FuelCell Energy Announces Carbon Capture Study With Cenovus Energy
February 16 2016 - 8:30AM
FuelCell Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq:FCEL), a global leader in the
design, manufacture, operation and service of ultra‐clean,
efficient and reliable fuel cell power plants, today announced a
contract with Cenovus Energy Inc. to complete the preliminary
front-end design and engineering (pre-FEED) for siting a fuel cell
system to capture CO2 from flue gas. The system would be at an
existing 14 megawatt natural gas-fired co-generation facility
located at the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada.
Cenovus, a Canadian integrated oil company, is the lead partner
of a Joint Industry Project (JIP) and acts on behalf of the JIP
participants that include Alberta Innovates-Energy Environment
Solutions as well as Cenovus, Devon Canada and Shell Canada, three
members of Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA). This
project is intended to quantify the benefits of the fuel cell
carbon capture solution for the separation of CO2 from the flue gas
of boilers used to make steam in oil sands production.
“Cenovus and our COSIA partners on this project are focused on
innovation and technology development to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions, and this fuel cell carbon capture project illustrates
our commitment to this goal,” said Craig Stenhouse, Manager, COSIA
at Cenovus. “We’re encouraged by the growing commercial adoption of
FuelCell Energy power plants, and configuring them for carbon
capture is a compelling application for us to pursue.”
“Cost is a critical aspect for Canadian oil sands operators, and
our carbon capture solution can efficiently and affordably
concentrate CO2, while also producing ultra-clean power that
supports economics from the sale of electricity,” said Chip
Bottone, Chief Executive Officer, FuelCell Energy, Inc. “Our
solution is delivered in an environmentally friendly manner, and
the scalable nature of our carbon capture solution is attractive,
as additional capture capability can be incrementally added over
time.”
The FuelCell Energy solution is an effective and one of the
least costly options for removal of CO2 emissions from coal-fired
power plants, as demonstrated under a multi-year project from the
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Completion of the pre-FEED
project for Cenovus will verify the unique capability of the Direct
FuelCell® (DFC®) power plant to capture carbon from gas-fired power
generation and combustion facilities while simultaneously producing
ultra-clean power. The project is focused on separating 75% of the
CO2 from the flue gas of the cogeneration plant at the University
of Calgary, which provides electricity and heat for the campus.
Fuel cell power plants configured for carbon capture will
utilize natural gas as the fuel source and process the flue gas
from the natural gas-fired turbine into the fuel cell air system,
where CO2 is transferred across the fuel cell membrane for
concentration in the fuel exhaust stream during power generation.
This efficient CO2 concentration is a side reaction of the standard
fuel cell power generation process. An added benefit is that
approximately 70 percent of smog producing nitrogen oxide (NOx)
emissions in the gas-fired power plant flue gas is destroyed by the
fuel cell power generation process. Learn more about this
fuel cell carbon capture solution including a schematic that
illustrates the affordable economics for ratepayers - click
here
The DFC stationary fuel cell power plants manufactured by
FuelCell Energy utilize carbonate fuel cell technology and provide
continuous power located where the power is used, including both
on-site applications and electric grid support. The plants provide
combined heat and power (CHP) capabilities, also known as
cogeneration, supporting sustainability initiatives and
economics. The plants are fuel flexible, capable of operating
on clean natural gas, on-site renewable biogas or directed biogas.
Power is produced by an electrochemical reaction, resulting in the
virtual absence of pollutants such as NOx, which causes smog,
sulfur dioxide (SOx), which contributes to acid rain, or
particulate matter, which can aggravate asthma.
About Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation
AllianceCOSIA is an alliance of oil sands producers
focused on accelerating the pace of improvement in environmental
performance in Canada’s oil sands through collaborative action and
innovation. COSIA brings together leading thinkers from industry,
government, academia and the wider public to improve measurement,
accountability and environmental performance in the oil sands in
four priority areas. COSIA members represent almost 90
percent of the oil sands production in Canada.
www.cosia.ca
About FuelCell EnergyDirect FuelCell® power
plants are generating ultra-clean, efficient and reliable power at
more than 50 locations worldwide. With more than 300
megawatts of power generation capacity installed or in backlog,
FuelCell Energy is a global leader in providing ultra-clean
baseload distributed generation to utilities, industrial
operations, universities, municipal water treatment facilities,
government installations and other customers around the
world. The Company’s power plants have generated over four
billion kilowatt hours of ultra-clean power using a variety of
fuels including renewable biogas from wastewater treatment and food
processing, as well as clean natural gas. For
additional information, please visit www.fuelcellenergy.com, follow
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Direct FuelCell, DFC, DFC/T, DFC-H2 and FuelCell Energy, Inc.
are all registered trademarks of FuelCell Energy, Inc.
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and FuelCell Energy, Inc.
Contact:
FuelCell Energy, Inc.
Kurt Goddard, Vice President Investor Relations
203-830-7494
ir@fce.com
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