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With U.S. power requirements estimated to be 3 times the 2000 level by the year 2020, utility companies are facing increasing difficulties in accomodating escalating power loads. The aging of the U.S. energy trasmission network, and the development of more and more remote areas of the country are concerns that have many utilities seeking alternatives to traditional forms of supplying power.
The answer lies with distributed generation. Rather than build a costly transmission system to provide power to a remote area, utility companies are increasingly turning to distributed generation to supply customers in those areas with a constant supply of power. Stationary fuel cell power plants are the perfect solution for such applications. As the only distributed generation technology available with 24/7 capabilities, fuel cells can be built where they are needed and scaled to suit the power requirements of the application.
FuelCell Energy's Direct FuelCell® 3000 (DFC3000®) stationary fuel cell power system can be scaled to provide up to 50 megawatts (MW) or more of high-quality electric power while simultaneously generating negligible amounts of harmful emissions such as nitrogen oxides (NOx) and sulfur oxides (SOx).
In addition, hybrid fuel cell power plants are finding a niche in gas pipeline applications. FuelCell Energy's DFC-ERGTM (Direct FuelCell Energy Recovery GenerationTM), a hybrid, multi-megawatt fuel cell power plant in combination with an unfired gas expansion turbine, can generate Ultra-Clean electricity while recovering energy normally lost during natural gas pipeline operations. The DFC-ERG can achieve an electric power generation efficiency of 65%, with low noise and virtually zero smog emissions.
Download an installation spotlight, or see below for more information on FuelCell Energy products that are helping utility companies manage ever increasing demands:
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FuelCell Energy products, such as the DFC3000 and DFC-ERG are perfectly suited to utility and grid support applications... |
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