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FuelCell Energy Highlights Advances in Renewable Biogas Applications using SureSource Fuel Cell and Proprietary Gas Treatment Systems
Improving reliability and efficiency of renewable biogas applications since first commercial shipment in 2003 Unique chemistry of carbonate fuel cell avoids
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[{"type":"text","content":"Improving reliability and efficiency of renewable biogas applications since first commercial shipment in 2003 Unique chemistry of carbonate fuel cell avoids de-rating power plant when using on-site biogasProprietary advanced systems developed by FuelCell Energy for cleanup and monitoring of on-site biogasProprietary cleanup skid increases the volume of biogas usable for power generation DANBURY, Conn., Dec. 30, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FuelCell Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: FCEL), a global leader in delivering clean, innovative and affordable fuel cell solutions, recently announced the start of commercial operation of the 2.8 megawatt fuel cell project located at the city of Tulare, California’s waste water treatment facility. This milestone is the culmination of fifty years of innovation optimizing the application of SureSource power plants for power generation with on-site renewable fuels.\n Using biogas began with the company’s very first commercial power plant shipment in 2003. That first 250 kW system operated on digester gas at a Kirin Brewery in Japan. A year later the company started the first prototype of today’s 1.4MW SureSource 1500 at the King County Wastewater Treatment plant in Renton, Washington. In subsequent years, the company has deployed over 20 MW of fuel cell systems operating on renewable biogas at wastewater treatment facilities agricultural facilities and breweries in California and around the world, leading up to the recently commissioned 2.8 MW Tulare project and the in-development 1.4 MW San Bernardino project. FuelCell Energy’s continued focus on innovation led to a series of improvements in the gas cleaning and purification techniques the company uses to execute on-site biogas applications, leading to the best in class solution for clean power generation from this abundant and ever growing renewable resource. Some of the key advances developed through this extensive experience include the following: Dual-fuel capability: In the first Kirin brewery application in 2003, the brewery did not make biogas on the weekends, and natural gas was not available. FuelCell Energy developed a feature that allowed its molten carbonate fuel cells to operate on propane during biogas outages. Now all FuelCell on-site biogas projects include a backup fuel capability, with the on-site biogas backed up by a secondary supply of na...