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World’s largest fuel cell park completed in South Korea
A 59 MW fuel cell park – the largest in the world – has been completed in Hwasung City, South Korea. The Gyeonggi Green Energy fuel cell park consists of 21 FuelCell Energy DFC3000 power plants, rated at 2.8 MW each. It covers an area of 2 ha.
The combined heat and power park will use natural gas to provide base-load power to the South Korean electric grid and usable heat for a district heating system. The project was completed by POSCO Energy, which began construction in November 2012.
Alongside the Gyeonggi park, FuelCell Energy sold two 1.4 MW and three 300 kW fuel cell modules to POSCO Energy during the first quarter of 2014. These modules are in addition to monthly fuel cell kit shipments under an existing 122 MW order that was signed in October 2012.
The company will also be supplying fuel cells for another project in Seoul City in the fuel cell-friendly South Korea – a 20 MW fuel cell park at the Godeok Rolling Stock Management Office, consisting of seven DFC3000 plants. The park will also provide heat for a district heating system. In the event of an electrical grid disruption or outage, the electricity from the fuel cell park will provide power to an adjacent railroad depot. It is expected to be operational by the end of 2014.
News Item details
Journal title: Energy World
Keywords: Combined Heat and Power
Countries: South Korea -
Subjects: Combined heat and power generation, Distributed storage, Baseload plants
