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Fuel Cell Power & Usable Heat from
Biomass
Stapleton, March, 2012
March 05, 2012
Clean Energy Market Opportunity
New Global Energy
Solutions
• Clean energy future is accelerating
• No single energy technology solution
• Fuel cell technologies will play key roles
The Future of
Clean Energy
Ballard PEM Fuel CellAdvantage
• Scaleable
• Fuel flexibility
• Efficient, reliable and safe
• Rapid response to changes in power demand
Need Solution
P A G E 2
Generation of Hydrogen from Biomass
Benefits
Local, sustainable, and lower cost source of GHG reducing electricity & heat for communities
Local jobs for biomass collection, processing, and plant operation
Biochar: Sequester carbon; complete biomass lifecycle by returning nutrients to local soil; possible revenue stream
Flexible feedstock, up to 45% moisture
165 kW to multi-megawatt distributed power generation
Large international potential where fuel source is available
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PurificationPyrolysis Gasifier
High H2 Syngas
Biomass Feedstock
Biochar: soil supplements Future: fuel cell vehicles
H2Electricity
Heat
PEM fuel cell system
Ballard’s Solution for Distributed Generation
Smarter Solutions for a Clean Energy Future 4
Power Scalable from 165 kW
Packaging Self contained ISO container
Fuel efficiency 48%, based on LHV
Output voltage 380-480 VAC
Output heat load 1100 kW per 1000 kWnet
Available water temp
60-65˚C
SitingSelf-contained systems,simple integration with plant
Pyrolysis Gasifier Feedstock Options
Agricultural/forest residues, underutilized wood, mixed paper waste, wood chips, Palm mass, sawdust, grass, hay, straw, miscanthus, tree/lawn waste, corn stover
Energy crops – Switchgrass
Cellulose, hemicelluloses and lignins
Cannot process tires, aluminum, and some PVC’s.
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Excellent fuel LCA (>85% CO2 reduction)
with waste streams
Typical 1MW CLEARgen™ Installation
Smarter Solutions for a Clean Energy Future 6
Ballard Distributed Generation Deployments
Smarter Solutions for a Clean Energy Future 7
1 MW fuel cell system for peak load management at electric utility in Ohio.
1/3 MW fuel cell system to use by-product hydrogen at a chlorine production plant
50 kW fuel cell system running on hydrogen from a 5 ton/d plasma gasification plant in South Korea
1.1 MW fuel cell system for peak shaving for Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. in Torrance, CA
1MW mobile unit for FirstEnergy
COMMERCIAL CONFIDENTIAL
Environmental Dividend from Fuel Cells & Biomass
Fuel cells will be an important part
of the future alternative energy mix
Key environmental advantages
provided by Fuel Cells over
incumbent technologies
Biomass can provide clean energy
fuel source for Fuel Cells