Fuel Cells Could Save Air Force Thousands-MIL

"One of the neat things about this project is that this technology is quiet," he said. "When these devices are running, they make about as much noise as a quiet dishwasher. That's one of the environmental benefits of the technology."

At the end of the year-long program, the Advanced Power Technology Office will receive a final report on the unit data retrieved by Plug Power and the fuel cell systems will be returned to the company for destructive testing and autopsy to determine what configuration of the 10 systems worked best.