150 kW Dantherm Fuel Cell for Anglo American Platinum
28 Oct 2011
Ballard Power Systems (TSX: BLD) (NASDAQ: BLDP) announced that Dantherm Power, its backup power systems company, will supply a 150 kilowatt (kW) fuel cell generator and associated engineering services to Anglo American Platinum Limited (www.angloamericanplatinum.com), the world’s largest primary producer of platinum and a member of the Anglo American plc Group.
The fuel cell generator, based on Dantherm Power’s DBX5000 backup power fuel cell system, utilizes Ballard fuel cell stacks and will be delivered in the current quarter for deployment at one of Anglo American Platinum’s mining operations in South Africa.
“This deployment is an opportunity to demonstrate the readiness and benefits of fuel cell power systems in new vertical market applications,” said John Sheridan, Ballard’s President and CEO. “Anglo American operations will gain first-hand experience regarding the ability for a fuel cell generator to provide clean and reliable power on a relatively large scale at a mining site.”
The fuel cell system will be powered by hydrogen generated in South Africa and will provide clean, cost-effective electricity.
Source: Ballard Power Systems
Image: An Anglo American Rustenburg mine at sunset (Source: Panaramio/Big Sky)
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