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GenCell appoints Aylesbury Scientific as Ireland distributor
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GenCell appoints Aylesbury Scientific as Ireland distributor
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srael-based fuel cell manufacturer GenCell has signed a distribution agreement with Aylesbury Scientific in Ireland, a system integrator for mission-critical infrastructure protection to airports, border control, governments and banks. The Dublinbased integrator will use GenCell’s alkaline fuel cell backup power solutions to ensure continuous operation of critical threat detection and security systems in the event of power failure. ‘Aylesbury’s customers have many mission-critical systems that need to have uninterrupted power,’ says GenCell CEO Rami Reshef. ‘Our GenCell G5 longduration UPS [uninterruptible power supply] solution ensures that these critical systems are always available. It offers an immediate injection of 5 kW of power that continues as long as you have fuel.’ GenCell manufactures, sells and services alkaline fuel cell-based power solutions that provide a clean, reliable source of 5 kW of electric power with no emissions, noise or vibration. Fueled by hydrogen, the GenCell G5 long-duration UPS provides backup power for the telecom, first-responder and niche industrial markets. The GenCell G5rx power solution keeps backup batteries fully charged for up to 900% longer, and includes a protective shelter. GenCell recently appointed Pacific Power Reps in southern California to develop opportunities with energy companies and drive sales of alkaline fuel cell products in the North American utilities sector [FCB, March 2017, p5], and has partnered with Californian energy company San Diego Gas & Electric to install 30 GenCell G5rx fuel cell backup power systems at SDG&E substations [February 2017, p4]. Last autumn GenCell reported several successful deployments of its GenCell G5 alkaline fuel cell backup power solution, with installations in Israel and in the Latin American telecom sector [December 2016, p5].
GenCell Ltd, Petah Tikva, Israel. Tel: +972 3 726 1616, www.gencellenergy.com Aylesbury Scientific: www.xraysecurity.ie
May 2017
Toshiba H2One power for JR station, Tohoku Electric site in Japan
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oshiba has commissioned two more H2One™ autonomous hydrogen energy systems for Japanese customers. Japan Railways is now operating a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) system at a station in Kawasaki City, south of Tokyo, while Tohoku Electric Power is conducting a two-year study of how a hydrogen-based system can contribute to overcoming frequency fluctuations in the power supply. The H2One system for Japan Railways is providing power to light part of the MusashiMizonokuchi Station building, on the JR Nambu Line in Kawasaki [FCB, April 2016, p6]. The system is designed for use in both day-to-day operation and in the event of a disaster that knocks out the power supply. In emergencies, the H2One will provide uninterrupted, off-grid power to light the station concourse and the toilets. At other times, the system produces hydrogen and generates electricity, lowering the consumption of grid electricity. In winter, the hot water it produces will be circulated through benches at the station to warm them. Toshiba’s H2EMS™ energy management system is providing optimal control of overall operation, including hydrogen production and power generation and storage. Toshiba has previously delivered an H2One BCP model to the Kawasaki Marien public facility and Higashi-Ogishima-Naka Park in the Kawasaki Port area [April 2015, p1], and to an artificial island and pier in the Port of Yokohama [December 2015, p6]. In addition, Tohoku Electric Power has installed an H2One at its R&D Center in Sendai, in northeastern Japan, to study how this type of system can help mitigate frequency fluctuations in the power supply [January 2017, p7]. The growing connection of intermittent renewable power sources to the electric grid is accompanied by concerns for the quality and variability of the supply, since power fluctuations can impact on grid frequency. The autonomous system includes components for solar power generation, battery storage, hydrogen electrolysis and storage, and fuel cells to produce zero-carbon, stable electricity. Its integrated operation is controlled by Toshiba’s H2EMS, which ensures that intermittent power generation satisfies energy
IN BRIEF ZBT developing new hydrogen test field The Fuel Cell Research Center ZBT GmbH (www.zbt-duisburg.de/en) in Duisburg, Germany is creating a test field for electrolysis systems, hydrogen storage, distribution and disposal, as well as a laboratory for hydrogen quality analysis [see also page 10]. The facility – being developed with financial support from the EU, the German government, and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) – will provide an important resource for research into operating concepts, lifetime, quantity measurement, sensor quality, and quality assurance. The Carbon2Chem project, funded by the federal ministry of education and research (BMBF), is focused on the upgrading of process gases from steel production to chemical raw materials. ZBT is investigating the suitability of various electrolysis technologies for dynamic operation, and has procured PEM electrolyser, alkaline electrolysis (AEL) and solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) systems in the range of 5–10 Nm3/h of hydrogen, installed in ZBT’s outdoor site and operated with fluctuating load profiles. The MobFuelH2 project, co-financed by the EU and NRW, is setting up a mobile hydrogen fueling unit as a research platform, to enable the supply of decentralised, small-scale applications with hydrogen even in difficult terrain. The research platform is intended to close the gap for the use of hydrogen in undeveloped market segments, by demonstrating an alternative to bottle or bundle exchange services. The Hy-Lab project, supported by the federal ministry of transport and digital infrastructure (BMVI), will develop and construct an independent laboratory for hydrogen quality measurements according to international standards [see also the ZSW News Feature on pages 14–15]. The project will focus on analysing the quality of hydrogen at refueling stations according to ISO 14687 and the related standardisation work. And the H2TestOpt project, which is expected to be funded by the federal ministry for economic affairs and energy (BMWi), will develop, set up and commission a test stand for different high-pressure hydrogen applications. This test bench will include components and systems to provide, condition, resume and analyse hydrogen, as well as all the secondary installations required for operation. FuelCell Energy raises $14m in offering Connecticut-based FuelCell Energy (www.fce.com) has completed an underwritten public offering of 12 million shares and warrants of its common stock at $1.28 per share, raising approximately $13.8 million after expenses. The company also recently executed a Power Purchase Agreement for a SureSource 1500™ molten carbonate fuel cell with PSEG Long Island [see page 6].
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GenCell appoints Aylesbury Scientific as Ireland distributor
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srael-based fuel cell manufacturer GenCell has signed a distribution agreement with Aylesbury Scientific in Ireland, a system integrator for mission-critical infrastructure protection to airports, border control, governments and banks. The Dublinbased integrator will use GenCell’s alkaline fuel cell backup power solutions to ensure continuous operation of critical threat detection and security systems in the event of power failure. ‘Aylesbury’s customers have many mission-critical systems that need to have uninterrupted power,’ says GenCell CEO Rami Reshef. ‘Our GenCell G5 longduration UPS [uninterruptible power supply] solution ensures that these critical systems are always available. It offers an immediate injection of 5 kW of power that continues as long as you have fuel.’ GenCell manufactures, sells and services alkaline fuel cell-based power solutions that provide a clean, reliable source of 5 kW of electric power with no emissions, noise or vibration. Fueled by hydrogen, the GenCell G5 long-duration UPS provides backup power for the telecom, first-responder and niche industrial markets. The GenCell G5rx power solution keeps backup batteries fully charged for up to 900% longer, and includes a protective shelter. GenCell recently appointed Pacific Power Reps in southern California to develop opportunities with energy companies and drive sales of alkaline fuel cell products in the North American utilities sector [FCB, March 2017, p5], and has partnered with Californian energy company San Diego Gas & Electric to install 30 GenCell G5rx fuel cell backup power systems at SDG&E substations [February 2017, p4]. Last autumn GenCell reported several successful deployments of its GenCell G5 alkaline fuel cell backup power solution, with installations in Israel and in the Latin American telecom sector [December 2016, p5].
GenCell Ltd, Petah Tikva, Israel. Tel: +972 3 726 1616, www.gencellenergy.com Aylesbury Scientific: www.xraysecurity.ie
May 2017
Toshiba H2One power for JR station, Tohoku Electric site in Japan
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oshiba has commissioned two more H2One™ autonomous hydrogen energy systems for Japanese customers. Japan Railways is now operating a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) system at a station in Kawasaki City, south of Tokyo, while Tohoku Electric Power is conducting a two-year study of how a hydrogen-based system can contribute to overcoming frequency fluctuations in the power supply. The H2One system for Japan Railways is providing power to light part of the MusashiMizonokuchi Station building, on the JR Nambu Line in Kawasaki [FCB, April 2016, p6]. The system is designed for use in both day-to-day operation and in the event of a disaster that knocks out the power supply. In emergencies, the H2One will provide uninterrupted, off-grid power to light the station concourse and the toilets. At other times, the system produces hydrogen and generates electricity, lowering the consumption of grid electricity. In winter, the hot water it produces will be circulated through benches at the station to warm them. Toshiba’s H2EMS™ energy management system is providing optimal control of overall operation, including hydrogen production and power generation and storage. Toshiba has previously delivered an H2One BCP model to the Kawasaki Marien public facility and Higashi-Ogishima-Naka Park in the Kawasaki Port area [April 2015, p1], and to an artificial island and pier in the Port of Yokohama [December 2015, p6]. In addition, Tohoku Electric Power has installed an H2One at its R&D Center in Sendai, in northeastern Japan, to study how this type of system can help mitigate frequency fluctuations in the power supply [January 2017, p7]. The growing connection of intermittent renewable power sources to the electric grid is accompanied by concerns for the quality and variability of the supply, since power fluctuations can impact on grid frequency. The autonomous system includes components for solar power generation, battery storage, hydrogen electrolysis and storage, and fuel cells to produce zero-carbon, stable electricity. Its integrated operation is controlled by Toshiba’s H2EMS, which ensures that intermittent power generation satisfies energy
IN BRIEF ZBT developing new hydrogen test field The Fuel Cell Research Center ZBT GmbH (www.zbt-duisburg.de/en) in Duisburg, Germany is creating a test field for electrolysis systems, hydrogen storage, distribution and disposal, as well as a laboratory for hydrogen quality analysis [see also page 10]. The facility – being developed with financial support from the EU, the German government, and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) – will provide an important resource for research into operating concepts, lifetime, quantity measurement, sensor quality, and quality assurance. The Carbon2Chem project, funded by the federal ministry of education and research (BMBF), is focused on the upgrading of process gases from steel production to chemical raw materials. ZBT is investigating the suitability of various electrolysis technologies for dynamic operation, and has procured PEM electrolyser, alkaline electrolysis (AEL) and solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) systems in the range of 5–10 Nm3/h of hydrogen, installed in ZBT’s outdoor site and operated with fluctuating load profiles. The MobFuelH2 project, co-financed by the EU and NRW, is setting up a mobile hydrogen fueling unit as a research platform, to enable the supply of decentralised, small-scale applications with hydrogen even in difficult terrain. The research platform is intended to close the gap for the use of hydrogen in undeveloped market segments, by demonstrating an alternative to bottle or bundle exchange services. The Hy-Lab project, supported by the federal ministry of transport and digital infrastructure (BMVI), will develop and construct an independent laboratory for hydrogen quality measurements according to international standards [see also the ZSW News Feature on pages 14–15]. The project will focus on analysing the quality of hydrogen at refueling stations according to ISO 14687 and the related standardisation work. And the H2TestOpt project, which is expected to be funded by the federal ministry for economic affairs and energy (BMWi), will develop, set up and commission a test stand for different high-pressure hydrogen applications. This test bench will include components and systems to provide, condition, resume and analyse hydrogen, as well as all the secondary installations required for operation. FuelCell Energy raises $14m in offering Connecticut-based FuelCell Energy (www.fce.com) has completed an underwritten public offering of 12 million shares and warrants of its common stock at $1.28 per share, raising approximately $13.8 million after expenses. The company also recently executed a Power Purchase Agreement for a SureSource 1500™ molten carbonate fuel cell with PSEG Long Island [see page 6].
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