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BMW expands US fuel cell materials handling
fUelCELLS BULLETIN
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ISSN 1464-2859 March October 2013 2010
Bosch plans residential CHP field trial for 2014
B
osch Thermotechnik, a leading German manufacturer of heating products and hot water solutions, will install 70 fuel cell micro combined heat and power (CHP) systems next year in homes in Germany, the UK, Netherlands and France. The Japanese company Aisin Seiki – part of the Toyota Group – will supply the solid oxide fuel cell module, which is based on an appliance already launched in Japan. Bosch will integrate this module into a complete system that meets the requirements of the respective European heating markets. Bosch Thermotechnik unveiled its micro CHP system, which offers decentralised generation of power and heat for new and modernised oneand two-family homes, at the recent ISH trade fair in Frankfurt. The system has an electrical efficiency of 45%, much better than other decentralised CHP generators, and means that electricity costs can be cut by 25–40% while also greatly reducing carbon emissions. The electrical and thermal outputs of the fuel cell are rated at 0.7 kW, while the total thermal
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output of the fuel cell plus condensing heater is rated at up to 25 kW. An intelligent integrated controller ensures that the power generation module, gas condensing boiler, and tanks are matched for maximum efficiency. The demonstration is part of the ene.field project, the largest European demonstration of fuel cell-based solutions for decentralised generation of power and heat in residential buildings. This initiative will deploy up to 1000 residential PEM and SOFC micro CHP systems across 12 EU Member States [FCB, October 2012, p4]. Other participating companies include Baxi Innotech, Ceres Power, Dantherm Power, and Hexis [FCB, November 2012, p3]. Aisin Seiki is part of a Japanese consortium – including Kyocera, Osaka Gas, and Toyota – that a year ago completed development of a residential SOFC micro CHP system, the EneFarm Type S [FCB, April 2012, p4].
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Bosch Thermotechnik: www.bosch-thermotechnology.com
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Bosch plans residential CHP field trial for 2014
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BMW expands US fuel cell materials handling
1
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CFCL BlueGen deal with Solar Spirit in Belgium
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FuelCell Energy BC trigen unit uses landfill gas
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PORTABLE & MICRO SFC’s EFOY Pro powers wind measurement
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US Navy testing mobile regen fuel cell/solar unit
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Intelligent Energy, C&W power digital devices
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FUELLING
ENERGY STORAGE
BMW expands US fuel cell materials handling
T
he BMW US Manufacturing plant in Greer, South Carolina has expanded the use of hydrogen fuel cell powered materials handling equipment across the facility. The additional use of fuel cell systems is being met by the addition of two higher-capacity hydrogen compressors, storage tubes and distribution piping, and eight hydrogen dispensers. The expanded system will deliver at least 400 kg per day of hydrogen. In 2010, BMW installed a Linde hydrogen storage and distribution area near the plant’s Energy Center, to power 86 materials handling vehicles fitted with PEM fuel cells supplied by Plug Power [FCB, October 2010, p1]. BMW has now more than doubled its fuel cell fleet to about 230 units, to service the entire plant’s production and logistics functions.
BMW has also released an update on its landfill gas-to-hydrogen pilot project. The first phase of the study, which validated the economic and technical feasibility, began in July 2011 [FCB, August 2011, p11]. The project has now moved to the second phase of renewable methane-to-hydrogen conversion. The project team, led by the South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA), is implementing and testing equipment that will monitor hydrogen purity. To this end, BMW has installed a cleanup system that takes a stream of landfill gas (post-siloxane removal), removes the sulfur and trace contaminants, and produces hydrogen via a steam methane reformer. The final project phase is scheduled to begin in late 2013, when BMW will conduct sideby-side trials of materials handling equipment fuelled by ‘green’ hydrogen derived from landfill gas versus commercially sourced hydrogen.
Acta, EcoIsland in Wight domestic hydrogen test
7
COMMERCIALISATION Proton Power buys SPower for German market
7
ClearEdge completes acquisition of UTC Power
8
AlumiFuel, Genport merging for hybrid power
8
Suzuki, Intelligent Energy set up assembly line
8
Ballard funding to advance bus fuel cell modules
9
ACAL passes 8000 h with zero degradation
9
Tanaka plant to develop, manufacture catalysts
9
Heliocentris repeat Africa telecom order, funds
10
HySA Catalysis, Oorja for SA methanol fuel cells
10
RESEARCH Euro-Can modelling team better fuel cell design
11
FEATURE Direct foamed and nanocatalyst impregnated SOFC cathodes
12–15
REGULARS Editorial News In Brief Patents Events Calendar
3 5, 11 16–19 20
BMW US Manufacturing: www.bmwusfactory.com
ISSN 1464-2859/13 1464-2859/10 © 2013 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved This journal and the individual contributions contained in it are protected under copyright by Elsevier Ltd, and the following terms and conditions apply to their use: Photocopying Single photocopies of single articles may be made for personal use as allowed by national copyright laws. Permission of the publisher and payment of a fee is required for all other photocopying, including multiple or systematic copying, copying for advertising or promotional purposes, resale, and all forms of document delivery. Special rates are available for educational institutions that wish to make photocopies for non-profit educational classroom use.
www.fuelcellsbulletin.com
ISSN 1464-2859 March October 2013 2010
Bosch plans residential CHP field trial for 2014
B
osch Thermotechnik, a leading German manufacturer of heating products and hot water solutions, will install 70 fuel cell micro combined heat and power (CHP) systems next year in homes in Germany, the UK, Netherlands and France. The Japanese company Aisin Seiki – part of the Toyota Group – will supply the solid oxide fuel cell module, which is based on an appliance already launched in Japan. Bosch will integrate this module into a complete system that meets the requirements of the respective European heating markets. Bosch Thermotechnik unveiled its micro CHP system, which offers decentralised generation of power and heat for new and modernised oneand two-family homes, at the recent ISH trade fair in Frankfurt. The system has an electrical efficiency of 45%, much better than other decentralised CHP generators, and means that electricity costs can be cut by 25–40% while also greatly reducing carbon emissions. The electrical and thermal outputs of the fuel cell are rated at 0.7 kW, while the total thermal
Contents Contents
output of the fuel cell plus condensing heater is rated at up to 25 kW. An intelligent integrated controller ensures that the power generation module, gas condensing boiler, and tanks are matched for maximum efficiency. The demonstration is part of the ene.field project, the largest European demonstration of fuel cell-based solutions for decentralised generation of power and heat in residential buildings. This initiative will deploy up to 1000 residential PEM and SOFC micro CHP systems across 12 EU Member States [FCB, October 2012, p4]. Other participating companies include Baxi Innotech, Ceres Power, Dantherm Power, and Hexis [FCB, November 2012, p3]. Aisin Seiki is part of a Japanese consortium – including Kyocera, Osaka Gas, and Toyota – that a year ago completed development of a residential SOFC micro CHP system, the EneFarm Type S [FCB, April 2012, p4].
NEWS
Bosch Thermotechnik: www.bosch-thermotechnology.com
HySA trialling solar hydrogen plant in S. Africa
6
HyNor Lillestrøm station P+E hydrogen purifier
6
ene.field website: www.enefield.eu
Bosch plans residential CHP field trial for 2014
1
BMW expands US fuel cell materials handling
1
ROAD VEHICLES First Hyundai ix35 FCEV rolls off line in Korea
2
Fuel cell buses under way in Aberdeen, Flanders
2
MOBILE APPLICATIONS Toyota Industries trialling fuel cell forklift demo
3
SMALL STATIONARY AFC ships first unit to ICL plant, office in Korea
3
CFCL BlueGen deal with Solar Spirit in Belgium
4
LARGE STATIONARY Ballard CA power plant uses biomass hydrogen
4
FuelCell Energy BC trigen unit uses landfill gas
4
PORTABLE & MICRO SFC’s EFOY Pro powers wind measurement
5
US Navy testing mobile regen fuel cell/solar unit
6
Intelligent Energy, C&W power digital devices
6
FUELLING
ENERGY STORAGE
BMW expands US fuel cell materials handling
T
he BMW US Manufacturing plant in Greer, South Carolina has expanded the use of hydrogen fuel cell powered materials handling equipment across the facility. The additional use of fuel cell systems is being met by the addition of two higher-capacity hydrogen compressors, storage tubes and distribution piping, and eight hydrogen dispensers. The expanded system will deliver at least 400 kg per day of hydrogen. In 2010, BMW installed a Linde hydrogen storage and distribution area near the plant’s Energy Center, to power 86 materials handling vehicles fitted with PEM fuel cells supplied by Plug Power [FCB, October 2010, p1]. BMW has now more than doubled its fuel cell fleet to about 230 units, to service the entire plant’s production and logistics functions.
BMW has also released an update on its landfill gas-to-hydrogen pilot project. The first phase of the study, which validated the economic and technical feasibility, began in July 2011 [FCB, August 2011, p11]. The project has now moved to the second phase of renewable methane-to-hydrogen conversion. The project team, led by the South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA), is implementing and testing equipment that will monitor hydrogen purity. To this end, BMW has installed a cleanup system that takes a stream of landfill gas (post-siloxane removal), removes the sulfur and trace contaminants, and produces hydrogen via a steam methane reformer. The final project phase is scheduled to begin in late 2013, when BMW will conduct sideby-side trials of materials handling equipment fuelled by ‘green’ hydrogen derived from landfill gas versus commercially sourced hydrogen.
Acta, EcoIsland in Wight domestic hydrogen test
7
COMMERCIALISATION Proton Power buys SPower for German market
7
ClearEdge completes acquisition of UTC Power
8
AlumiFuel, Genport merging for hybrid power
8
Suzuki, Intelligent Energy set up assembly line
8
Ballard funding to advance bus fuel cell modules
9
ACAL passes 8000 h with zero degradation
9
Tanaka plant to develop, manufacture catalysts
9
Heliocentris repeat Africa telecom order, funds
10
HySA Catalysis, Oorja for SA methanol fuel cells
10
RESEARCH Euro-Can modelling team better fuel cell design
11
FEATURE Direct foamed and nanocatalyst impregnated SOFC cathodes
12–15
REGULARS Editorial News In Brief Patents Events Calendar
3 5, 11 16–19 20
BMW US Manufacturing: www.bmwusfactory.com
ISSN 1464-2859/13 1464-2859/10 © 2013 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved This journal and the individual contributions contained in it are protected under copyright by Elsevier Ltd, and the following terms and conditions apply to their use: Photocopying Single photocopies of single articles may be made for personal use as allowed by national copyright laws. Permission of the publisher and payment of a fee is required for all other photocopying, including multiple or systematic copying, copying for advertising or promotional purposes, resale, and all forms of document delivery. Special rates are available for educational institutions that wish to make photocopies for non-profit educational classroom use.