Fuel cell with on-site hydrogen generation for BTS application

Reducing the lifetime costs of storage is key to reduce the cost of power generation in base transceiver stations, both on-grid and off-grid. In this paper we present a hydrogen storage with on-site hydrogen generation and fuel cell for conversion into electrical power. Two use cases are examined in detail in which hydrogen can improve the economics of power supply: Bad-grid application with extended backup requirements and solar as the only primary source of power.