Natural Gas Fuel Cell Power Generator For Japan - Brief Article

Ballard Power Systems said its subsidiary, Ballard Generation Systems, has signed an agreement with Tokyo Gas, Ebara Ballard, and Ebara Corp. to develop a fuel processor for a 1 kW natural gas-fueled fuel cell power generator targeted toward the Japanese residential market. The agreement involves collaboration in the development of a fuel processor, which will be incorporated by Ebara Ballard in the proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell power generator. The cogeneration unit will be designed to provide electric power for Japanese homes and apartments, as well as heat for space heating and hot water. Ebara Ballard is a jointly held company of Ebara Corp. and Ballard Generation Systems dedicated to manufacturing and marketing Ballard fuel cell power generators in Japan