ENGINEERINGNET.EU -- FCES (FuelCell Energy Solutions) is selected to deliver a sub-megawatt stationary fuel cell power plant for installation in the buildings of a new government complex in Berlin.
The fuel cell was ordered by BAM Deutschland, a construction company and subsidiary of the Dutch Royal BAM Group.
"The energy transition will be only successful if we push for the development of necessary technologies," said Cornelia Quennedt-Thielen, State Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. "This fuel cell power plant will demonstrate the value of fuel cell technology for the energy supply of large buildings."
The power plant will utilize high efficiency and virtually pollution-free fuel cell power to meet approximately 40 percent of the electrical and 20 percent of the thermal power needs for the complex.
FuelCell Energy Solutions will manufacture and install the power plant, which is expected to be operational in 2014. Under a service contract, FCES will also service and operate the power plant over a ten year period from a service operations center that is staffed around the clock, 365 days per year.
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BACKGROUND
FCES is a joint venture between Fraunhofer IKTS and FuelCell Energy, created to develop the European market for stationary fuel cell power plants as well as to perform advanced R&D on the Direct FuelCell (DFC) technology to further enhance performance and the cost profile. Fraunhofer IKTS has proprietary rights and patents from fuel cell technology research.
