Fuel Cell Energy
(250 kW +)

FuelCell Energy is developing its Direct FuelCell® (DFC®) for use in stationary applications. Our three main products—a 300 kW, a 1.5 MW and a 3 MW—are designed to meet a variety of applications.

The 300 kW single stack DFC power plant is a skid-mounted, compact unit, which can be used to add incremental capacity or to gain operational familiarity with DFC power plants. Ideal customers include light industrial, small buildings and other applications requiring 250 kW to 1 MW of power.

• Direct FuelCell power plants are the most efficient fossil fuel generators in this size range. This means more electricity using less fuel.
• DFC®’s are virtually pollution free, allowing for easy siting.
• DFC’s are quiet, making them friendly neighbors.
• DFC’s power plants produce high quality electricity for today's high-tech systems.
• DFC’s can operate on a variety of fuels, for use in a wide range of applications and settings.

Fuel Cell Turbine Hybrid

Fuel Cell Energy Inc. has developed a hybrid concept combining the Direct FuelCell (DFC®) and an unfired gas turbine. This hybrid system uses a network of heat exchangers to transfer waste heat from the DFC system to the turbine, which converts a portion of the waste heat to mechanical energy and then electricity. The system adds 10 to 15 percentage points to the efficiency of the DFC. For large systems in the long term, unsurpassed net electric efficiency of close to 80% is possible. In the nearer term, it is believed that cost effective small MW class hybrid systems can be configured with efficiencies of 70% or better. Although power plants utilizing this system are not yet available, the design is showing promise in its development stage. Under a Department of Energy-supported Vision21 program, activities are underway to operate a subscale system and to develop an ultra-high-efficiency 40MW powerplant design.

Installations and Press Releases

FuelCell Energy's field trials are precursors to the DFC commercial market entry. Current field trials in operation or scheduled for 2001 include 250 kW DFC power plants at the University of Bielefeld and the Rhone Klinikum Hospital in Germany, at the headquarters of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, a 250 kW system in Japan for Marubeni and a 250 kW unit slated for the spring of 2001 at Mercedes-Benz U.S. International in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Also slated for 2001 is a 3 kW DFC unit for the U.S. Coast Guard at the Cape Henry Lighthouse in Virginia to demonstrate fuel cell capabilities at remote sites.

DANBURY, Conn., Apr 30, 2002 /PRNewswire/ -- Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) and FuelCell Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: FCEL) have formalized and expanded their agreement to distribute and develop ultra-low emission Direct FuelCell (DFC(R)) power generation products for industrial and commercial use. Under the ten-year alliance agreement, customers will now be able to buy these innovative systems from Caterpillar dealers in selected regions in North America. The agreement, signed April 26, 2002, strengthens the relationship FuelCell Energy and Caterpillar established in November 2001. It calls for the companies to jointly develop Caterpillar-branded power plants in the 250kW to 3MW size range, incorporating FuelCell Energy's fuel cell module.

August 14, 2002, FuelCell Energy, Inc.,and its partner, PPL Energy Services, a subsidiary of PPL Corporation will install a 250 kilowatt Direct FuelCell® (DFC®) power plant at Ocean County College in Toms River, New Jersey. The power plant, which will run on natural gas, will be manufactured by FuelCell Energy in Connecticut and will be installed by PPL Energy Services.The total value of the project is $1.65 million. The New Jersey Clean Energy Fund will provide $827,000 in the form of grants.

More Information

FuelCell Energy, Inc.
3 Great Pasture Rd.
Danbury, CT 06813
Phone 203-825-6000

Go to the Fuel Cell Energy web site at www.fce.com

Source: Fuel Cell Energy web site 8/02