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Fuel Cell, Gas Turbine Hybrid Opens New Vistas.(Brief Article)

A new fuel cell, gas turbine hybrid power plant is the latest innovation in the Department of Energy's fuel cell research program. The new power plant, which will be moved to a test installation in Irvine, CA, is the first in the world to combine a state-of-the-art fuel cell with a gas turbine and, hence, is one of the cleanest and most efficient ways to produce electricity.

Siemens Westinghouse recently completed a critical factory acceptance test of the power plant and will now transport it to the National Fuel Cell Research Center at the University of California-Irv

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