Acumentrics ships to Sweden

WESTWOOD, MA, USA, May 25, 2007. Acumentrics has shipped a 5 kW solid oxide fuel cell generator to the GlashusEtt environmental information centre in Stockholm, Sweden.

The SOFC generator was purchased by ABB Corporate Research in Västerås, Sweden together with eight other Swedish companies and organizations: FMV, Fortum, GlashusEtt, JM, Morphic, SBC, the City of Stockholm and the Swedish Energy Agency. The purpose of the installation is to evaluate SOFC technology.

Stockholm has developed an eco-friendly, waterfront district called Hammarby Sjöstad which is slated to house some 25 000 residents. It features solar cells, green roofs, footpaths, environmentally benign building materials, vacuum-assisted refuse collection, and a wastewater treatment plant that produces biogas for the area. The GlashusEtt, which houses Acumentrics’ fuel cell system, is the district’s environmental information center.

The wastewater treatment plant produces high-quality biogas (97% methane) that is piped into apartments for heating and cooking. It is also used to run the fuel cell system.

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