A fuel cell power plant is a power station or distributed generation system that uses fuel cells to generate electricity. Unlike a conventional thermal power plant, which burns fuel to produce mechanical work and then electricity, a fuel cell converts chemical energy directly into electricity through an electrochemical reaction. Such plants may be connected to the electrical grid, used as on-site power systems, or configured to also supply useful heat as combined heat and power.
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is a power station or distributed generation system
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The most common stationary power technologies include phosphoric acid fuel cells, molten carbonate fuel cells, solid oxide fuel cells, and proton-exchange membrane fuel cells.
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