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Posted by lkgeo1 on March 20, 2007, 12:14 pm
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Air Products and FuelCell Energy Begin Construction of High Efficiency
Hydrogen Energy Station
Publication Date:20-March-2007
08:45 AM US Eastern Timezone=20
Source:Air Products
Demonstration for Combined Hydrogen, Electricity and Heat Generation /
System Designed to Address Industrial and Transportation Applications
LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa.-- Air Products (NYSE: APD), a global leader in
hydrogen fueling station technology and the world's largest producer
of hydrogen, and FuelCell Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: FCEL), a leading
manufacturer of efficient, ultra-clean power plants using renewable
and domestic fuels for commercial and industrial customers, today
announced that construction has commenced on an advanced hydrogen
energy demonstration station. The station, funded in part by the
United States Department of Energy (DOE), is to demonstrate a tri-
generating green energy system capable of providing low-cost hydrogen,
electric power and heat from one integrated unit.
The new system will combine FuelCell Energy's Direct FuelCell=AE (DFC=AE)
power plants with Air Products' advanced gas separation technologies.
The DFC system produces reliable ultra-clean electric power and heat
for cogeneration, as well as hydrogen for industrial applications and
fuel cell vehicles. The system is designed to produce more than 250
kilowatts (kW) of green power and over 135 kilograms (about 300
pounds) of hydrogen per day. The system could provide hydrogen for
smaller industrial users who routinely purchase liquid or gaseous
hydrogen that currently must be delivered by truck. The DFC system
could also be equipped to provide daily hydrogen fueling for
approximately 35 fuel cell vehicles.
The tri-generation system (hydrogen, electricity and heat) is designed
to operate on renewable fuel sources, such as anaerobic digester gas
from industrial or municipal wastewater treatment facilities, as well
as readily available fuels, including natural gas and propane. The
overall cost of on- site generation of hydrogen via this process has
the potential to be significantly lower than other currently available
production options, and thus could provide hydrogen and energy at
decreased costs.
"This energy station is a tremendous opportunity to be able to offer
hydrogen, electricity and heat in one highly efficient system," said
Ed Kiczek, senior business development manager-Hydrogen Energy Systems
at Air Products. "This technological innovation could also help
develop the infrastructure needed to support hydrogen-fueled cars of
the future."
The companies completed the design phase of the DOE project in 2006.
System construction is expected to be complete in 2007. The unit will
be tested at FuelCell Energy and shipped to Air Products for
subsequent field demonstrations. Several locations are being evaluated
for the field test, which is scheduled to occur before the end of
2008.
Air Products is the lead contractor and system integrator for this DOE
demonstration project titled, "Validation of an Integrated System for
a Hydrogen Fueled Power Park." FuelCell Energy, a subcontractor on the
demonstration project, will be responsible for building the customized
power plant component and providing the hydrogen-containing stream for
separation. Air Products will construct the equipment needed to
separate hydrogen and compress it to the desired pressure levels. The
system addresses DOE hydrogen purity requirements for fuel cell
vehicles. Globally, Air Products has placed over 65 fueling stations
on stream in 12 countries, most recently for mass transit fueling in
Beijing, China for buses to be used to shuttle athletes and visitors
for the 2008 Olympic Games.
"The HES system will not only help provide the infrastructure for
hydrogen re-fueling stations needed for fuel cell automobiles as they
advance from demonstration stage to commercialization, but will also
meet the current market demand for lower cost hydrogen, thus
increasing the value proposition of our DFC products," said Chris
Bentley, FuelCell Energy's executive vice president of Government
Operations and Strategic Manufacturing Development.
Excluding the demand spike that may result from commercializing
hydrogen- fueled cars, the current market for hydrogen is significant
with over 50 million tons of hydrogen produced annually worldwide,
according to the National Hydrogen Association.
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