Fuel Cells 2014 Science & Technology – A Grove Fuel Cell Event
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NEWS January 2014 Fuel Cells Bulletin 5 of hot water per day, about 20% of the total hot water demand, according to a report in GreenbuildNews. The PEM fuel cell runs on hydrogen extracted from the natural gas supply, to produce electricity and heat in a process that is almost 96% efficient. The Baxi fuel cell is the first UK-based trial under the European ene.field scheme, which aims to trial all of the available fuel cell technologies in up to 1000 installations across Europe [FCB, October 2012, p4]. The scheme will contribute 40% of the Glastonbury project costs, with Whitbread and Baxi jointly funding the rest. Baxi Innotech installed one of the first ene.field systems in Germany last summer [FCB, September 2013, p5]. Pre-commissioning analysis of the Glastonbury Premier Inn and its hot water usage patterns, along with operating figures for the first three months, have led Baxi and Whitbread’s energy team to predict overall savings of £16 890 (US$27 740) over a 10-year operating period. They also expect to reduce CO 2 emissions by 5.8 tonnes per annum, according to a HeatingandVentilating.net report. ‘The results so far are very encouraging,’ says Chris George, energy and environment manager at Whitbread. ‘This trial will allow us to make informed decisions based on our own experience in a fully operational hotel, which is so much more valuable than lab-based testing.’ At the end of the two-year trial the fuel cell and buffer vessel will be decommissioned and returned to Baxi Innotech for evaluation, while the original 500-litre storage vessel will remain in place. Whitbread will then decide if it wants to proceed with a permanent fuel cell installation, or replace it with another renewable energy technology. Baxi Innotech GmbH, Hamburg, Germany. Tel: +49 40 7309 810, www.baxi-innotech.de/index.php?lang=1 Baxi Commercial: www.baxicommercial.co.uk Ene.field programme: www.enefield.eu ReliOn boosts E-200 system for low-power railroad, telecom users U S-based ReliOn has recently launched its newly enhanced E-200 fuel cell system, which is now being shipped to customers. This hydrogen- fueled product offers a number of features to improve customer usability, ease of maintenance, and performance. Upgrades to the E-200 fuel cell system were driven by feedback and input from existing customers, and expand the reach of this power solution into additional markets. ReliOn’s E-200 fuel cell system boasts a 14% net power output improvement over the earlier version. As a load-following solution, the E-200 is suitable for projects requiring between 50 and 200 W of backup, grid-supplement, or off- grid continuous power. It can easily be used in cooperation with other clean energy sources like solar and wind power. The product also offers an industry-first, field-selectable 12, 24, 36 and 48 V dc output. This feature allows the end-user to install the fuel cell system for a specific project and then, if equipment voltage at the customer site changes in the future, to change the voltage output of the fuel cell onsite, without having to manage inventories or order new fuel cell equipment. The addition of the new 36 V output option enables ReliOn to offer solutions to markets previously not addressed by fuel cells. In terms of maintenance and servicing, the new E-200 fuel cell system offers a USB port on the front panel for code upgrades, which will simplify the process for customers and technicians in the field. A front panel Ethernet port is also added to provide an additional mode of local/remote management. The E-200 retains its high reliability and simple operation, offering several options for remote communication, monitoring, enclosure configurations, and hydrogen solutions from 8 kWh to more than 200 kWh. ReliOn is a leading developer of modular, fault-tolerant PEM fuel cell technology utilised in a range of stationary fuel cell systems for emergency and backup power, uninterruptible power supplies, digital power, and off-grid power for customers such as major telecom providers, government communication sites, and utilities. Last year US engine giant Cummins made a strategic investment in the company [FCB, February 2013, p10]. ReliOn, Spokane, Washington, USA. Tel: +1 509 228 6500, www.relion-inc.com SAFCell to generate power for Caltech solar toilet prototype T he California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena will incorporate a solid acid fuel cell stack, made by local firm SAFCell, into its award-winning solar toilet to enhance the lavatory’s energy efficiency. The solar-powered prototype toilet, winner of the Reinventing the Toilet Challenge issued by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in August Fuel Cells 2014 Science & Technology – A Grove Fuel Cell Event 3–4 April 2014, Amsterdam, Netherlands The Fuel Cells 2014 Science & Technology Conference will take place at the NH Grand Krasnapolsky Hotel in the Dutch capital, where this series of biannual research-oriented conferences kicked off in 2002. The event is organised by Elsevier in collaboration with the Grove Steering Committee. Thousands of fuel cells are being produced annually and sold commercially in a wide range of applications, but continued research – both fundamental and applied – will be essential to help reduce production costs and increase durability. Fuel Cells 2014 Science & Technology will bring together leading researchers and technologists, working in critical areas such as new materials, degradation processes and systems engineering, to discuss the state-of-the- art, highlight new developments, and propose research priorities. Attendance at this established international conference will benefit all those interested – including end-users – in the key research and development issues facing fuel cell science and technology, as well as related fields such as hydrogen generation and storage. The conference will feature oral presentations in the form of plenaries, keynotes and submitted papers, as well as an extensive poster programme. Programme in development The abstract submission deadline has now closed, and the Grove Steering Committee is currently considering the abstracts, to prepare a wide-ranging and representative selection of oral presentations, with the programme announced shortly via the website. The draft programme has plenary sessions on PEM and solid oxide fuel cells on the first morning, followed by parallel sessions in the afternoon on PEM cell & stack, and SOFC cell & stack. The second day starts with plenary sessions on molten carbonate and alkaline fuel cells, followed by parallel sessions on low- temperature and high-temperature fuel cell electrochemistry & materials, then on modelling & control and systems & applications. Commercial opportunities Exhibition and sponsorship opportunities are available for Fuel Cells 2014 Science & Technology – for more details see the website. Supporting journals The conference is supported by the world- leading Journal of Power Sources and the Fuel Cells Bulletin. Website: www.fuelcelladvances.com
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January 2014 Fuel Cells Bulletin5
of hot water per day, about 20% of the total hot water demand, according to a report in GreenbuildNews. The PEM fuel cell runs on hydrogen extracted from the natural gas supply, to produce electricity and heat in a process that is almost 96% efficient.
The Baxi fuel cell is the first UK-based trial under the European ene.field scheme, which aims to trial all of the available fuel cell technologies in up to 1000 installations across Europe [FCB, October 2012, p4]. The scheme will contribute 40% of the Glastonbury project costs, with Whitbread and Baxi jointly funding the rest. Baxi Innotech installed one of the first ene.field systems in Germany last summer [FCB, September 2013, p5].
Pre-commissioning analysis of the Glastonbury Premier Inn and its hot water usage patterns, along with operating figures for the first three months, have led Baxi and Whitbread’s energy team to predict overall savings of £16 890 (US$27 740) over a 10-year operating period. They also expect to reduce CO2 emissions by 5.8 tonnes per annum, according to a HeatingandVentilating.net report.
‘The results so far are very encouraging,’ says Chris George, energy and environment manager at Whitbread. ‘This trial will allow us to make informed decisions based on our own experience in a fully operational hotel, which is so much more valuable than lab-based testing.’
At the end of the two-year trial the fuel cell and buffer vessel will be decommissioned and returned to Baxi Innotech for evaluation, while the original 500-litre storage vessel will remain in place. Whitbread will then decide if it wants to proceed with a permanent fuel cell installation, or replace it with another renewable energy technology.
Baxi Innotech GmbH, Hamburg, Germany. Tel: +49 40 7309 810, www.baxi-innotech.de/index.php?lang=1
Baxi Commercial: www.baxicommercial.co.uk
Ene.field programme: www.enefield.eu
ReliOn boosts E-200 system for low-power railroad, telecom users
US-based ReliOn has recently launched its newly enhanced E-200
fuel cell system, which is now being shipped to customers. This hydrogen-fueled product offers a number of features to improve customer usability, ease of maintenance, and performance. Upgrades to the E-200 fuel cell system were driven by feedback and input
from existing customers, and expand the reach of this power solution into additional markets.
ReliOn’s E-200 fuel cell system boasts a 14% net power output improvement over the earlier version. As a load-following solution, the E-200 is suitable for projects requiring between 50 and 200 W of backup, grid-supplement, or off-grid continuous power. It can easily be used in cooperation with other clean energy sources like solar and wind power.
The product also offers an industry-first, field-selectable 12, 24, 36 and 48 Vdc output. This feature allows the end-user to install the fuel cell system for a specific project and then, if equipment voltage at the customer site changes in the future, to change the voltage output of the fuel cell onsite, without having to manage inventories or order new fuel cell equipment. The addition of the new 36 V output option enables ReliOn to offer solutions to markets previously not addressed by fuel cells.
In terms of maintenance and servicing, the new E-200 fuel cell system offers a USB port on the front panel for code upgrades, which will simplify the process for customers and technicians in the field. A front panel Ethernet port is also added to provide an additional mode of local/remote management. The E-200 retains its high reliability and simple operation, offering several options for remote communication, monitoring, enclosure configurations, and hydrogen solutions from 8 kWh to more than 200 kWh.
ReliOn is a leading developer of modular, fault-tolerant PEM fuel cell technology utilised in a range of stationary fuel cell systems for emergency and backup power, uninterruptible power supplies, digital power, and off-grid power for customers such as major telecom providers, government communication sites, and utilities. Last year US engine giant Cummins made a strategic investment in the company [FCB, February 2013, p10].
ReliOn, Spokane, Washington, USA. Tel: +1 509 228 6500, www.relion-inc.com
SAFCell to generate power for Caltech solar toilet prototype
The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena will
incorporate a solid acid fuel cell stack, made by local firm SAFCell, into its award-winning solar toilet to enhance the lavatory’s energy efficiency.
The solar-powered prototype toilet, winner of the Reinventing the Toilet Challenge issued by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in August
Fuel Cells 2014 Science & Technology
– A Grove Fuel Cell Event
3–4 April 2014, Amsterdam, NetherlandsThe Fuel Cells 2014 Science & Technology Conference will take place at the NH Grand Krasnapolsky Hotel in the Dutch capital, where this series of biannual research-oriented conferences kicked off in 2002. The event is organised by Elsevier in collaboration with the Grove Steering Committee.
Thousands of fuel cells are being produced annually and sold commercially in a wide range of applications, but continued research – both fundamental and applied – will be essential to help reduce production costs and increase durability. Fuel Cells 2014 Science & Technology will bring together leading researchers and technologists, working in critical areas such as new materials, degradation processes and systems engineering, to discuss the state-of-the-art, highlight new developments, and propose research priorities. Attendance at this established international conference will benefit all those interested – including end-users – in the key research and development issues facing fuel cell science and technology, as well as related fields such as hydrogen generation and storage.
The conference will feature oral presentations in the form of plenaries, keynotes and submitted papers, as well as an extensive poster programme.
Programme in developmentThe abstract submission deadline has now closed, and the Grove Steering Committee is currently considering the abstracts, to prepare a wide-ranging and representative selection of oral presentations, with the programme announced shortly via the website.
The draft programme has plenary sessions on PEM and solid oxide fuel cells on the first morning, followed by parallel sessions in the afternoon on PEM cell & stack, and SOFC cell & stack. The second day starts with plenary sessions on molten carbonate and alkaline fuel cells, followed by parallel sessions on low-temperature and high-temperature fuel cell electrochemistry & materials, then on modelling & control and systems & applications.
Commercial opportunitiesExhibition and sponsorship opportunities are available for Fuel Cells 2014 Science & Technology – for more details see the website.
Supporting journalsThe conference is supported by the world-leading Journal of Power Sources and the Fuel Cells Bulletin.
Website: www.fuelcelladvances.com
