Siemens Westinghouse to Demo Fuel Cell for Ontario Power Generation.(Brief Article)

TORONTO--To test what could become a future product line for Siemens Westinghouse Power, the company signed an agreement with Ontario Power Generation (OPG) of Toronto, ON, to provide a demonstration 250-kilowatt (kW) solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) cogeneration system.

Fueled by natural gas with a maximum electrical output of 250 kW, the plant will be delivered to and operated by OPG's affiliate, Ontario Power Technologies (OPT), at its facilities just west of Toronto. Under normal operation, it will deliver 225 kW synchronized to the existing power grid, at an electrical efficiency of greater than 45%, and will also supply 145 kW of heat into OPT's site heating system.

Ontario Power Generation, the Government of Canada, Siemens Westinghouse, and the U.S. Department of Energy will provide funding for the project.

"The purpose of this demonstration is to test a prototype of a future product aimed at small cogeneration or combined heat and power (CHP) applications," says Nick Bartol, vice president and chief technology officer for Siemens Westinghouse. "This would be one of Siemens Westinghouse's first products intended for the distributed generation segment of the stationary ...