Fuel Cell Boilers

An article about the Fuel Cell Boiler and Fuel Cell Technology

Fuel Cell Boiler technology is the latest revolution for households to reduce their energy bills by about 25 per cent a year and reduce household annual carbon dioxide emissions by up to 2.5 million tonnes - or 50 per cent.

Fuel cells are a new technology the provide boilers with the ability to create electricity and heat through an electro-chemical reaction. In addition a reduction in power costs for the average household, as there is not carbon dioxide output therefore emissions will be cut dramatically. The process is much cleaner and efficient than burning fuels to generate power. Collectively, fuel cell boilers could save the equivalent of carbon dioxide emissions from eight power stations if they were installed in homes around the UK.

Fuel Cell Boilers have the potential to transform the domestic central heating market and enable customers to generate their own cheap, reliable low carbon electricity from the comfort of their own home. In addition, the fuel cells under development will aid governments with their green targets of reducing carbon emissions in the fight against climate change.

Fuel Cell technology is being developed by Ceres Power, a company backed by utilities giant British Gas. Ceres is targeting a range of global market applications including residential combined heat and power (CHP), stand-alone generators and auxiliary power units for transport.

The Ceres Power fuel cell is about the size of a cd case, consisting of three separate layers. The design is wafer thin and includes a cathode, anode and electrolyte. Combined, they are only half the thickness of a human hair.

The fuel cells stack together to make silent generators that are highly efficient. They replace the burner unit in current domestic boilers to generate electricity in addition to providing heat and hot water. Ceres power estimate that a six-inch fuel cell stack could generate around 1kW of electricity, enough to power a TV and DVD player, fridge freezer, several lights and a computer combined.

Rival fuel cell designs work on hydrogen which is difficult to supply to the domestic market through existing fuel channels, so the major attraction to the new design by Ceres power is that is is powered by natural gas. By working with British Gas Plc, Ceres has instant access to around 15 out of the UK's 25 million households that are suitable for a fuel cell boiler device.

Fuel cells are a relative new technology, but integrated into a gas boiler, promise to revolutionise the energy market as we know it today.

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