June 26, 2002—Proton Energy Systems, Inc., a hydrogen generator and regenerative fuel cell company, has delivered a renewable energy-based HOGEN(R) hydrogen generator to Birka Energi, in conjunction with ABB, to fuel an environmental information center. Birka Energi is Sweden’s leading energy company in terms of customer numbers.
Proton’s HOGEN hydrogen generator, to be installed at the Environmental Information Centre in Hammarby Sjostad Stockholm, Sweden, will demonstrate a sustainable energy system that generates hydrogen directly from a photovoltaic solar array. The generator also has the flexibility to connect directly to the electrical grid. Birka Energi and ABB’s Group Services Center AB, Corporate Research, selected Proton’s hydrogen generator as a fuel source for their fuel cell systems to generate power for the center.
Proton’s President and CEO Walter Schroeder commented, “Energy users want to incorporate renewable energy sources and fuel cells into their facility designs. Our generators offer the breakthrough capability to transform renewable power into ultra-high purity hydrogen fuel at high pressure. When fed into a fuel cell, this hydrogen produces electricity without pollution and without depletions. As part of Birka Energi’s facility, we are providing a practical demonstration of sustainable energy.”
