| Domestic fuel cell system for the first time |
| Sulzer Hexis signs sales agreements with leading German power suppliers |
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| At the largest International Sanitation and Heating Trade Fair (ISH) in Frankfurt/Main, Sulzer Hexis has presented its first fuel cell system for domestic heat and power generation. Sales agreements were signed here with leading German power suppliers for no less than 200 of these systems. | |
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With domestic power generation by fuel cell systems, waste heat is not lost as in conventional power plants, but can be utilized on the spot. Sulzer Hexis has developed a high-temperature fuel cell covering the entire heating and power needs of a single house. More than 65,000 operating hours have been accumulated in field tests since 1998.
Toward the end of this year Sulzer Hexis plans to market the world’s first fuel cell system for domestic applications, with a power generation capacity of 1 kW and 2.5 kW heat output. It will be fitted with a conventional firing system for additional heating needs. With an electrical power generation efficiency of 25 to 30%, the overall efficiency will be around 85% thanks to waste heat utilization. On March 27 Sulzer Hexis signed marketing agreements for these systems with two leading German power suppliers.
Oldenburger EWE AG, Germany’s largest regional power supplier, will be purchasing at least 155 Hexis fuel cell systems between 2001 and 2003. Over the same time period EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG – one of the largest national power suppliers in Germany – will purchase 40 of these systems.
Since these power suppliers will have owner-operator status during the introductory phase, end users will not incur any investment or operational risks.
From 2001 to 2003 several hundred Sulzer-Hexis fuel cell systems are to be sold to German, Austrian and Swiss power companies. As of 2005, marketing is also planned in the USA.
Inquiries:
Markus Niederhäuser, tel. +41 (0)52 262 20 30, fax +41 (0)52 262 00 25
E-mail: markus.niederhaeuser@sulzer.com |
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