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Kolon Hydrogenics JV starts operation of MW system in South Korea
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Kolon Hydrogenics JV starts operation of MW system in South Korea
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anadian-based Hydrogenics has announced the start of commercial operations of its initial 1 MW fuel cell power system, owned and operated by the Kolon Hydrogenics joint venture in South Korea. The PEM fuel cell power generation system has been installed at Hanwha-Total’s oil refinery site (formerly known as Samsung-Total) in Daesan. The application uses surplus hydrogen generated as part of other refinery processes at the site; the hydrogen is fed into the fuel cell stack, which supplies 1 MW of continuous electrical power. This first MW-scale system is a pilot plant to demonstrate the viability of Hydrogenics’ fuel cell technology. ‘The successful startup of our fuel cell application in South Korea is an important milestone on the journey to large-scale, multiMW facilities across the globe,’ says Daryl Wilson, CEO of Hydrogenics. ‘Korea’s energy policy makes a clear and compelling case for the deployment of clean fuel cell technology on an industrial scale [see also page 7],’ adds Soo-Young Lee, CEO of Kolon Water and Energy. ‘Kolon’s expertise in engineering, procurement and construction of industrial plants, combined with Hydrogenics’ PEM technology, makes for a strong relationship to serve our industrial customers. We are excited by this achievement, and anticipate larger-scale deployments in the quarters to come.’ The Kolon Hydrogenics joint venture was created last year to identify the potential for renewable power generation projects in South Korea [FCB, July 2014, p7], which has a significant national focus on the deployment of clean, efficient fuel cell technology. The partners, Hydrogenics and Kolon Water & Energy, plan to capitalise on these renewable energy opportunities across the region. Hydrogenics PEM fuel cell systems are generating power in a variety of applications around the world, including stationary power in Honolulu and Scotland [FCB, September 2015, p5 and p8], buses [FCB, September 2015, p2], and even aircraft [FCB, November 2015, p13]. The company recently signed supply agreements with several Chinese electric vehicle integrators, to bring its fuel cell and hydrogen refueling station technology to China, as well as using its electrolysers in Power-to-Gas (P2G) energy storage technology for converting wind energy and other forms 6
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of surplus electricity to hydrogen [FCB, November 2015, p1]. Hydrogenics Corporation, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Tel: +1 905 361 3660, www.hydrogenics.com
AEG’s Staples Center in LA inaugurates Bloom Energy SOFCs
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he Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles, California has inaugurated its Bloom Energy solid oxide fuel cell installation. The Bloom Energy power plants will provide 500 kW of onsite generation to Staples Center, providing approximately 25% of the power required by the Anschutz Entertainment Group’s sports and entertainment venue. The Bloom Energy Servers will also reduce Staples Center’s carbon emissions by 2.2 million pounds (1000 tonnes) of carbon annually, a 39% reduction compared to electricity purchased from the local utility. In addition to the Bloom Energy SOFCs, Staples Center has a 346 kW rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) array, which has helped power events with renewable energy for the past seven years. Bloom Energy Servers produce more than 150 MW for major companies and organisations in the US and Japan [FCB, April 2015, p7], including a 6 MW deployment at an eBay data centre in Utah [FCB, October 2013, p3], and installations in Japan through its joint venture with SoftBank [FCB, July 2014, p6]. Bloom recently agreed with Constellation to develop 40 MW of SOFC projects for commercial and public sector customers in California, Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York [FCB, August 2015, p1], and announced a global partnership with Texas-based Vapor IO, which provides ‘hyper modular data centre’ solutions, to reduce the cost and increase the efficiencies of distributed ‘green’ data centres [FCB, September 2015, p4]. Bloom Energy Corporation, Sunnyvale, California, USA. Tel: +1 408 543 1500, www.bloomenergy.com AEG: www.aegworldwide.com
order with Toshiba Corporation for an H2One™ independent hydrogen energy supply system. The clean, low-carbon system – the first to be ordered by a local government organisation – will be installed at the Yokohama Cargo Center on Daikoku Futo, an artificial island and pier within the port. The H2One hydrogen-based autonomous energy supply system integrates a battery for electrical energy storage, an electrolyser to produce hydrogen from water, a hydrogen storage tank, and a fuel cell to generate electric power from hydrogen. In a disaster, such as an earthquake or typhoon (hurricane) that brings down power lines, the fuel cell generates electricity and produces warm water. In normal, day-to-day operation, the hydrogen energy management system (H2 EMS) in the H2One controls overall operation, including hydrogen production volume, power generation, and hydrogen storage. The H2One system that Toshiba will supply to the Yokohama Cargo Center (YCC) is a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) model. In the event of a disaster that knocks out the power supply to Daikoku Futo, conversion of the stored hydrogen to electricity will allow YCC to maintain communications for as long as 72 h, and help to secure continuity of port operations. Toshiba launched the H2One system earlier this year, with a demonstration unit installed at the Kawasaki Marien public facility and Higashi-Ogishima-Naka Park in the Kawasaki Port area [FCB, April 2015, p1]. It recently received the first commercial order, for a Holland-themed resort in Nagasaki operated by Huis Ten Bosch Co Ltd [FCB, November 2015, p5]. Toshiba has developed four models of the H2One system: a remote island model to bring clean energy to islands reliant on diesel for power generation, a resort model that provides hotels with a self-contained and reliable power source, an office model aimed at businesses, and the BCP model to support sustained operations during emergencies.
Staples Center: www.staplescenter.com
Toshiba, Hydrogen Energy: www.toshiba.co.jp/newenergy/en/index.htm
Toshiba H2One hydrogen energy system for Yokohama
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Kolon Hydrogenics JV starts operation of MW system in South Korea
C
anadian-based Hydrogenics has announced the start of commercial operations of its initial 1 MW fuel cell power system, owned and operated by the Kolon Hydrogenics joint venture in South Korea. The PEM fuel cell power generation system has been installed at Hanwha-Total’s oil refinery site (formerly known as Samsung-Total) in Daesan. The application uses surplus hydrogen generated as part of other refinery processes at the site; the hydrogen is fed into the fuel cell stack, which supplies 1 MW of continuous electrical power. This first MW-scale system is a pilot plant to demonstrate the viability of Hydrogenics’ fuel cell technology. ‘The successful startup of our fuel cell application in South Korea is an important milestone on the journey to large-scale, multiMW facilities across the globe,’ says Daryl Wilson, CEO of Hydrogenics. ‘Korea’s energy policy makes a clear and compelling case for the deployment of clean fuel cell technology on an industrial scale [see also page 7],’ adds Soo-Young Lee, CEO of Kolon Water and Energy. ‘Kolon’s expertise in engineering, procurement and construction of industrial plants, combined with Hydrogenics’ PEM technology, makes for a strong relationship to serve our industrial customers. We are excited by this achievement, and anticipate larger-scale deployments in the quarters to come.’ The Kolon Hydrogenics joint venture was created last year to identify the potential for renewable power generation projects in South Korea [FCB, July 2014, p7], which has a significant national focus on the deployment of clean, efficient fuel cell technology. The partners, Hydrogenics and Kolon Water & Energy, plan to capitalise on these renewable energy opportunities across the region. Hydrogenics PEM fuel cell systems are generating power in a variety of applications around the world, including stationary power in Honolulu and Scotland [FCB, September 2015, p5 and p8], buses [FCB, September 2015, p2], and even aircraft [FCB, November 2015, p13]. The company recently signed supply agreements with several Chinese electric vehicle integrators, to bring its fuel cell and hydrogen refueling station technology to China, as well as using its electrolysers in Power-to-Gas (P2G) energy storage technology for converting wind energy and other forms 6
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of surplus electricity to hydrogen [FCB, November 2015, p1]. Hydrogenics Corporation, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Tel: +1 905 361 3660, www.hydrogenics.com
AEG’s Staples Center in LA inaugurates Bloom Energy SOFCs
T
he Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles, California has inaugurated its Bloom Energy solid oxide fuel cell installation. The Bloom Energy power plants will provide 500 kW of onsite generation to Staples Center, providing approximately 25% of the power required by the Anschutz Entertainment Group’s sports and entertainment venue. The Bloom Energy Servers will also reduce Staples Center’s carbon emissions by 2.2 million pounds (1000 tonnes) of carbon annually, a 39% reduction compared to electricity purchased from the local utility. In addition to the Bloom Energy SOFCs, Staples Center has a 346 kW rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) array, which has helped power events with renewable energy for the past seven years. Bloom Energy Servers produce more than 150 MW for major companies and organisations in the US and Japan [FCB, April 2015, p7], including a 6 MW deployment at an eBay data centre in Utah [FCB, October 2013, p3], and installations in Japan through its joint venture with SoftBank [FCB, July 2014, p6]. Bloom recently agreed with Constellation to develop 40 MW of SOFC projects for commercial and public sector customers in California, Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York [FCB, August 2015, p1], and announced a global partnership with Texas-based Vapor IO, which provides ‘hyper modular data centre’ solutions, to reduce the cost and increase the efficiencies of distributed ‘green’ data centres [FCB, September 2015, p4]. Bloom Energy Corporation, Sunnyvale, California, USA. Tel: +1 408 543 1500, www.bloomenergy.com AEG: www.aegworldwide.com
order with Toshiba Corporation for an H2One™ independent hydrogen energy supply system. The clean, low-carbon system – the first to be ordered by a local government organisation – will be installed at the Yokohama Cargo Center on Daikoku Futo, an artificial island and pier within the port. The H2One hydrogen-based autonomous energy supply system integrates a battery for electrical energy storage, an electrolyser to produce hydrogen from water, a hydrogen storage tank, and a fuel cell to generate electric power from hydrogen. In a disaster, such as an earthquake or typhoon (hurricane) that brings down power lines, the fuel cell generates electricity and produces warm water. In normal, day-to-day operation, the hydrogen energy management system (H2 EMS) in the H2One controls overall operation, including hydrogen production volume, power generation, and hydrogen storage. The H2One system that Toshiba will supply to the Yokohama Cargo Center (YCC) is a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) model. In the event of a disaster that knocks out the power supply to Daikoku Futo, conversion of the stored hydrogen to electricity will allow YCC to maintain communications for as long as 72 h, and help to secure continuity of port operations. Toshiba launched the H2One system earlier this year, with a demonstration unit installed at the Kawasaki Marien public facility and Higashi-Ogishima-Naka Park in the Kawasaki Port area [FCB, April 2015, p1]. It recently received the first commercial order, for a Holland-themed resort in Nagasaki operated by Huis Ten Bosch Co Ltd [FCB, November 2015, p5]. Toshiba has developed four models of the H2One system: a remote island model to bring clean energy to islands reliant on diesel for power generation, a resort model that provides hotels with a self-contained and reliable power source, an office model aimed at businesses, and the BCP model to support sustained operations during emergencies.
Staples Center: www.staplescenter.com
Toshiba, Hydrogen Energy: www.toshiba.co.jp/newenergy/en/index.htm
Toshiba H2One hydrogen energy system for Yokohama
FuelCell Energy sells 8.4 MW more modules to its Korean partner
I
U
n Japan, the City of Yokohama’s Port & Harbor Bureau has placed an
S-based FuelCell Energy has sold six molten carbonate fuel cell
December 2015