HC some more good links here: 1/ ( I like the last line the best:total efficiency increases to up to 85%.)
"A FIVE-FOLD increase in sales of its high efficiency and low emission power device has achieved a three-fold boost to interim sales of £2.3m for Australian-based Ceramic Fuel Cells.
The company, which has a production site in Bromborough making zirconia powder for use in its highly-efficient fuel cell, announced figures for the six months to December 31 today.
It revealed sales of 67 units, which were five times better than the same period in 2010. Cumulative orders doubled from July to December 2011 to a total of 614, with orders for 100 or more received from distributors in Germany, the Netherlands and from E.ON UK.
The company said it is continuing to scale up for further growth and a placement and rights issue during the year raised £11.8m.
Managing director Brendan Dow said recent developments in European markets had improved the attractiveness of the company’s products.
“The German Parliament has proposed an increased feed-in-tariff for products like ours. Earlier this month we stated that we welcomed the UK Government’s announcement of an increase in the feed-in-tariff for micro power and heating products, which includes our BlueGen product.
“There is no doubt that governments the world over are seeing the benefits of distributed generation of electricity, particularly technologies like ours which significantly reduce carbon emissions.
Ceramic Fuel Cells says its BlueGen unit delivers an electrical efficiency of up to 60%, the highest in the world, and when the heat from BlueGen is used to produce hot water, total efficiency increases to up to 85%."
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According to a new report from Pike Research, the total number of installed residential combined heat and power systems, in both single family homes and multi-unit dwellings, will reach 13.5 million by 2022.
These installations will drive an annual market value of $41bn in 2022, the cleantech market intelligence firm forecasts.
"Residential CHP technology has the potential to reduce carbon emissions and increase efficiency in the home while, potentially, reducing consumer energy bills," says research director Kerry-Ann Adamson. "The technologies being developed are increasingly market-ready, and we are reaching a potential tipping point where annual adoption could start to rise sharply."
According to the Pike Pulse Country Grid, which assesses countries on their manufacture and adoption of residential CHP systems, the top three countries in the world are currently Germany, Japan and South Korea.
Pike Research's report, "Residential Combined Heat and Power", analyzes the global market potential for resCHP systems for single-family and multi-family homes using technologies including internal combustion engines, fuel cells, Stirling engines, and Organic Rankine Cycle.
The study includes in-depth assessments of leading countries for the manufacture and adoption of resCHP systems, the technologies utilized in such systems, and the key industry players engaged in this market. http://www.cospp.com/articles/2012/02/residential-combined-heat-and-power-market-to-reach-41bn-by-2022.html
3/ Most importantly for sales and perhaps share price?: Upcoming events for CFU from 4-traders.com:Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited : CFC upcoming events
Region Japan Where Tokyo Big Sight
When 29 February - 2 March Stand No. W21-4
Again in 2012, Ceramic Fuel Cells will be part of FC Expo 2012. With over 300 exhibitors and 120,000 industry professionals, FC Expo is the world's largest business to business exhibition and conference on fuel cells. FC Expo is part of World Smart Energy week 2012. Ceramic Fuel Cells will be presenting at the FC technical conference as well as exhibiting on the German pavilion in the main exhibition hall. More details? www.fcexpo.jp Region Australia Where Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre When 5-6 March 2012 Stand No. 77
Green Cities, the largest green building conference in Asia-Pacific, comes to Sydney in 2012 and will showcase the best and brightest green building professionals, industry experts, and manufacturers for three days of green building conversation, innovation and collaboration. BlueGen will be showcased at Green Cities 2012 for green technology early adopters seeking to include BlueGen in their next project. Ceramic Fuel Cells staff will be on hand to explain how BlueGen works and how easily it can be integrated into the built environment. More details? www.greencities.org.au Region United Kingdom Where ExCeL exhibition and conference centre, London When 20-22 March Stand No. N 840
Ecobuild is the world's biggest event for sustainable design, construction, and the built environment and the UK's largest construction event of any kind. Ceramic Fuel Cells will be co-exhibiting BlueGen with E.ON UK. Visitors to the show are able to see BlueGen up close and talk to our staff. Ceramic Fuel Cells will also be presenting at the Ecobuild seminar on Wednesday 21 March.
More details? www.ecobuild.co.uk Region United States Where Hyatt Regency, San Francisco When 26-28 March
For the 10th year in a row, Cleantech Forum San Francisco draws cleantech innovators, top venture capitalists and investors, corporate leaders and policy-makers from around the world. The two-day conference will cover the theme of strategic partnerships across several industries including; utilities, energy efficiency and smart grids. Ceramic Fuel Cells will be part of an Australian delegation presenting featuring cleantech innovation and success stories 'down under'. More details? http://events.cleantech.com/sanfrancisco Region United Kingdom Where National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham When 29 March
The 8th international conference, Smart Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Power - Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Products for a Low Carbon Future, is the UK's premier showcase for the latest in hydrogen and fuel cell products. There will be no better place in the UK to meet the world's key players, hear the latest news, and understand the latest technical developments. Ceramic Fuel Cells will showcase a BlueGen at the exhibition, as well as presenting the latest news and case studies about BlueGen in the UK. More details? www.climate-change-solutions.co.uk/Hydrogen2012.php Region Germany Where Hannover When 23-27 April Stand No. Hall 27, E51
The HANNOVER MESSE 2012 is one of the world's most important technology event, showcasing ground- breaking innovations in the context of 8 international flagship fairs. 2012 also sees the premiere of IndustrialGreenTec, the new trade fair for environmental technology. Ceramic Fuel Cells will be exhibiting within the Group Exhibit Hydrogen + Fuel Cells 2012 in Hall 27 alongside companies such as E.ON Ruhrgas, EWE and EnBW. More details? www.hannovermesse.de
