FuelCell Energy to supply 300 kW fuel cell power plant

Danburry, USA - FuelCell Energy announced the sale of a 300 kilowatt DFC300 fuel cell power plant and five year service contract. LOGANEnergy, a dedicated fuel cell energy services company, will purchase and install the fuel cell power plant at the frozen food processing facility of Carla's Pasta in South Windsor, CT.

According to FuelCell Energy the fuel cell power plant is expected to provide 60 percent of the energy needs of the recently expanded Carla's Pasta facility. The fuel cell power plant will generate base load electricity and will be configured to recover the byproduct heat from the fuel cell energy conversion process. The byproduct heat shall be used for facility heating and heating hot water for the production process and general facility needs. This combined heat and power (CHP) configuration can achieve up to 80% efficiency, which is more than twice as efficient as power delivered via the transmission grid. The power plant is expected to be operational by mid 2011.

"We operate our frozen pasta and pesto plant 24 hours per day and were attracted by the fuel cell power plant's reliability and energy security as it generates power right on our property," said Sergio Squatrito, Vice President, Operations, Carla's Pasta. "The high efficiency of the fuel cell power plant decreases our fuel and electrical costs, and lowers our carbon footprint. Our environmental stewardship is further enhanced with the installation of these fuel cells as the energy generation process emits virtually zero harmful pollutants."

Source: IWR Online, 27 Jul 2010