Lyngby, 3 February 2006

Topsoe Fuel Cell participates in a consortium of Danish companies, headed by Danfoss A/S, which has received support from the Danish PSO funds to carry out the first phase of a programme to demonstrate micro combined heat and power (micro-CHP) based on Danish fuel cells, hereunder Topsoe Fuel Cell’s solid oxide fuel cells. Micro-CHP units are fuel cell systems with a capacity of 1-5 kW electricity, which, installed in private homes, will supply heat and power for domestic consumption. Topsoe Fuel Cell will supply its solid oxide fuel cell stack integrated in a system designed by Topsoe Fuel Cell and built and supplied by Dantherm Airhandling A/S.

The purpose of the project is to take the technology from the present development phase to a real, large scale demonstration and market maturation of the technology. The project is ambitious and aims ultimately at demonstrating as many as 100 units in its third phase in 2009.

“This project is very important for us in that it will serve to teach us about performance of our solid oxide fuel cell stack running in a micro-CHP configuration. We see micro CHP as a very attractive market segment. Many European countries have high electricity price relative to gas price and, together with an extensive natural gas network, this makes micro-CHP attractive”, explains Helge Holm-Larsen, Director, Business Development, Topsoe Fuel Cell.