Indeed Gamma1 PEM Cell also part of the IBZ Callux trial with CFU http://www.baxi-innotech.de/index.php?id=67&lang=1 The GAMMA - at a glance Combined Heat and Power (CHP) section Type low-temperature PEM-fuel cell (70 °C) Performance (el/th) max. 1.0 kWel / 1.8 kWth Type of operation modulating Modulation range approx. 100 to 30 % PelN Fuel Natural gas, bio natural gas Electrical efficiency (Hu) 32 % cos ? 0.9 ind. - 0.9 kap. Total CHP efficiency level 91 % Integrated auxiliary boiler Type calorific unit Performance 3.5 - 15 kW or 3.5 - 20 kW Standard utilisation ratio 109 % (?N with 40 / 30 °C) The Complete system Total efficiency level 97 % (in accordance with DIN EN 50465 and with flow / return 60 / 40 °C) Dimensions 600 x 600 x 1600 (width x depth x height mm) Weight approx. 200 kg Housing painted, fully insulated Natural gas pressure 20 / 25 mbar (EN 437) Electrical connection 230 V / 50 Hz Network independent operation integrated emergency operation, stand-alone operation can be retrofitted Type of operation guided by current and heat levels, regulated by the energy manager, centrally operated (virtual power station) Heat circulation various different integration methods (such as unregulated or regulated)
So how does it stack up against Bluegen? I'm not sure but I'd bet we will get more answers soon at Hannover. So c/w Bluegen 1: price ?? 2: performance - seems comparable 3: longevity (ie service lifetime and cost of replacement) But they appear to have technical problems, from http://www.baxi-innotech.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Presseinformationen/gb/BI_press_hm2011_06.04.11.pdf
"Almost ready for the market In Germany alone, it is estimated that around twelve million singlefamily homes are due for redevelopment of their energy supply – and calculated across Europe that is an enormous market. For this reason Baxi Innotech’s parent company, the BDR Thermea Group, is also focussing its attention on this highly efficient technology – which is tried-and-tested and technically mature – and supplying it to other European countries as well. With continuous investment in the further development of product innovations such as the fuel cell heating unit, this heating equipment manufacturer – currently the third-largest in the world – can see openings in the market for its national brand strategies. “Currently we are doing the technical fine tuning", says Mr Gummert, "the market preparation phase is under way”. In his presentation at this year’s Hanover Trade Fair, Guido Gummert emphasised how close cooperation with the suppliers had made a considerable contribution to the realisation of this ten-year development. Equally important, detailed discussions with specialist craftsmen in the field have led decisively to the safe integration of the fuel cell heating unit within the energy supply system for single-family homes. A VDMA survey confirms the trend towards fuel cells According to companies in the fuel cell industry, there are clear signs of a vigorous development of the markets for stationary systems, together with applications for early and specific markets. At the Hanover Trade fair Johannes Schiel – Managing Director of the VDMA – emphasised that the results of their survey anticipate sales growth into double-digit percentage figures from 2010 to 2011. The companies involved in the survey alone can reckon with a mediumterm sales growth from 50 to 300 million Euros. “Taking all the VDMA Fuel Cell Group members into account, we are assuming twice that value", says Mr Schiel, "in the long term, a multi-billion Euro market is developing for early markets and the stationary field.” The net value added among the German companies is enticingly high at around 80 per cent."
Clearly big player but check the market figures! Its huge, so to summarize, we seem ahead in production at the moment. There may be another problem with BAXI company structure its close links as part of a group may make life complex!
Particulary if you as CEO get elected chairman of the board of the German Engineering Federation, "Hamburg, 16.04.2012
At the board meeting of the Association Fuel Cells of the German Engineering Federation (VDMA) in March 2012, managing director of Baxi Innotech, Guido Gummert, was unanimously elected as chairman of the board. He is also head of the Working Group Industry Policy, whose aim is to systematically take forward the goals of around 60 leading companies in the manufacturing and supply sectors in order to promote technology introduction. “In future, fuel cells will have a firm place among innovative products on the energy market, particularly in the light of the change in European energy policy,” says Mr. Gummert. With products now ripe for launch onto the market, public relations work, which this year is already geared towards launching a long-term publicity campaign, is now becoming more important.
The VDMA represents over 3,000 companies and is one of the most influential trade associations in Europe. Together with its member companies, VDMA Fuel Cells coordinates the fuel cell industry in order to increase revenues and employment in Germany. "
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