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| Kyocera
achieves 54% Power Output Rate for 1kW Fuel Cell Unit
Publication date: 19-December-2003
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| OSAKA, Dec 18, 2003 (Kyodo via COMTEX) -- Kyocera
Corp. said Thursday it has achieved a power generation efficiency of 54%
for a fuel cell-based cogeneration system for home use, the highest ever
realized in the world.
The ceramics and electronics equipment maker said it hopes to release a cogeneration system capable of generating 1 kilowatt of electricity for about 1.2 million yen in 2005. A cogeneration system generates electricity and produces heat that can be used to supply hot water and air-conditioning. The system developed by Kyocera has adopted a mechanism in which oxygen ions move in an electrolyte and its core cell is made of ceramics. Systems under development by various companies use hydrogen ions and can convert about 40% of inputted energy into electricity. Kyocera said its cogeneration system could save about 80,000 yen a year in heating and lighting charges for a family of four and reduce the emission of carbon dioxide by 40%. Kyocera said it hopes to chalk up 1 billion yen in sales of the system in the year to March 2006, rising to 20 billion yen in the year to March 2011. |
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