Der Fokus of Clean Power Net
Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS), Back-Up, Emergency Standby Power Systems
Fail-safe power supplies are nowadays essential in many areas of industry and in society at large, whether it be mobile-phone base stations, hospitals, industrial process control centres, computer centres or secondary technology in transformer stations. UPS systems ‘bridge’ the outage. Fuel cells offer a persuasive solution here due to their long service lives and the fact that they cover a wide temperature range.
Smart Grids
Energy management systems make it possible to interconnect decentralised power generators into a more efficient overall system. The fuel cell plays an exceptionally important role in such schemes, being a highly efficient supplier of energy with zero emissions.
Non-grid-connected/autonomous power supplies
Connection to an electricity grid is frequently impractical, and it is not economically viable to lay a cable. Mobile-phone base stations in emerging countries, construction-site safety equipment and road-pricing systems are therefore powered via batteries or diesel generators. The fuel cell is the economical and environmentally friendly alternative in such cases.
Virtual power plants
The demand imposed on electricity grids by power fluctuations is increasing with the development of renewable energy sources. Alongside large power stations, a short-term operating reserve can also be provided by integrating small, distributed (but centrally controlled) installations comprising fuel cells powered by renewable fuels, which will operate as emission-free virtual power plants.