Deployment

The focus of the deployment phase will be on creating a commercial market for fuel cell products that, in turn, will drive fuel cell industry growth and create an economic "cluster" of fuel cell companies. This is a long term goal; in the near term the Challenge will focus on demonstrating the largest possible variety of fuel cell technologies and applications across the stationary power, portable power and transportation application spectrum, and connecting those demonstrations with the comprehensive "end-to-end" vision for the future of the Columbia region. Demonstration projects and applications may include:

• High visibility public and private applications of fuel cell stationary power - possibly including the University of South Carolina baseball stadium, Lexington County Hockey Arena, Columbia Airport, Lexington Medical Center, museums, Columbia and Benedict College campuses, etc.
• Marry fuel cell technology with other green/renewable energy initiatives (waste water treatment plant, biomass gasification plant, etc.)
• Incorporate fuel cells into new commercial/residential development projects (e.g., Horizon Center, Innovista, neighborhood distributed generation, etc.)
• Fueling and vehicle demonstration projects (fuel cell buses, utility vehicles, etc.)
• Portable applications in and around the university campus (e.g., laptops, surveillance cameras, other battery-like applications)