NetGenPlusTM is CFCL’s next-generation m-CHP system designed to generate electricity and provide hot water and central heating for homes and small businesses. It is powered by CFCL’s advanced metal-ceramic fuel cell stack, running on widely available natural gas. The NetGenPlusTM unit can be easily connected to existing gas and electricity networks and has similar characteristics to its predecessor, NetGen, with the more powerful Gennex fuel cell module installed inside. In November, CFCL’s NetGenPlus unit was awarded CE approval, enabling the units to be deployed both in field trials and on a commercial scale throughout Europe.

In March this year, CFCL formed a three-way product development agreement with EWE, one of Germany’s leading energy suppliers, and Bruns Heitztechnik, a specialist boiler manufacturer, to design and construct 1kW systems for the German residential market. The NetGenPlusTM unit will be installed at the premises of Bruns Heiztechnik, CFCL’s German appliance partner. CFCL has already installed one NetGenTM unit at Bruns and one at EWE as part of the first phase of their three-way agreement to develop m-CHP products for Germany.

Commenting, Brendan Dow, Managing Director of Ceramic Fuel Cells, said:
“The first delivery of our most advanced micro-generation unit to EWE represents a further step towards commercialisation. We look forward to working with EWE and our other partners in the coming months to continue the development of our CHP product for Germany.”

CFCL’s utility partners combined have more than 20 million customers across Europe. CFCL expects to ship NetGenPlusTM units to its other utility customers and appliance partners, Gaz de France, Remeha / De Dietrich, Nuon and E.ON UK Ltd in the coming weeks.