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Czech affiliate O ntario-based alkaline fuel cell developer Astris Energi has delivered a 2.4 kWe model E8 AFC portable power generator to Alternate Energy Corporation and completed customer training. The delivery is the first under an agreement signed with AEC in May, which made AEC a value-added reseller for Astris's AFC power generation products.
AEC is currently testing the power pack. Subject to the performance evaluation of this first unit, AEC's original purchase order calls for an additional five E8 units to be delivered in stages throughout 2005.
Plans are under way to couple the E8 generator with AEC's hydrogen technology, which produces hydrogen on demand [FCB, September 2003]. AEC's technology utilizes readily available bio-compatible elements to produce hydrogen with a purity of 99.9% at a competitive cost. The resulting fuel cell power pack will be reliable and economical.
The combined AEC-Astris power pack is aimed at the expanding markets for high-quality, clean power on an uninterrupted basis. These include stationary industrial and residential backup applications in data centers, telecom installations, hospitals, construction sites, emergency power support and recreational segments. AEC is now scheduling a series of demonstrations with organizations in these sectors, and anticipates initial shipments later in 2005.
Astris' E8 Generator [FCB, February 2004] is the latest in a series of power generators driven by the company's AFC technology. Targeted at stationary applications, it contains two 1.2 kWe fuel cell stacks, has an electrical efficiency >50% and provides 48 V dc at 50 A. It is the first generator powered by Astris' Powerstack™ MC250 fuel cell modules. Jiri K. Nor, Astris Energi's president/CEO, says that the success of the Astris-AEC project could drive product demand and advance production of the Powerstack MC250 from pilot-to full-scale production.
In related news, at the end of January Astris completed the purchase of its Czech affiliate Astris sro, where its Powerstack pilot production line is based. Prior to the purchase, Astris owned 30% of the shares of Astris sro, with the remaining 70% owned by Macnor Corporation -also controlled by Jiri Nor, Astris's president/CEO.
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