285 Metro Park

This is an office manufacturing light industrial space, previously used for fuel cell development. The facility contains Class I, Division II laboratory space, pre-test build and lab support area, cell cassette welding development lab, six individual labs, and many other capabilities.

*START-UP NY Designated Facility!

Commercialization/Test Facilities

  • Six Explosion Proof Test Cells, current configuration:
    • ​Group 1 (Single room: 650 ft²) stack forming and performance test
    • Group 2 (Three rooms: 480 ft² x2, 465ft²) stack durability, system, reformer
    • Group 3 (Two rooms: 480 ft², 465 ft²) catalyst, system.
      • Blow out Exterior Walls
      • Reinforced Interior Walls and Concrete Ceiling
      • Sensidyne Gas Sensing (shutting off gases by room)
      • Exhaust System
  • ​​Catalyst test stands (2), reformer test carts (2), SOFC stack test stands (4 large: 10 kW), 8 small: 3 kW)

Building Overview

  • 20,460 ft² building on 2.58 acres, with 47 parking spaces
  • Conference & office space
  • Partitioned space for shipping/receiving, storage, assembly, instrumentation, and metrology
  • Small machine shop (currently empty)

Building Capabilities

  • Central and Distributed Chillers (for load banks etc.)
  • Safety HVAC and purging systems
  • Electric capacity for high-power testing
  • Oil-free Compressed air; Reverse osmosis deionized water
  • Large Uninterrupted Power Supply & Backup Generator
  • Loading dock (with at grade and truck level doors)
  • Extensive piping for gases for test labs
  • Bulk storage for N2 and H2 (outside), may add LNG and NH3
  • Bottle sheds (2) for other gases
  • Fire panel and 24/7 monitoring
  • Cameras and Alarm System

Location

285 Metro Park,
​Rochester, NY 14623

  • 0.7 miles from Monroe Community College
  • 3.4 miles from the University of Rochester
  • 3.3 miles from the Rochester Institute of Technology

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Contact Us

AHEAD Energy
285 Metro Park, Rochester, NY 14623 
ExecDir@aheadenergy.com 
(585) 749-2716

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