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Benefits

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Produce CO2
Generate a reliable CO2 supply on-site, avoiding unexpected price spikes and disruptions.

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Production uptime
Avoid costly outages and production downtime by adding a source of clean
on-site power.

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Lower CO2 costs
Bring the production of CO2 in-house and reduce the continued cost of a raw production material.

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Reduce emissions
The fuel cell's chemical reaction is virtually free of NOx, SOx, and particulate matter emissions.
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Make CO2 work for your business

How will you use recycled CO2?

Businesses are setting aggressive net-zero targets as the planet looks to reduce emissions. FuelCell Energy presents a compelling opportunity for manufacturers to make progress on their sustainability goals. Our plant's electrochemical process results in electricity, heat, and water, with the ability to recycle CO2 into a valuable product.

Once captured and concentrated by the fuel cells, the CO2 has many potential uses. CO2 can be used for beverage bottling, food processing, cooling, welding, dry ice production, metal fabrication, water treatment, fire suppression, and to aid in the production of cement and plastics.

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How a fuel cell recycles CO2

Fuel cells use an electrochemical process to convert hydrogen-rich fuels into electrical power and heat. Inside the fuel cell, methane is steam-reformed at 600 degrees Celsius and converted into hydrogen and carbon dioxide (CO2). The fuel cell produces electricity, heat, and water, while recycling CO2 into a valuable product.

Learn how a fuel cell works

CO2 recovery with fuel cells

Fuel cells can reduce emissions and bring circularity to your CO2 supply chain. Learn how fuel cells can capture CO2 for on-site use in this video.

 

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Virtual CO2 recovery tour

Learn how fuel cells can recover CO2 while producing low-carbon electricity. Step through an animated walkthrough of the system.

Take the virtual tour

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Reliable on-site power and heat

FuelCell Energy's platforms provide the majority of power to Pepperidge Farm's state-of-the-art bakery facility in Bloomfield, Connecticut. The 260,000-square-foot manufacturing facility runs three shifts and relies on on-site power from its fuel cell system.

Heat from the fuel cell plant is used to support bakery operations, which helps reduce fuel needs for plant boilers. When used in combined heat and power applications (CHP), the overall system efficiency can be up to 80 percent, using fewer resources to produce more power.

 

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Ultimate Guide

To help you learn more about the benefits and cost savings of fuel cell technology, we compiled commonly asked questions into one comprehensive guide.

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FuelCell Energy's 2023 Sustainability Report is now available. Learn more