IdaTech, LLC, a global fuel cell solutions developer and manufacturer, has announced an agreement with Chloride Group plc, an international power protection solutions provider, to market and sell fuel cell backup power systems throughout Europe and Northern Africa. The synergies between the companies - IdaTech as a leading developer of backup power fuel cell solutions and Chloride as a power protection technologies company with sales and servicing solutions for Europe - enable the companies to further promote fuel cell solutions for critical backup power needs.
Integration of fuel cell technology and Uninterruptible Power Systems (UPS) enables solutions such as the IdaTech systems to provide extended run times of backup power for critical applications. Currently, IdaTech and Chloride are installing ElectraGenÔäó5 fuel cell systems in Europe at several corporate locations for backup power. The application of the IdaTech fuel cell system for those sites is to provide backup power for the critical building management systems to ensure integrity of the building's systems such as access controls, emergency lighting, telecommunications and fire alarms in case of extended power outages. The ElectraGenÔäó system could also provide a dedicated backup power system for critical applications and servers.
"We are pleased to announce this collaboration with the Chloride Group, as the relationship will allow IdaTech to provide customers with an increasing range of backup power solutions throughout Europe and parts of Africa, said IdaTech president and chief executive officer Hal Koyama. "The Chloride Group is a well recognised supplier of uninterruptible power supplies, with extensive experience in providing robust backup power solutions to a wide range of companies globally. Their excellent reputation for high quality sales and service support makes them an outstanding partner for IdaTech, to promote the use of fuel cell solutions in the 1.0kW to 15kW range.
"As a provider of innovative critical power solutions, this agreement is particularly important to Chloride. We pride ourselves on supplying our customers with a broad range of power protection products essential for guaranteeing business continuity, with the highest level of customer service. The partnership with IdaTech allows to us continue expanding the Chloride portfolio, added David Renton, president of Chloride Sales and Service.