Fuel cell generates electricity and heat for homes. Field tests prove durability and series-production readiness.

Artikel

Highly efficient, low-emission and quiet: as small-scale combined-heat-and-power stations, new fuel cell heating units produce heat energy and electrical energy with an efficiency of over 90 per cent. They have proven themselves in extensive tests in single and two-family homes, and their operation and design have been improved incrementally. The first units are now on the market. They run on natural gas, and on hydrogen and methane produced using renewable energy or biomass. Decentralised fuel cells can generate demand-oriented electricity, and they can be used in a grid-friendly or grid-independent way.

Object Details

• ISSN: 0937-8367
• Extent: 4 p.
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: BINE Informationsdienst - Projektinfo; 10/2016

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Detailed information on energy research ; Building & City ; Energy systems ; Energy generation

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Hirn, Gerhard
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): FIZ Karlsruhe - Leibniz-Institut für Informationsinfrastruktur GmbH, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
• (when): 2016

Further information

• Sponsorship: Förderung durch das Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWi). Förderkennzeichen. 03ET6002. German Edition: Brennstoffzelle erzeugt Strom und Wärme fürs Haus. Feldtests belegen Standfestigkeit und Serienreife.
• Last update: 07.03.2025, 12:05 PM CET