Under the partnership agreement, Abengoa will develop, manufacture and market stationary fuel cell power plants using fuel cell modules provided by FuelCell Energy.
The initial pilot installation will be at the Abengoa headquarters in Palmas Campus Palmas Altas, Spain, using a 300kW proprietary Direct FuelCell (DFC) module supplied by FuelCell Energy and balance of plant designed and manufactured by Abengoa.
Renewable biogas markets will be targeted and the parties will cooperate to enhance the capability and market opportunities for DFC power plants operating on liquid biofuels.
Abengoa Hidrogeno general manager Javier Brey said the company will develop and manufacture in Spain stationary carbonate fuel cell plants by starting from FCE technology, and it will increase also the value of our partnership.
Under the partnership, Abengoa will use its experience with biofuels to develop a fuel processing system that will support the use of liquid biofuels as a fuel source for DFC power plants.
The partners will target markets in Europe and Latin America for megawatt-class DFC power plants, focusing on municipalities, large industrial power users and facilities that generate renewable biogas.
Ultra-clean, efficient and reliable fuel cell power plants that can operate on liquid biofuels are attractive in Latin American markets such as Brazil where sugar cane is widely used as a feedstock to create ethanol.
FuelCell Energy is a manufacturer of ultra-clean, efficient and reliable power plants.
