Excerpts from the Conference
TECHNICAL PROGRAM SESSION: FUEL CELLS 1
The audience
Session Chair: Subhas Chalasani, a battery consultant for The Boeing Company
![](images/DSC_5713.jpg)
A Method for Determining Optimum Design for a Fuel-Cell-based Energy Network
Toshiro Hayashi, NTT Energy & Environment Systems Laboratories, Tokyo, Japan
![](images/DSC_5721.jpg)
Next Generation Fuel Cell Solutions for Telecommunication Backup Power
Anil K. Trehan, CTO, Andrew – A CommScope Company, Richardson, Texas, USA
![](images/DSC_5734.jpg)
Fuel Cells Enabling Renewable Off-Grid Solutions
Thomas Esser, Product Manager, P21 GmbH, Brunnthal, Germany
![](images/DSC_5746.jpg)
Question from the audience:
Maria de Fátima N. C. Rosolem, Network Infrastructure Technology Management, CPQD, Campinas, Brasil
![](images/DSC_5752.jpg)
Design of a Fuel Cell Based Backup System for Telecom Applications
Benoit Bidoggia, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
SESSION: FUEL CELLS 2
Session Chair: Dr. Frank A. Fleming, Northstar Battery Company, Springfield, MO, USA
![](images/DSC_5929.jpg)
Fuel Cell Technology: A Promising Alternative for Extended Back-Up Power Run
Time for Telecommunication Sites
Robert Szasz, Senior Manager, MTS Allstream, Toronto, Canada
![](images/DSC_5935.jpg)
On the Start-Up Reliability of Fuel Cell Systems
Anders Ocklind, Managing Director, Cellkraft AB, Stockholm, Sweden
![](images/DSC_5942.jpg)
A New Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Employing a Flexible Type Assembly for
Telecommunication Applications
Masayuki Tsuchiya, Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan
![](images/DSC_5946.jpg)
Fuel Cell Backup Power Systems for Telecommunications Networks - the
Established Technology
Alexandre Zehnder, Vice President Sales and Marketing, P21 GmbH, Brunnthal, Germany
![](images/DSC_5952.jpg)
Question from the audience:
Anders Ocklind, Managing Director, Cellkraft AB, Stockholm, Sweden
SESSION: FUEL CELLS 3
![](images/DSC_5970.jpg)
Session Chair: Murray MacDonald, Director of Engineering, Emerson Network Power, Ontario, Canada
![](images/DSC_5962.jpg)
Backup Power Steps Forward: Fuel Cells as a Safety Net in the OSP
Paul Misar, Director Product Manager, Cabinet Solutions, Emerson Network Power Energy
Systems, Warrenville, IL, USA
![](images/DSC_5965.jpg)
![](images/DSC_5973.jpg)
Fuel Cell Solutions for FCC-Compliant Backup Power at Cellular Sites
Dave R. Paluzzi, Market Manager, Backup Power, Ballard Power Systems, Burnaby, Canada
SESSION: FUEL CELLS 4 / COMPRESSED AIR STORAGE
![](images/DSC_6360.jpg)
Session Chair: Stephen L. Vechy, Marketing Director, UPS, Utility, Railroad & Renewable Energy, Reading, PA, USA
![](images/DSC_6353.jpg)
Suitability of Compressed Air Energy Storage Technology for Electricity Utility
Standby Power Applications
Richard Conlon, Sales and Marketing Director, Energetix Pnu Power Limited, Chester, UK
![](images/DSC_6358.jpg)
![](images/DSC_6362.jpg)
Hydrogen Delivery and Storage Options for Backup Power and Off-Grid Primary Power Fuel Cell Systems
Mark Cohen, Product Manager, ReliOn, Inc, Spokane, WA, USA
![](images/DSC_6383.jpg)
Telecommunications Installation for Truly Extended Run Backup Power
Richard Romer, Vice President Sales & Marketing, IdaTech LLC, Bend, OR, USA
![](images/DSC_6370.jpg)
Field experience at Telecom Network Stations, Backup Power Solutions with Fuel Cell Systems
![](images/DSC_6386.jpg)
Hybrid Power Plants Combining Old and New Technologies
Bram Bailey, Senior Product Manager, Emerson Network Power, Lorain, OH, USA |