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With U.S. power requirements estimated to be three times the 2000 level by the year 2020, utility companies are facing increasing difficulties accomodating escalating power loads. The aging of the U.S. energy transmission network, grid congestion, and the development of increasingly remote areas of the country are concerns that have 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 remote or congested areas, utility companies can use 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 24/7 ultra-clean distributed generation technology, stationary fuel cells can be installed where they are needed and scaled to suit the power requirements of the application.
FuelCell Energy's Direct FuelCell® 3000 (DFC3000®) stationary fuel cells 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), sulfur oxides (SOx) and particulate matter.
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 multi-megawatt fuel cell power plant combined with an unfired gas expansion turbine, can generate Ultra-Clean electricity while recovering energy normally lost during natural gas pipeline operations. The DFC-ERG achieves an electric efficiency of approximately 60 percent, with low noise and virtually near-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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