• Client
  • University of British Columbia

The Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation (NRC-IFCI) at the University of British Columbia is the centrepiece of BC's Fuel Cell industry cluster. The facility is one of the first of seven nodes to be built in the Hydrogen Highway and is the demonstration site for many innovative fuel cell systems and technologies being developed in time for the 2010 Vancouver-Whistler Winter Olympics. This new centre also contains a suite of sustainable green building technologies including a Ground Source Heat Pump to provide natural-source heating and cooling, a 5KW Solid Oxide Fuel Cell System to be fuelled by natural gas and Biomass and a photovoltaic array to capture energy from sunlight. The Institute for Fuel Cells Innovation is LEED® Gold certified. In addition to laboratory, research and office space of the interior of the building, extensive site planning accommodates a secured tank farm, a flammable liquid storage shed, a fuel cell filling station, a fuel cell test generator station and a fuel cell harsh environment test facility.