace industries through its companies: Otis Elevator, Carrier heating and air conditioning, UTC Fire & Security, Pratt & Whitney, Hamilton Sundstrand and Sikorsky, in addition to UTC Power.

This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning future business opportunities and anticipated product developments. Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated as a result of certain risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to continuing changes in technology; challenges in the design, development, production and support of advanced technologies; as well as other risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to those detailed from time to time in United Technologies Corporation's Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

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