Danbury clean energy manufacturer FuelCell Energy, Inc. on Tuesday dedicated the world’s largest carbon neutral fuel cell plant in California.
The 2.8 megawatt fuel cell plant at the Inland Empire Utilities Agency, or IEUA, water treatment facility in San Bernardino County, Calif. uses the waste biogas from the facility to generate electricity and heat. The facility was manufactured by FuelCell but sold to Canadian developer Anaergia, Inc., which is selling the power to IEUA on a 20-year power purchase agreement.
The fuel cell enables IEUA to convert the harmful greenhouse gas produced in its processes into a useful purpose, while powering its facilities. The fuel cell is part of IEUA’s efforts to make one of the largest wastewater treatment plants in California independent from the power grid by 2020.
The power plant was funded in part by the issuance of California Municipal Finance Authority Revenue Bonds. The exact cost of the facility was not disclosed.
