Presentation on Fuel Cells using Biomass as feedstock

1. March 05, 2012
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2. Clean Energy Market Opportunity
The
Future of
Clean
Energy
Need Solution
New Global Ballard
Energy PEM Fuel Cell
Solutions Advantage
• Clean energy • Scaleable
future is
accelerating • Fuel flexibility
• No single energy • Efficient, reliable
technology solution and safe
• Fuel cell • Rapid response to
technologies will changes in power
play key roles demand
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3. Generation of Hydrogen from Biomass
 Benefits
• Local, sustainable, and lower cost source of GHG reducing
electricity & heat for communities
• Local jobs for biomass collection, processing, and plant operation
• Biochar: Sequester carbon; complete biomass lifecycle by returning
nutrients to local soil; possible revenue stream
• Flexible feedstock, up to 45% moisture
• 165 kW to multi-megawatt distributed power generation
• Large international potential where fuel source is available
PEM fuel cell system
Electricity
H2
Pyrolysis
Purification
Gasifier
Biomass High H2
Feedstock Syngas Heat
Biochar: soil supplements Future: fuel cell vehicles
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4. Ballard’s Solution for Distributed Generation
Power Scalable from 165 kW
Packaging Self contained ISO container
Fuel efficiency 48%, based on LHV
Output voltage 380-480 VAC
Output heat load 1100 kW per 1000 kWnet
Available water
60-65˚C
temp
Self-contained systems,
Siting
simple integration with plant
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5. Pyrolysis Gasifier Feedstock Options
• Agricultural/forest residues,
underutilized wood, mixed
paper waste, wood chips,
Palm mass, sawdust, grass,
hay, straw, miscanthus,
tree/lawn waste, corn stover
• Energy crops – Switchgrass
• Cellulose, hemicelluloses and
lignins
• Cannot process tires,
aluminum, and some PVC’s. Excellent fuel LCA
(>85% CO2 reduction)
with waste streams
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6. Typical 1MW CLEARgen™ Installation
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7. Ballard Distributed Generation Deployments
 1 MW fuel cell system for peak load
management at electric utility in
Ohio.
 1/3 MW fuel cell system to use by-
product hydrogen at a chlorine
production plant
1MW mobile unit for FirstEnergy
 50 kW fuel cell system running on
hydrogen from a 5 ton/d plasma
gasification plant in South Korea
 1.1 MW fuel cell system for peak
shaving for Toyota Motor Sales USA
Inc. in Torrance, CA
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8. Environmental Dividend from Fuel Cells & Biomass
 Fuel cells will be an important part
of the future alternative energy mix
 Key environmental advantages
provided by Fuel Cells over
incumbent technologies
 Biomass can provide clean energy
fuel source for Fuel Cells