CFCL announces that on October 4 it will launch NetGen(tm), a micro fuel cell system for domestic applications, at the Ninth Grove Fuel Cell Symposium in London, UK.

CFCL CEO Brendan Dow said: "The launch of NetGen(tm) is of great importance to us as we strive to develop the most energy efficient domestic fuel cell systems for combined heat and power applications. The environmental benefits of fuel cells are gaining greater attention, and consumers are becoming more interested in preserving energy and safeguarding the environment. We therefore believe CFCL is ideally positioned to tap that demand as the market develops."

In addition: "We are particularly targeting the European market and the launch of NetGen(tm) is an important step to help us form partnerships with appliance manufacturers." 

The NetGen(tm) represents a major breakthrough in the development of fuel cell power generation systems for the household. It is about the size of a standard domestic washing machine, thus significantly smaller than previous demonstration models, yet the unit is designed to produce 1 kWe of electricity, which is sufficient for most domestic requirements. The unit also recovers sufficient waste heat to supplement existing domestic hot water and central heating systems.

As well as being highly efficient, NetGen(tm) emissions are low, the unit makes little noise and is vibration-free. NetGen(tm) produces grid parallel power, which can be distributed to other users via the low voltage network.  The unit can also be monitored and controlled remotely over the internet - providing networked distributed generation.  

With 100 skilled staff and extensive patented technology, CFCL is pursuing partnerships to integrate its fuel cell products into domestic appliances.