Eaton and Altergy Collaborate to Provide Fuel Cell Power Solutions

Altergy Systems announced that it has signed two agreements with diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corp., creating a global collaboration to provide fuel cell power solutions for telecommunications and other premium power and mission-critical applications. Through this collaboration, Altergy's advanced, low cost fuel cell engines will be integrated with Eaton Electrical's electrical control and power distribution products, to create complete stationary fuel cell systems. Additionally, Eaton will install, commission, start up, monitor and service Altergy fuel cell products and systems at customer sites worldwide through Eaton's network of over 1,000 service professionals.

Eric Mettler, President and CEO, Altergy Systems, stated, "This agreement with Eaton is a significant milestone in Altergy's quest to change the way the world gets its power. It allows us to concentrate on manufacturing our low cost, rugged fuel cell engines while at the same time providing fully integrated backup power systems to our telecom customers as well as to Eaton's customers worldwide. We also gain the enormous benefit of Eaton's extensive, worldwide service network."

"This integrated solution will give our customers the high level of power reliability with the long runtime and low maintenance requirements they desire," commented Randy Carson, President, Eaton's Electrical Business. He continued, "This allows Eaton to broaden our telecom, backup and primary power product offerings, and to optimize the use of our extensive service capacity. We are excited to team with Altergy."