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San Bernardino Renewable BioFuels Project Construction Begins; FuelCell Energy to Assist San Bernardino with Reducing the Use of Its Flare
FuelCell Energy’s Power Platform Will Create a Cleaner Energy Profile for the City of San BernardinoRenewable Power Produced by the Fuel Cell will Contribute
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[{"type":"text","content":"FuelCell Energy’s Power Platform Will Create a Cleaner Energy Profile for the City of San BernardinoRenewable Power Produced by the Fuel Cell will Contribute to California’s Decarbonization ObjectivesProprietary FuelCell Technology Drives Reduction in Particulates, NOx and SOx Following the Commercial Operation Date, FuelCell Energy Will Provide Low-Carbon Power Under a 20 Year Power Purchase Agreement To Supply San Bernardino Municipal Water DepartmentConstruction Financing Provided By Existing Orion Energy Partners Credit AgreementFuelCell Energy’s SureSource 1500 is the Only Fuel Cell Power Platform Certified by CARB for Operation on Biogas under the CARB 2013 Distributed Generation Emission Standards DANBURY, Conn., May 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FuelCell Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: FCEL) -- a global leader in fuel cell technology--with a purpose of utilizing its proprietary, state-of-the-art fuel cell platforms to enable a world empowered by clean energy--announced the commencement of site construction for its 1.4 megawatt SureSource 1500™ biofuels fuel cell project with the City of San Bernardino Municipal Water Department (SBMWD) in California. The project is expected to become commercially operational in December 2020.\n Key highlights include: The SureSource 1500™ power plant will operate on the City’s anaerobic digester gas (ADG), which will be treated by the proprietary SureSource Treatment™ system, cleanly producing electricity and thermal energy to support the operation of the SBMWD water reclamation plant. The SureSource Treatment™ system is a proprietary clean up technology optimized by FuelCell Energy’s extensive experience with on-site biogas treatment. This system allows FuelCell Energy to clean up biofuel and use it on site without injection into the common carrier gas pipeline. Gas treatment requirements are reduced compared to pipeline injection because of the ability of SureSource fuel cell systems to utilize low-Btu biogas. Following the commercial operation date, the SBMWD will purchase the clean electricity produced through a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). FuelCell Energy’s SureSource power platform will use methane–rich biogas that would otherwise be flared, wasting energy and producing emissions, to produce clean, renewable, carbon neutral power. Servicing a population of approximately 200,000 res...