Technology Outline (Process Description)

Unreliable electrical grid supply is one of the biggest challenges faced by the rapidly growing telecom tower industry in India. Today, on average, a number of the approximately 606000 mobile towers in India face electrical grid outages, especially in the remote area. Telecom tower operators currently use diesel generators, batteries, and a variety of power management equipment to address the demand-supply gap.

The focus of this project would be to integrate a Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) with telecommunication towers as power backup devices. Geo Specific consideration of the hydrogen source for the PEMFC will enhance its techno- economic features. The proposed Modus Operandi targets penetration of the renewables and demonstrate an energy efficient model for specific condition of the application : i) Renewable energy aided hydrogen production through electrochemical methanol reforming ii) Recycled methanol as methanol reformer feed, iii) Bottled hydrogen supply