25. September 2013infrastructure and Wingas test fuel cell at...

25. September 2013

infrastructure and Wingas test fuel cell at Sparkasse Fürth

Joint demonstration plant at Sparkasse Fürth using the micro fuel cell power plant BlueGen and real terms over the next two years.

An old idea is new honor: As early as 1870 Jules Verne wrote about the potential of the fuel cell to be able to "indefinitely beyond securing the energy supply of the earth." "The fuel cell is indeed comparable to the dimensions of a normal boiler room, but uses natural gas into a hydrogen-rich gas for subsequent electricity and heat generation in an electrochemical process to. Thus, the efficiency is increased, the primary energy is used very efficiently, "explained infra-chief Hans Partheimüller the merits at the idea of ??a test system.

As part of the fuel-partner loyalty program Wingas the Kassel offers its partners exclusive financial support for the testing of CHP plants based on fuel cell technology, a maximum of two years. An offer that was gladly accepted by the infra Fürth. It fits in the opinion of the managing director for infrastructure, as a trendsetter to test innovative and pioneering technologies and to contribute to the results of market. In the near future these micro power stations one and two-family homeowners can offer an additional safe and environmentally friendly alternative to conventional energy supplies. Particularly in conjunction with a fuel cell "Natural gas is the ideal complement to renewable energy" is, Mayor Dr. Thomas Jung is convinced.

On top of the savings bank building on the Maxstraße in the heating system, is now available since mid-September a force such a small package, which at first glance seems like more of a washing machine. But the BlueGen fuel cell system of Ceramic Fuel Cells GmbH has it all: With an electrical output of about 1.5 kilowatts (kW) and a thermal conduction of about 0.6 kW results in a very high electrical efficiency of about 55 percent of a total efficiency of up to 85 percent. The aim of the manufacturer from Heinberg in North Rhine-Westphalia is a decentralized solution for the energy supply in the building to offer and to combine electricity and heat generation. Unlike CHP usual, the BlueGen, due to low heat output all year, produce electricity around the clock.

In this specific case, the savings bank is now the electricity consumed in the building and directly feeds the waste heat into the existing hot water tank a. The Sparkasse Fürth was immediately willing to support the project. In addition to the innovative aspect hopes to CEO Hans Woelfel to realize small savings. Detlef Mirsch, Head of Technical Services at the Wingas accompanied the Fürth project. The use of a fuel cell as a miniature power station to supply as a decentralized alternative to the four walls of electricity and heat, is for him represents a pioneering applications of natural gas in the home and especially in small and medium-sized commercial area
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