World Trade Center Towers to Tap Green Energy

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Green energy is the new eco-friendly fad for New York towers: The latest high-profile project to benefit from the bandwagon is the World Trade Center. One of the world’s largest fuel cell installations will serve the Freedom Tower and the three other towers rising on the site, which is expected to earn LEED Gold from the U.S. Green Building Council.

The announcement was made yesterday by the New York Power Authority (NYPA). The 12 PureCell Model 400 fuel cells will be provided by UTC Power, a United Technologies Corporation company. PureCell is billed as one of the cleanest, quietest and most energy-efficient on-site power generating technologies available. They don’t burn fossil fuel, produce 400 kilowatts of power, and meet the strictest air emissions requirements in the United States.