Helbio Receives Order for Fuel Cell Power System with Reformer Operating on Bio-Ethanol

[JohnWxy]

http://www.morphic.se/en/Helbio/News/Helbio-Receives-Order-for-Fuel-Cell-Power-System-with-Reformer-Operating-on-Bio-Ethanol/


Helbio S.A. in Patras, Greece, a subsidiary company of Morphic Technologies AB, has received an order from the University of Milano for a Fuel Cell Power System operating on bio-ethanol (GH2-5000 Energy System). A group of Italian investors has subcontracted the University of Milano to evaluate the unique power system, and after this evaluation Helbio has agreed to discuss volume deliveries and/or license cooperation.

The GH2-5000 Energy System has been designed to operate in remote locations, without the need for external power input. It can be monitored and controlled remotely. The integrated fuel cell is manufactured by Exergy Fuel Cells, a Morphic subsidiary based in Bologna, Italy.

The Power System now ordered is the second ethanol- powered fuel cell of this kind sold by Helbio. The first unit was sold to an ethanol- producing company in Greece, and has now been in operation for about six months.

[pundaint]

1. Are the Euros stupid enough to use corn to produce ethanol, or is it just ADM?

[kristopher]

2. There is nothing intrinsically wrong with ethanol, corn or otherwise.

Ethanol for internal combustion engines in personal transportation is an undesirable goal because of the quantity needed, the land use impacts and the fact that ethanol is more of a form of energy storage than an effective energy source.

However as a carbon neutral liquid fuel it is a valuable part of our future renewable energy landscape.