New power plant in Corona

Expanded train and bus service in Corona will be powered by a new clean energy 200-kilowatt [KW] fuel cell it was announced by the New York Power Authority [NYPA] and the New York City Transit Authority [TA].
The break-through project is the first fuel-cell power plant to be used by the Transit Authority said TA President Lawrence C. Reuter. Construction of the $2 million system is scheduled to begin this month.
The power unit will be part of a massive $207 million train maintenance facility, now being constructed between Roosevelt Ave. and Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, just off the “Iron Triangle” and the Flushing River. Servicing the Flushing No. 7 subway line, the new plant will store lay-up tracks, circuit breaker houses, and maintain a car washer unit.
Hailing the commercial benefits of the clean air project, CB7 Chairman Gene Kelty said that it would also speed the redevelopment of the seedy 13-block “Iron Triangle.”
Ecologically desirable, stationary fuel cell power plants produce electricity through a virtually emission-free chemical reaction, rather than the conventional combustion engines. Once operational, the new unit will displace some 2,800 barrels of oil annually, and is expected to use 36% less energy.
Fueled by combining oxygen and hydrogen, the fuel cell will be a continuous source of power, and its residual heat will be used for the subway car washing shop’s hot water system. In case of a power disruption, the fuel-cell will automatically supply electricity to the shop’s non-emergency lights.