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FCES, E.ON project development deal for MW units in Europe
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Doosan starts new chapter, wins order for Amgraph Packaging
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onnecticut-based Doosan Fuel Cell is leveraging 50-plus years of fuel cell technology to start a new chapter in US clean energy production, converting optimism into the reality of employing 300 people by the end of this year. Confirmation of this success comes from Amgraph Packaging, which has ordered two PureCell® Model 400 power plants for its headquarters and production facility in Baltic, Connecticut. Doosan Fuel Cell America only came into existence a year ago, when South Korean industrial conglomerate Doosan Corporation acquired the assets of ClearEdge Power [FCB, July 2014, p5]. Doosan FC is focusing on the PureCell Model 400 stationary phosphoric acid fuel cell products that ClearEdge Power acquired from UTC Power in 2013 [FCB, January 2013, p8], and has established its headquarters at the former UTC Power site in South Windsor [FCB, August 2014, p1]. Doosan FC is building on five decades of fuel cell technology, patents, and manufacturing expertise inherited from UTC Power to build a 50 MW global sales pipeline, and has reached all-time highs in production levels. Multiple contracts have been signed by Doosan during the past 12 months to install and operate 440 kW PureCell power plants at mixed-use properties, office and government buildings, college campuses, utilities, mining operations, and production facilities. Recent orders include Korea South-East Power in Seoul and CTtransit in Connecticut [FCB, July 2015, p7], part of a total of 140 PureCell systems under long-term service contracts in the US and Korea [see the PureCell feature in FCB, February 2012]. And now PureCell power plants will provide combined heat and power (CHP) for Amgraph Graphics, which produces flexible packaging for the food, pharmaceutical, health, and beauty industries. Amgraph is transitioning to fuel cells that run on natural gas, with Doosan manufacturing, installing and servicing the power plants. ‘We had conversations with a variety of fuel cell manufacturers, and selected Doosan’s PureCell technology because it most closely aligns with our environmental goals,’ says Kenneth A. Fontaine, president and CEO of Amgraph. ‘It’s quiet, clean, reliable, and produces the ideal combination of power and heat.’ The fuel cell’s high electrical and thermal
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efficiency and virtual lack of pollutants mean that this project has been awarded a grant under the Connecticut Low and Zero Emissions Renewable Energy Credit (LREC) programme. The commercial startup of the power plant will be by the end of 2015. Doosan Fuel Cell America, South Windsor, Connecticut, USA. Tel: +1 860 727 2200, www.doosanfuelcell.com Amgraph Packaging: www.amgraph.com
FCES, E.ON project development deal for MW units in Europe
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n Germany, FuelCell Energy Solutions GmbH has signed an agreement with E.ON Connecting Energies GmbH, to offer decentralised combined heat and power (CHP) solutions with MW and multi-MW Direct FuelCell® power plants to its existing and prospective customer base, via a power purchase agreement financing or leasing structure. The partnership is also installing what it says is the first commercial MW-class fuel cell in Europe in an industrial environment. The agreement launches with the sale of a 1.4 MW DFC® plant for the German headquarters and production facility of FRIATEC AG in Mannheim. FRIATEC will benefit from ultra-clean, efficient and reliable power and high-quality heat, along with a reduction of power costs and enhanced energy security. E.ON will own the power plant, while FuelCell Energy Solutions will install, operate and maintain the plant under a long-term service agreement. The 1.4 MW power plant installation at FRIATEC – a specialist producer of noncorroding and wear-resistant materials – will meet approximately 60% of the power needs of the manufacturing operations. The high-quality heat from the power plant will be supplied to the existing onsite heating grid for use at multiple production areas within the facility. The FCES–E.ON project development agreement targets CHP applications for largescale power users that require continuous power, delivered economically and in an environmentally friendly manner. DFC molten carbonate fuel cell power plants are operating globally in multi-MW installations, providing both onsite power as well as utility grid support, including a 15 MW fuel cell park in Bridgeport, Connecticut [FCB, February 2015, p6], and the world’s largest, a 59 MW fuel cell park in South Korea [FCB, March 2014, p6].
FCES is the sales, manufacturing, and service business for the European Served Area for US-based FuelCell Energy Inc, with its administrative offices in Dresden and manufacturing operations in Ottobrun. FCES is a joint venture between FuelCell Energy and the Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS in Germany [FCB, February 2012, p1]. FuelCell Energy Solutions GmbH, Dresden, Germany. Tel: +49 351 2553 7390 or 0800 181 8890 (toll-free in Germany), www.fces.de/?lang=en FuelCell Energy Inc, Danbury, Connecticut, USA. Tel: +1 203 825 6000, www.fuelcellenergy.com E.ON Connecting Energies GmbH: http://tinyurl.com/eon-connecting-energies FRIATEC: www.friatec.com
PORTABLE & MICRO
SFC Energy wins two major military deals for its DMFC systems
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n Germany, SFC Energy has received a E1.3 million (US$1.4 million) order from the Bundeswehr (federal armed forces), for direct methanol fuel cells to power devices on military vehicles and for soldiers in the field. The company has also been awarded a E1.2 million ($1.3 million) Low Rate Initial Production order by an unidentified international defence force, for the shipment of a Next Generation Fuel Cell system for defence applications. The Bundeswehr order represents repeat business for SFC, following its successful deployment of the Emily fuel cell in December 2011. The Emily was also assigned a NATO stock number, and is still the only fuel cell in Germany to have achieved this level of standardisation [FCB, April 2012, p6]. The Emily generator was specifically developed to meet the demanding requirements of defence applications. When installed in military vehicles, it is connected to the vehicle battery, automatically providing power with minimal emissions and noise signature. Weighing only 12 kg (27 lb), the fuel cell can also be used to provide power to mobile command posts or as a field charger. Deployed off the vehicle, it will power almost any electric device (up to 100 W average load) via the SFC Power Manager. Meanwhile, SFC will produce, test, and deliver units under a Low Rate Initial Production Order for a Next Generation Fuel Cell system. The NGFC has been designed and
August 2015
Doosan starts new chapter, wins order for Amgraph Packaging
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onnecticut-based Doosan Fuel Cell is leveraging 50-plus years of fuel cell technology to start a new chapter in US clean energy production, converting optimism into the reality of employing 300 people by the end of this year. Confirmation of this success comes from Amgraph Packaging, which has ordered two PureCell® Model 400 power plants for its headquarters and production facility in Baltic, Connecticut. Doosan Fuel Cell America only came into existence a year ago, when South Korean industrial conglomerate Doosan Corporation acquired the assets of ClearEdge Power [FCB, July 2014, p5]. Doosan FC is focusing on the PureCell Model 400 stationary phosphoric acid fuel cell products that ClearEdge Power acquired from UTC Power in 2013 [FCB, January 2013, p8], and has established its headquarters at the former UTC Power site in South Windsor [FCB, August 2014, p1]. Doosan FC is building on five decades of fuel cell technology, patents, and manufacturing expertise inherited from UTC Power to build a 50 MW global sales pipeline, and has reached all-time highs in production levels. Multiple contracts have been signed by Doosan during the past 12 months to install and operate 440 kW PureCell power plants at mixed-use properties, office and government buildings, college campuses, utilities, mining operations, and production facilities. Recent orders include Korea South-East Power in Seoul and CTtransit in Connecticut [FCB, July 2015, p7], part of a total of 140 PureCell systems under long-term service contracts in the US and Korea [see the PureCell feature in FCB, February 2012]. And now PureCell power plants will provide combined heat and power (CHP) for Amgraph Graphics, which produces flexible packaging for the food, pharmaceutical, health, and beauty industries. Amgraph is transitioning to fuel cells that run on natural gas, with Doosan manufacturing, installing and servicing the power plants. ‘We had conversations with a variety of fuel cell manufacturers, and selected Doosan’s PureCell technology because it most closely aligns with our environmental goals,’ says Kenneth A. Fontaine, president and CEO of Amgraph. ‘It’s quiet, clean, reliable, and produces the ideal combination of power and heat.’ The fuel cell’s high electrical and thermal
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efficiency and virtual lack of pollutants mean that this project has been awarded a grant under the Connecticut Low and Zero Emissions Renewable Energy Credit (LREC) programme. The commercial startup of the power plant will be by the end of 2015. Doosan Fuel Cell America, South Windsor, Connecticut, USA. Tel: +1 860 727 2200, www.doosanfuelcell.com Amgraph Packaging: www.amgraph.com
FCES, E.ON project development deal for MW units in Europe
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n Germany, FuelCell Energy Solutions GmbH has signed an agreement with E.ON Connecting Energies GmbH, to offer decentralised combined heat and power (CHP) solutions with MW and multi-MW Direct FuelCell® power plants to its existing and prospective customer base, via a power purchase agreement financing or leasing structure. The partnership is also installing what it says is the first commercial MW-class fuel cell in Europe in an industrial environment. The agreement launches with the sale of a 1.4 MW DFC® plant for the German headquarters and production facility of FRIATEC AG in Mannheim. FRIATEC will benefit from ultra-clean, efficient and reliable power and high-quality heat, along with a reduction of power costs and enhanced energy security. E.ON will own the power plant, while FuelCell Energy Solutions will install, operate and maintain the plant under a long-term service agreement. The 1.4 MW power plant installation at FRIATEC – a specialist producer of noncorroding and wear-resistant materials – will meet approximately 60% of the power needs of the manufacturing operations. The high-quality heat from the power plant will be supplied to the existing onsite heating grid for use at multiple production areas within the facility. The FCES–E.ON project development agreement targets CHP applications for largescale power users that require continuous power, delivered economically and in an environmentally friendly manner. DFC molten carbonate fuel cell power plants are operating globally in multi-MW installations, providing both onsite power as well as utility grid support, including a 15 MW fuel cell park in Bridgeport, Connecticut [FCB, February 2015, p6], and the world’s largest, a 59 MW fuel cell park in South Korea [FCB, March 2014, p6].
FCES is the sales, manufacturing, and service business for the European Served Area for US-based FuelCell Energy Inc, with its administrative offices in Dresden and manufacturing operations in Ottobrun. FCES is a joint venture between FuelCell Energy and the Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS in Germany [FCB, February 2012, p1]. FuelCell Energy Solutions GmbH, Dresden, Germany. Tel: +49 351 2553 7390 or 0800 181 8890 (toll-free in Germany), www.fces.de/?lang=en FuelCell Energy Inc, Danbury, Connecticut, USA. Tel: +1 203 825 6000, www.fuelcellenergy.com E.ON Connecting Energies GmbH: http://tinyurl.com/eon-connecting-energies FRIATEC: www.friatec.com
PORTABLE & MICRO
SFC Energy wins two major military deals for its DMFC systems
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n Germany, SFC Energy has received a E1.3 million (US$1.4 million) order from the Bundeswehr (federal armed forces), for direct methanol fuel cells to power devices on military vehicles and for soldiers in the field. The company has also been awarded a E1.2 million ($1.3 million) Low Rate Initial Production order by an unidentified international defence force, for the shipment of a Next Generation Fuel Cell system for defence applications. The Bundeswehr order represents repeat business for SFC, following its successful deployment of the Emily fuel cell in December 2011. The Emily was also assigned a NATO stock number, and is still the only fuel cell in Germany to have achieved this level of standardisation [FCB, April 2012, p6]. The Emily generator was specifically developed to meet the demanding requirements of defence applications. When installed in military vehicles, it is connected to the vehicle battery, automatically providing power with minimal emissions and noise signature. Weighing only 12 kg (27 lb), the fuel cell can also be used to provide power to mobile command posts or as a field charger. Deployed off the vehicle, it will power almost any electric device (up to 100 W average load) via the SFC Power Manager. Meanwhile, SFC will produce, test, and deliver units under a Low Rate Initial Production Order for a Next Generation Fuel Cell system. The NGFC has been designed and
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