Three CFCL BlueGen units for EWE
Australien manufacturer's first fuel cell generators in Europe
Oldenburg/Heinsberg, Germany, 25 January 2010. North German energy service provider EWE and Australian-German fuel cell technology developer Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited (CFCL) have signed a cooperation agreement. The agreement is for an order of three BlueGen generators from CFCL to be delivered to EWE by the end of this year.
BlueGen is the latest product based on CFCL’s fuel cell technology for stationary use in Europe. The dishwasher-sized gensets use natural gas as their fuel and convert it into electric power and heat. The electricity can either be used directly in the building or fed into the public grid. As the heat can also be used - either for heating or to heat water - the units make energy -efficient and environmentally friendly use of the fuel. This innovative solution based on combined heat and power (CHP) has great potential. Together with a conventional source of heating, it can meet the entire heating requirements of a family home.
Compared with separate power and heat generation, BlueGen gensetzs can reduce CO2 emissions significantly. In the micro-CHP segment, fuel cenlls deliver the greatest environmentel enefits. CO2 emissions are reduced by about 30 per cent. Using bio natural gas can further improve the CO2 rating.
EWE has been collaborating with CFCL since 2005 and will be installing and running the BlueGen generators in family homes in north-west Germany as part of a field trial.
About EWE:
EWE ranks among Germany’s largest energy services companies and is headquartered in Oldenburg in the federal state of Lower Saxony. The group’s business activities comprise electricity, natural gas and water supply, energy and environmental technology as well as gas transmission and trade, telecommunication and information technology. EWE thus offers one-stop classic and innovative services. The EWE network infrastructure is characterized by high technical quality, security of supply and economically efficient operation. EWE was quick to develop its core competences to operate complex networks and to expand its comprehensive know-how in remote control and regulatory systems into a future-focused multi-service range of products. In addition to its activities in its home region in Northern Germany, EWE continues to expand its operations in Eastern Germany, Poland and Turkey. In 2008, the EWE Group employed around 5,300 people and recorded sales of €5.3 billion.
About Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited:
Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited is one of the world’s leading companies developing technologies for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) that generate reliable, energy-saving and low-emission electric power from readily available natural gas. The company supplies micro-CHP (combined heat and power) systems that generate both heat and electric power for private households and other buildings. Ceramic Fuel Cells develops products with leading application partners and energy service providers in Germany, France, the UK and Japan. In 2009, the company unveiled its BlueGen product which generates electric power from natural gas. CFCL has its head office in Melbourne, Australia, and subsidiaries in the UK and Germany. The company is listed in the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market and on the Australian Stock Exchange (code: CFU). www.cfcl.com.au
EWE contact:
EWE Aktiengesellschaft
Tirpitzstrasse 39
26122 Oldenburg, Germany
Volker Diebels
T: +49 441 803 - 1815
F: +49 441 803 1895
Mobile: +49 162 133 - 0877
Email: volker.diebels@ewe.de
CFCL contact:
CERAMIC FUEL CELLS GmbH
Boos-Fremery-Strasse 62
52525 Heinsberg, Germany
Matthias C. Baumgarten
(PR Partner Societät für Öffentlichkeitsarbeit GmbH, Munich)
T: +49 89 3839 - 850
F: +49 89 3839 - 8539
Mobile: +49 172 850 - 4975
Email: mbaumgarten@prpartner.de