The state of Delaware is going to classify fuel cell technology as a renewable source of energy in a bid to get Bloom Energy to build a fuel cell factory at what is now a closed Chrysler plant. According to

The state welcomed Bloom Energy’s offer this summer to build a fuel-cell factory at the closed Chrysler plant in Newark, providing $16 million in incentives and requiring Delmarva Power to put two clusters of the company’s fuel cells at substations. To make the deal palatable for Delmarva, the governor pushed state lawmakers to count power from the fuel cells toward Delmarva’s renewable energy requirements.

The move angers proponents of wind and solar energy, saying that the state is getting soft in its renewable energy policy.

I, for one, welcome any new technology that could power an electric car. A fuel cell is extremely efficient and could be refilled quickly to add range to an EV. The more fuel cell technology in our world the better off it is.