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Thursday, 22 September 2011
E.On plans 500 job cuts in the UK
The cuts, which the group hopes to make through voluntary redundancies, will be made at its head office in Coventry and its Nottingham-based centre.
Chief executive Paul Golby said: "We had to undertake a deep and rigorous review of how much money we spend in order to ensure we keep costs as low as possible for our customers, become a more agile organization and build a sustainable business in the UK."
He added: "While I'm very aware that this will be a difficult time for our colleagues, it is our aim to keep uncertainty to a minimum and to achieve these redundancies by voluntary means."
The cost-cutting move will be undertaken to reflect the organisational changes at E.On after it sold its distribution arm, Central Works, earlier this year.
In August the group unveiled plans to cuts costs by €1.5bn before 2015 in a move which could see as many as 11,000 job cuts.
Golby and his fellow directors were paid, in aggregate, £3,86m in 2009, according to E.OK UK's accounts, with the highest paid director receiving an annual salary of £574,975, while the biggest bonus paid that year to a director was £0.5m. The highest long term incentive payment received by an E.On Uk director in 2009 was £426,636.
Lower gas prices from its competitors have seen E.On struggle in recent months, while the shutdown of one other the firm's nuclear reactors has only added to its woes.
The share price was down 3.93% to €14.68 by 13:05.
Friday, 12 August 2011
BlueGEN(R) receives product certification from the Australian Gas Association
RNS Number : 5338L
Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited
02 August 2011
Tuesday 2(nd) August 2011
BlueGEN(R) receives product certification from the Australian
Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited (AIM / ASX: CFU) a leading developer of high efficiency and low emission power products for homes and other buildings, is pleased to announce that the Company's BlueGen gas to electricity generator has been certified by the Australian Gas Association (AGA) for installation as a gas appliance in Australia.
After rigorous testing and evaluation for compliance, AGA has certified the BlueGen to a new safety standard for fuel cell appliances. BlueGen is the first product to comply with this new standard in Australia.
BlueGen is now certified as a "Type A" gas appliance, which allows BlueGen units to be installed by a licensed and trained plumber / gasfitter as for any other typical gas appliance in Australia. BlueGen has also been certified for both indoor and outdoor installations. Previously the installation of BlueGen was restricted as a "Type B" appliance, meaning that the respective State Technical Regulator was required to inspect and approve each installation.
Over the past few months the Company has been working very closely with AGA. This work included the AGA liaising with the Australian Regulatory Authorities, extensively assessing the design of the BlueGen to relevant standards and conducting independent tests on a BlueGen unit at the AGA testing facilities.
AGA is an independent body which provides accredited product certification and testing services for the gas, electrical and plumbing industries in Australia. AGA product certification is based upon an independent technical assessment of a sample product against relevant safety standards (type-testing) and compliance with any other regulatory requirements.
BlueGen has also received full CE safety approval for installation in homes and other buildings in Europe. The Company is also working towards receiving BlueGen safety approval for North America by the end of the year.
BlueGen uses patented ceramic fuel cell technology to turn natural gas into electricity and heat for hot water, with the highest electrical efficiency of any small scale generating technology in the world. In Australia BlueGen units are installed in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Canberra and Brisbane. BlueGen units are available to commercial customers through distributors Harvey Norman Commercial division and Hills Industries.
Thursday, 23 June 2011
Ceramic Fuel Cells' BlueGen gas-to-electricity technology wins Microgeneration UK 2011 Technical InnovationAward Thursday 23 June 2011
Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited
23 June 2011
Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited, [AIM/ASX:CFU] a leading developer of high efficiency and low emission electricity generation units for homes and other buildings, today announced its BlueGen gas-to-electricity unit has won the Microgeneration UK 2011 Technical Innovation Award, announced at the culmination of the Microgeneration UK 2011 conference in London.
Microgeneration UK 2011 - which brings together policymakers, investors, suppliers and customers - celebrates the best of the UK microgeneration industry. It is run by Micropower Council, the British Photovoltaic Association and the British Heating and Hot Water Industry Council.
The Technical Innovation Award, one of five categories, was announced at a gala dinner on Tuesday 21 June in London and was presented by Baroness Maddock of Christchurch, President of the Micropower Council.
Baroness Maddock said: "CFCL is playing a key role in pioneering technology that can help provide a source of cleaner, more efficient, low cost energy. Currently collaborating with multiple partners across the globe to help bring cleaner electricity, CFCL is a great example of how innovation within the microgeneration sector can deliver tangible benefits."
Brendan Dow, Managing Director of Ceramic Fuel Cells, said: "We are thrilled to accept this prestigious award, and are delighted that our ground-breaking technology has been recognised by Microgeneration UK 2011. More and more Ceramic Fuel Cells is being recognised as a world leader in the development of fuel cell technology to provide reliable, low-emission electricity from widely available natural gas."
In May 2011, BlueGen won both the 2010-11 'CEO Award' - Dupont Australia and New Zealand's most prestigious innovation award - as well as the 'Design for a Sustainable Future' award, one of seven categories at the biennial DuPont Australia & New Zealand Innovation Awards.
BlueGen uses ceramic fuel cells to turn natural gas into electricity and heat for hot water, with each unit capable of producing more than three times the electricity needed to power the average United Kingdom home. Surplus electricity can be exported back to the power grid. BlueGen also provides heat for domestic hot water use. BlueGen units operate constantly, generating 1.5 kilowatts of electricity plus heat for hot water, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, regardless of weather.
BlueGen has the highest electrical efficiency of any small-scale power generation system in the world, reducingenergy bills as well as making significant carbon savings.
For further information please contact:
Ceramic Fuel Cells Andrew Neilson Tel: +613 9554 2300 Email: investor@cfcl.com.au Nomura Code Securities (AIM Tel: +44 (0) 207 776 Nomad) 1200 Juliet Thompson, Chris Golden
Monday, 23 May 2011
Ceramic Fuel Cells signs BlueGen sales and service agreement for the UK with the RES Group
RNS Number : 0584H
Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited
23 May 2011
Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited(1) , a leading developer of high efficiency and low emission electricity generation units for homes and other buildings, has signed a distribution agreement with RES On-Site Limited, part of the RES Group(2) , to market, sell, install and service Ceramic Fuel Cells' BlueGen gas-to-electricity units in the United Kingdom.
Under the terms of the non-exclusive agreement RES On-Site will distribute BlueGen, targeting the commercial microgeneration energy market throughout the UK. RES On-Site holds MCS (Microgeneration Certification Scheme) installer accreditations in a wide range of technologies and is adding the microCHP accreditation to this and so will provide installation and after-sales service for BlueGen products. It will also support Ceramic Fuel Cells in developing the market for BlueGen.
The RES Group is a leading international renewable energy company with operations across Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. To date the RES Group has delivered more than 5GW of renewable energy projects worldwide. RES On-Site sells and installs a range of low emission power and heating products for commercial, industrial and public sector customers, including wind, biomass, solar PV and solar hot water.
BlueGen uses ceramic fuel cells to turn natural gas into electricity and heat for hot water, with each unit capable of producing more than three times the electricity needed to power the average home. The UK average domestic power consumption is estimated at 3,300 kWh per annum(3) .
Surplus electricity can be sold back to the grid or used in supplementary applications such as charging an electric car, as well as having the additional benefit of providing heat for domestic hot water use. BlueGen units generate electricity at up to double the efficiency of the current power grid, reducing energy bills as well as making significant carbon savings.
Most recently, BlueGen has been successfully chosen to participate in CE Electric UK's GBP54 million low-carbon Smart Grid project.
Commenting on the announcement, Brendan Dow, Managing Director of Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited said:
"To be working with the RES Group, one of the world's leading renewable energy development companies, is exciting news for CFCL and is yet another endorsement of BlueGen.
"The reputation, expertise and market penetration that the RES Group offers means that we are now even better placed to capitalise on the significant market opportunities that the UK offers."
Mike Atkinson - Managing Director, RES On-Site Limited added:
"RES are delighted to add the world leading BlueGen microCHP product from CFCL to our portfolio of class leading renewable and low carbon energy technologies. This diverse portfolio allows RES On-site to offer our customers the most suitable solution for their specific carbon reduction application.
"The UK Government's tariff structures supporting the deployment of exciting new products such as BlueGen makes the UK a hugely dynamic developing market for renewable technologies and RES On-site is committed to being at the forefront of that market."
Paddy Thompson, General Manager Business Development at Ceramic Fuel Cells added:
"RES On-Site Limited is highly experienced and MCS accredited, and together we are ready to enable BlueGen customers to take full advantage of the microCHP feed in tariff as well as the considerable energy cost and carbon savings made available by BlueGen.
"This is the first UK distributor agreement signed by CFCL and we look forward to working closely with RES On-Site as awareness of the many benefits offered by fuel cell cogeneration grows."
The agreement is in line with Ceramic Fuel Cells' strategy to sell BlueGen units worldwide through a network of distributors and to outsource the sale, installation and service of BlueGen units. The agreement with RES On-Site Limited in the UK follows similar BlueGen distribution agreements with partners in Australia.
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Notes for Editors
1 - About Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited:
-- Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited is a world leader in developing fuel cell technology to provide highly efficient and low-emission electricity from widely available natural gas.
-- Ceramic Fuel Cells is developing fully integrated power and heating products with leading energy companies E.ON UK in the United Kingdom, GdF Suez in France and EWE in Germany.
-- Ceramic Fuel Cells has also sold 70 BlueGen gas-to-electricity generators to major utilities and other foundation customers in Germany, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Italy, Japan, Australia and the USA.
-- Ceramic Fuel Cells is listed on the London Stock Exchange AIM market and the Australian Securities Exchange (code CFU).
-- For further information: www.cfcl.com.au
2 - About the RES Group
-- RES On-site is part of the RES Group. RES is one of the world's leading independent renewable energy project developers with operations across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific. At the forefront of wind energy development for over 25 years, RES has developed and/or built more than 5GW of renewable energy projects worldwide.
-- The RES Group is active in a range of renewable energy technologies including large-scale biomass, solar, wave and tidal and on-site renewable installations.
-- For more information, visit www.res-group.com
Tuesday, 19 April 2011
The energy saving non gas electric Neptune 2.3kw Patio heater with magnetic remote control (as seen on Dragons Den)
Neptune 2.3kw Patio heater with magnetic remote control (as seen on Dragons Den):
"Energy saving Neptune patio heater is the biggest of the range and comes with built in light and energy saving movement sensor (PIR) as standard to switch off and on when people are present. The Neptune is completely water proof and ideal for gardens and terraces. Includes remote control and optional zip up weatherproof storage cover. The Neptune patio heater has two stages of heating and is coated in hammerite paint for heavy duty protection. The Neptune patio heater comes with a 2 year warranty. "
Tuesday, 22 March 2011
Natural gas fuel cell generates power + heats water for homes, saves on CO2 emissions – not in Aus!
Energy security + hοw tο gеt rid οf thе electricity grid! LOL. A Melbourne company hаѕ bееn developing a cleaner electricity fοr Australians whісh сουld bе implemented аѕ early аѕ next year….. bυt, аѕ wіth solar thermal technology, wіll mοѕt probably bе marketed everywhere еlѕе іn thе world first, uhh….. Traditional electricity generation іѕ inherently wasteful. More thаn half thе energy content οf thе fuel escapes frοm thе power station’s cooling tower аѕ waste heat. In addition, more thаn 5% οf thе electricity generated іѕ lost іn transmission іn thе journey frοm grid tο еnd user. An alternative аррrοасh іѕ tο generate electricity within homes аnd commercial buildings using a device called a fuel cell essentially a large battery wіth a replenishable fuel source. In Manchester, Mike Mason advocated fuel cells thаt υѕе solid-oxide technology. Thеѕе саn rυn οn natural gas, ethanol οr various οthеr fuels, including thе gases produced whеn mаkіng biochar. Mason dеѕсrіbеd domestic fuel cells thаt саn produce electricity frοm gas more efficiently thаn even thе best modern power stations аnd аt a lower cost. Aѕ a bonus, bесаυѕе thе generation happens аt thе point οf consumption, transmission losses аrе minimised аnd аnу heat сrеаtеd саn bе used fοr hot water аnd radiators….. www.guardian.co.uk Ceramic Fuel Cells opens Germany plant – Melbourne-based alternative energy company Ceramic Fuel Cells Ltd (CFC) hаѕ opened іtѕ large-scale fuel cell manufacturing plant іn Germany …
Friday, 4 March 2011
Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited zeigen die BlueGen MCHP am Ecobuild zeigen London 1-3 März 2011
Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited BlueGen Einheit sei in der Ecobuild zeigen aufgezeigt 3. März 2011 auf der E. ON stehen. Das Gerät wurde auf der Seite des Ständers platziert und bekam Interesse. Die BlueGen hatte die seitlichen und hinteren Abdeckungen entfernt, so dass die Einbauten zu sehen war. E. ON 's Stand war im Bereich der erneuerbaren Abschnitt der Ecobuild zeigen, welche hauptsächlich Solar-und Luft-Wärmepumpe steht hatten. Paddy war einer der Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited Vertriebsmitarbeiter auf dem Stand und beantwortet die meisten meiner Fragen bezüglich der BlueGen und E. ON 's Anpassung MCHP Einheit, die den Kraftstoff Gennex als Kern-Stack verwendet. E. ON hat noch ihre Gennex MCHP Anpassung und ein Veröffentlichungstermin noch nicht abgeschlossen Namen. Aus diesem Grund gibt es keine Werbung / Marketing-Programm in Kraft. Es war interessant, warum E. ON wurde die Anzeige der BlueGen, da sie nicht direkt vermarkten sie, vielleicht auf Interesse messen.


Ceramic Fuel Cells verlassen sich auf ihre Partner wie E. ON, EWE, GDF etc, um ein Produkt so Markt im Moment ist es eine Zeit des Wartens für sie bis BlueGen und Gennex MCHP Anpassungen auf den Markt kommen. Soweit es sie betrifft die BlueGen ist eine vollständig getestete Gerät bereit für den Verkauf an den Massenmarkt, die ihre Hauptziel ist, wollen sie auf, die BlueGen / Gennex Produkt global. Dies ist der gleiche Fall, wenn es um den Preis geht. Es gibt kein Preisschild auf dem Gerät. Es wird ihre Partner, die ihren Preis fix und ob sie an ihre Kunden vermietet werden. Es besteht auch die Service Wartungskosten zu schließen. Das Gerät benötigt eine Service alle 12 Monate, die von wechselnden Wasserständen Ansaugfilter und Gas Ansaugfilter besteht. Die Gennex Brennstoffzellen-Modul hat eine Lebensdauer von 5 Jahren und erfordert ersetzen um diese Zeit. Deshalb ist es vielleicht besser, die Geräte leasen, da dies im Mietvertrag Plan aufgenommen werden kann, wenn Leasing zur Verfügung stehen. Ceramic Fuel Cells sagen, dass diese Geräte sind nicht für die DIY'er und muss installiert und gewartet werden durch qualifiziertes Fachpersonal.
Es gibt vielleicht einige Subventionen für die BlueGen und deren Anpassung. Deutschland ist mit der Idee, indem sie ihre Subventionen erneuerbare liebäugelt aber das ist nicht in Stein gemeißelt. Es ist ein $ 1 Mrd. Fonds in Deutschland und mit der EWE testet derzeit das Gerät ist es der Glaube der Ceramic Fuel Cells Vertriebsmitarbeiter dass BlueGen schließlich dafür wird akkreditiert zu bekommen. Wie für die Aktionäre des Unternehmens bekommen einen Rabatt, sie hätten keine Stellung zu nehmen.
Die Gennex Kraftstoff Stapel ist das Herz des Gerätes und andere Anpassungen. Das System kann nicht verkleinert werden (nur nach oben), so gibt es keine Möglichkeit für eine Micro-Mikro-KWK-portables Gerät. Es gibt noch andere Wettbewerber gibt, einschließlich der Whispergen, das nicht Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited Produkt. Dies ist vor allem für Heizung und verwendet ein Sterling-Motor an die Macht aus der Abwärme zu erzeugen. Diese nach Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited wird bedeuten, dass für 6 Monate des Jahres wird das Gerät nicht produzieren viel Macht zu verkaufen zurück an das Netz, wo BlueGen hauptsächlich zur Stromerzeugung ausgerichtet ist. Die BlueGen hat den Vorteil, da es leicht konfiguriert werden kann, andere Kohlenwasserstoffgase wie Shell Gas, Wasserstoff, Methan, Biogas etc. verwenden
Die BlueGen Produkt ist fertig, alle Ceramic Fuel Cells tun müssen, ist es, die Massen zu verkaufen. Es ist Spitzentechnologie, nur bekommen kann mit der Zeit besser. Es gibt keine Pläne für Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited zum Gennex Technologie für andere Anwendungen andere als Mini-Blockheizkraftwerke zu verwenden. Es besteht auch die Installation und Wartung Ausbildung, die von ihren Partnern, die was einige von ihnen jetzt machen, ist erforderlich werden. Mit E. ON braucht bis 100000 Einheiten um, zwischen 2012 bis 2018 an Exklusivität behalten ist es an ihnen, einen Einstieg in den britischen Markt nicht Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited erhalten.
Foto: E. ON stehen © Sean Orion
Komponiert @ EcoBuild London © Sean Orion 2011
Thursday, 3 March 2011
Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited show the Bluegen MCHP at the Ecobuild show London 1-3 March 2011


Ceramic fuel cells rely on their partners such as E.ON, EWE, GDF etc to market the product so at the moment it is a waiting game for them until Bluegen and Gennex MCHP adaptations come to market. As far as they are concerned the Bluegen is a fully tested unit ready for sale to the mass market which is their main target, they want to take the Bluegen / Gennex product global. This is the same case when it comes to the price. There is no price tag on the unit. It will be their partners who will fix their price and whether it is leased to their clients. There is also the service maintenance cost to include. The unit requires a service every 12 months which consists of changing water intake filters and gas intake filters. The Gennex fuel cell module has a life span of 5 years and will require replacing around that time. This is why it may be better to lease the units as this can be included in the lease plan if leasing will be available. Ceramic fuel cells say these units are not for the DIY’er and must be installed and serviced by qualified trained staff.
There maybe some subsidies for the Bluegen and its adaptation. Germany is toying with the idea of adding it to their renewable subsidies but this is not in stone. There is a $1 Bln fund in Germany and with EWE currently testing the unit it is the belief of the Ceramic fuel cells sales staff that Bluegen will eventually get accredited for this. As for shareholders of the company getting a discount they had no comment.
The Gennex fuel stack is the heart of the unit and other adaptations. The system cannot be scaled down (only up) so there is no possibility of a Micro-Micro CHP portable unit. There are other competitors out there including the Whispergen which is not a Ceramic fuel cells limited product. This is mainly for heating and uses a sterling engine to produce power from the exhaust heat. This according to Ceramic fuel cells limited will mean that for 6 months of the year the unit will not produce much power to sell back to the grid where Bluegen is mainly geared to power generation. The Bluegen has the advantage as it can easily be configured to use other hydrocarbon gases such as shell gas, hydrogen, methane, bio gas etc.
The Bluegen product is ready, all Ceramic Fuel Cells need to do is sell it to the masses. It is cutting edge technology that can only get better with time. There are no plans for Ceramic fuel cells limited to use the Gennex technology for other applications other than MCHP units. There is also the installation and maintenance training that will be required by their partners, which is what some of them are doing now. With E.ON needing to order 100000 units, between 2012 to 2018 to keep exclusivity it is up to them to get a foothold in the UK market not Ceramic fuel cells limited.
Photo: E.ON stand © Sean Orion
Composed @ EcoBuild London © Sean Orion 2011
Thursday, 24 February 2011
British Gas profits rose by 24% to a record £742m last year
The announcement was made two months after the company raised prices by 7%, during the worst winter in a century.
Around eight million British Gas customers were affected by the December 10 increase, and saw their average annual bills rise from £1,157 to £1,239.
Adam Scorer of Consumer Focus told Sky News: "Millions of households are suffering from fuel poverty which is when 10% of their income goes on the cost of keeping warm and powering the lights."
"I think when consumers see the size of these profits you can expect them to be somewhere on the spectrum from very frustrated to outraged."
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Sam Laidlaw, chief executive of Centrica - which owns British Gas - said the energy industry was in a volatile situation with commodity prices, but his company would do all it could to keep bills as low as possible.
He said British Gas would help reduce bills by providing free loft or cavity insulation to customers who buy its electricity as well as its gas.
But speaking to Sky News, British Gas' managing director Phil Bentley seemed to open up the offer to all customers - not just those who were "first in, first served".
But a company spokesman later clarified his comments by saying any customer could apply for free loft or cavity wall insulation as long as they did so online before the end of May.
British Gas is part of the energy giant Centrica
The offer was also limited to 200,000 households, the company said.
British Gas added 270,000 customers last year and is the UK's biggest gas supplier with 16 million customer accounts.
It is owned by energy giant Centrica which also revealed record figures, with its operating profits up by 29% at £2.4bn.
Centrica says recent prices increases were down to soaring wholesale prices.
The company also claims British Gas prices were 0.5% lower at the end of 2010 than at the start of the year after the supplier cut bills by 7% in February.
Ofgem, the energy watchdog, is leading an investigation into the energy giants' balance sheets after discovering average profit margins had increased as companies claimed they had no choice but to lift bills.
E.ON has been named one of the 100 best employers in Germany.
Regine Stachelhaus, member of the E.ON AG Board of Management said: "Our ranking among the top 5 employers in Germany is an award for our HR work. We will not let up in our commitment to create attractive working conditions and development possibilities in order to offer our employees a rewarding working environment and, in an increasingly tighter market, to continue to remain among the best for recruiting talent."
As part of the nationwide employer competition, seven German E.ON companies participated in an anonymous employee survey. The key assessment criteria were credibility, respect and fairness, identification of the employees with and the team spirit in the company. In addition, the activities and concepts of the company’s HR work were analysed and assessed in a ‘culture audit’.
A total of 290 companies from all branches of industry, size categories and regions applied for the quality seal " Deutschlands Beste Arbeitgeber 2011". They were subjected to a thorough examination and an independent assessment of their quality and attraction as employers. The Great Place to Work® Institute Germany surveyed a total of some 120,000 workers.
The annual study and the competition " Deutschlands Beste Arbeitgeber" are conducted by the Great Place to Work® Institute Germany in cooperation with the New Quality of Work Initiative (INQA), the University of Cologne and the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. The "Handelsblatt" newspaper and "personalmagazin" are the media partners.
Wednesday, 23 February 2011
Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited Ceramic Fuel Cells to exhibit at Ecobuild 2011
London Stock Exchange Aggregated Regulatory News Service (ARNS)
February 23, 2011
RNS Number : 6850B Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited 23 February 2011 23 February 2011 Ceramic Fuel Cells to exhibit BlueGen gas-to-electricity generator at E.ON's stand at Ecobuild Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited [AIM/ASX:CFU], a leading developer of high efficiency and low emission electricity generation units for homes and other buildings, is to exhibit its BlueGen gas-to-electricity generator at E.ON's stand at the forthcoming Ecobuild trade show.
This is the first time that BlueGen has been made available for public viewing in the UK. BlueGen uses ceramic fuel cells to turn natural gas into electricity and heat for hot water. BlueGen units can generate electricity far more efficiently than the current power grid, providing significant cost savings to energy bills and large carbon savings. Ecobuild, which is to be held at the ExCeL exhibition and conference centre in the London's Docklands from 1 March to 3 March 2011, is the world's biggest event for sustainable design, construction and the built environment and the UK's largest construction event of any kind. On 22 December 2010 Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited announced that it had sold three BlueGen gas-to-electricity generators to E.ON, one of the UK's leading energy companies and that the two companies are continuing to develop fully integrated power and heating products for the UK market. Investors or media interested in learning more about BlueGen or receiving a demonstration at Ecobuild should contact Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited. www.ecobuild.co.uk/index.html Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited Mark Way +44 7786 116991 About Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited: -- Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited is a world leader in developing fuel cell technology to provide highly efficient and low-emission electricity from widely available natural gas. -- Ceramic Fuel Cells is developing fully integrated power and heating products with leading energy companies E.ON UK in the United Kingdom, GdF Suez in France and EWE in Germany. -- During 2010 EWE placed a conditional order for up to 200 integrated micro CHP products Ceramic Fuel Cells' patented technology. -- Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited has also sold 55 BlueGen gas-to-electricity generators to major utilities and other foundation customers in Germany, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Japan, Australia and the USA. -- Ceramic Fuel Cells is listed on the London Stock Exchange AIM market and the Australian Securities Exchange (code CFU). www.cfcl.com.au About E.ON: -- E.ON is one of the UK's leading power and gas companies - generating and distributing electricity, and retailing power and gas - and is part of the E.ON group, one of the world's largest investor-owned power and gas companies. E.ON employs more than 15,000 people in the UK and more than 88,000 worldwide.
Tuesday, 22 February 2011
Energy Secretary Chris Huhne praises environmentally-friendly schemes in Bristol
A car powered by gas from sewage and £9.4-million plans for a council- owned wind farm in Avonmouth were among the projects showed off to Energy and Climate Change minister Chris Huhne during his tour of the city yesterday.
Mr Huhne said: "Bristol's work to build new industries and jobs around green technologies offers us a glimpse into the future.
"As we face oil prices beyond $100 a barrel and the clearest evidence yet of the physical dangers to the UK of manmade climate change, low carbon is the sure-fire insurance policy with a big economic dividend.
"The city council's plans to build its own wind turbines will generate green electricity and new revenues for the local community."
The Liberal Democrat got behind the wheel of the Bio Bug, a modified Volkswagen Beetle which last year became the UK's first car to run on gas generated from sewage sludge.
Waste recycling company GENeco, which operates the sewage works in Kings Weston Lane, Avonmouth, creates the environmentally-friendly fuel by treating surplus gas.
Mr Huhne also took a look at a plot of council-owned land in Avonmouth which could soon become home to two large wind turbines. If the project takes off, the turbines could generate enough energy to earn the council £1.1 million a year supplying electricity to the National Grid.
Accompanied by city council leader Barbara Janke and councillors Gary Hopkins and Neil Harrison, the minister started his visit at Bristol Port, where he heard from the Bristol Port Company about its new deep-sea container port and plans for offshore renewable industries.
Mr Huhne added: "Bristol Port's plans around offshore wind offer a new future for an established facility. And the bio bug is British innovation at its best. These projects put Bristol ahead of many in seeing the economic and environmental payoffs of shifting to low carbon."
Bristol is one of nine areas receiving funding from the Department of Energy and Climate Change for projects.
Some of the cash will be used to assess all city houses to see whether solar panels can be fitted to them.
In addition, all the city's 34,000 street lights will be updated to be more energy efficient, ten biomass boilers will be fitted in schools and leisure centres and council buildings and schools will also have solar panels installed.
Ms Janke said: "It is very good news that the Energy Secretary is seeing for himself some of our renewable energy projects around the city.
"It is welcome he is taking time to meet with businesses – we have one of the largest environmental technologies sectors in the UK and we want to do all we can to encourage growth and job creation."
Monday, 21 February 2011
Ceres commences Wall Hung Fuel Cell Boiler Trial 19th February 2011
Following receipt of European type approval, an operating fuel cell CHP product generating heat and power has now been installed in the family home of a British Gas customer in South East England. The field trials programme will continue throughout 2011 and into 2012 with Ceres' CHP products being deployed in a wide range of homes across the UK. In addition, there is an extensive on‐going testing programme of CHP products and components at the Ceres' test facilities.
The first wave of CHP products is being installed in consumers' homes during the first quarter of 2011, with the second wave of products incorporating valuable in‐field experience to follow six months later. The final wave of at least 150 field trial CHP products will take place in 2012 to test the Company's ability to scale‐up for initial product sales and volume launch with British Gas.
The Ceres Power fuel cell CHP product operates on mains natural gas and can generate all of the heating and hot water and the majority of the electricity needs of a typical UK home.
The CHP boilers for the field trials are being manufactured using volume‐capable processes, with the fuel cells at the heart of the product being produced at the Ceres factory in Horsham, whilst CHP boiler assembly is taking place in Holland.
Peter Bance, Chief Executive Officer of Ceres Power, says "We have made enormous progress in the development of our product over the past few months and the start of commercial field trials is a major milestone in Ceres Power's development. I am delighted that our unique wall‐ mounted fuel cell CHP product is now being installed in consumers' homes and look forward to selling the product in conjunction with British Gas."
The field trials are being conducted in partnership with British Gas. Under the contract with Ceres Power, British Gas is paying £5 million to the Company in staged milestone payments and has also placed a forward order to purchase in aggregate a minimum of 37,500 CHP products on an escalating basis. Ceres Power will give an update on its British Gas residential CHP programme at the Company's Interim Results to be presented next month.