12/15/2014: German contract: Athletic fit and energetic: hockey and tennis club focuses on fuel cell technology
Energy-efficient power and heat generation
Pride in the efficient supply of energy on the HTC SW Neuss: Hans Christian Markert, MP spokesperson for environmental, consumer and anti-nuclear policy Bündnis'90 Group / The Greens in Parliament NRW (kneeling), Heiner Franssen (Chief HTC), Heiko van Bergen (Stamos GmbH), Heinz-Peter Breiden (HTC) (left to right) Photo: German contract
Whether with the bat a little white plastic ball over the place impulsive or yellow felt ball over the sand court preschend - members of the hockey and tennis clubs HTC black and white from Neuss always deliver high performance sport.Since the beginning of 2014. The existing since 1928 Club also relies on electricity and heat generation peak performance.The efficiency of the fuel cell power plant small club halved its running costs and reduces CO2 emissions.
With around 860 members of the HTC SW Neuss is created every day a great demand for energy for hot water showers, as well as power for indoor operation.Since the beginning of 2014, Neuss therefore put in heat and power generation on the so-called fuel cell technology to support the growing trend of ecological energy use and save energy costs.The old oil heater should be replaced by a more efficient system, especially as the system failed again and again and increase of water consumption and energy costs for oil steadily."With the fuel cell technology, the athletes put on an alternative for electrical generation.Because in addition to a variety of options such as wood pellet boilers, heat pumps or solar technology, corresponds to the natural gas-powered micro power plant to the state of the art when it comes to reducing high electricity costs, "says Roland Gilges, managing director of contracting service German contract.
Innovative effect chain: from natural gas, the fuel cell produces electricity and heat.While the current is taken directly exposed to heat from heating and fuel cell pleasant temperatures in the building provides. Image: Ceramic Fuel Cells
Inspiring technology
To the situation of the club into line with current energy standards, has been selected by recommendation of the craft company commissioned Stamos GmbH the fuel cell as Beistelllösung. In cooperation with German contract the contract was subsequently implemented. Within two weeks, the complete dismantling of the old oil-heating and the installation of the new system by the technicians of the craft industry have been made.Fueled by natural gas, the energy in the cell for an electrochemical reaction that produces in the power and warmth. "Due to the special hydrogen content of natural gas that is released and ultimately reacts with oxygen from the ambient air of the fuel cell. At the same time, the reaction starts a little heat is released, which is used to relieve the existing heating something - that saves additional "explains Heiko van Bergen, specialist installer of Stamos GmbH, the technical principle of the fuel cell.
Efficiency to the last detail
The new and more powerful 35 kW boiler has a significantly higher efficiency compared to the old oil plant.With an electrical output of 1.5 kW 60 percent can be achieved up to unique. The overall efficiency increases to 85 percent by utilizing the waste heat, which delivers up to 200 liters of hot water per day for the shower installation of sports clubs. The fuel cell runs throughout the year at full capacity, which produces 13,140 kilowatt hours of electricity and more than 5,300 kilowatt hours of heat.Thus, the fuel cell technology not only protects the environment through a huge CO2 savings, but through other resources that are used for heating. The compact size of the fuel cell - comparable to a commercial washing machine - and conventional, standardized connectors, the device can be easily integrated into virtually any existing heating system and thus also for private households or commercial and industrial enterprises an efficient alternative.
