Telecommunications Fuel Cell Use Related Links
Explore the following links to learn more about fuel cell backup power systems and related codes and standards. Some of the following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe Reader.
U.S. Department of Energy and Other Government Web sites:
H2 Safety Best Practices
This Web site compiles best practices for hydrogen safety.
Hydrogen Safety
This Department of Energy Web site offers hydrogen first-responder training and a hydrogen safety bibliographic database.
Regulators' Guide to Permitting Hydrogen Technologies
This collaborative guide provides information about hydrogen fueling station infrastructure and related codes and standards.
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Hydrogen Portal
This DOT site includes safety, codes, and standards and links to hazardous material Web sites for the various DOT agencies
Industry Web sites:
About Fuel Cells Codes and Standards
This U.S. Fuel Cell Council Web page describes the general role of codes and standards, links to model codes pertinent to fuel cells and links to general information about fuel cells.
Hydrogen Codes and Standards Portal
This American National Standards Institute Web page has a topical search of general model codes and standards related to hydrogen.
U.S. Department of Energy Hydrogen Permitting Workshops:
Final Action Report — Hydrogen Fueling Station (HFS) Permitting Workshop for Fire Safety and Building Code Officials, September 17-18, 2008, Detroit, MI (PDF 14.6 MB)
Final Action Report — Permitting Hydrogen Fueling Stations and Hydrogen Fuel Cell Backup Power for Wireless Telecommunications Sites Workshop, August 25-26, 2008, Los Angeles, CA (PDF 12 MB)
Final Action Report — Hydrogen Project Permitting Workshop for Fire Safety and Building Code Officials, NYC-NY-NJ — May 15-16, 2008, Teaneck, NJ (PDF 3.5 MB)
Final Action Report — Hydrogen Project Permitting Workshop for Fire Safety and Building Code Officials March 12-13, 2008 Buellton, CA (PDF 3.8 MB)
Publications:
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Fuel Cells for Backup Power in Telecommunications Facilities (PDF 544 KB)
This fact sheet describes how fuel cells can provide a constant, reliable electric power supply.
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A Comparison of Hydrogen and Propane Fuels (Brochure) (PDF 602 KB)
This four-page brochure provides a comparison of hydrogen and propane fuels.
Hydrogen Fuel Cells (PDF 453 KB)
This fact sheet explains the basics of hydrogen fuel cell operation.
Hydrogen Safety (PDF 386 KB)
This fact sheet summarizes the properties of and safety issues associated with hydrogen.
Fuel Cells: Green Power (PDF 1.1 MB)
This booklet from Los Alamos National Laboratory offers extensive information about fuel cells and their use
Hydrogen Conversion Factors and Facts Card (PDF 137 KB)
This one-fold wallet-size card contains basic facts about hydrogen, resource references, a fuel characteristics comparison chart, and conversion factors for common hydrogen measurements. (When printing to create a card, select "print on both sides" printer option.)