FuelCell Energy Technology
The company uses an electro-chemical process that converts directed renewable biogas into electricity, hydrogen, and usable water with what’s said to be an efficient, combustion-free process that emits virtually no air pollutants.
• Tri-gen produces 2.3-megawatts of renewable electricity, part of which will be off-taken by Toyota Logistical Services (TLS) Long Beach to support its operations at the port, which processes ~200,000 new Toyota and Lexus vehicles annually.
• The Tri-gen system can produce up to 1200 kg/day of hydrogen, which will provide for TLS Long Beach’s fueling needs for its incoming light-duty fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) Mirai, while also supplying hydrogen to the nearby heavy-duty hydrogen refueling station to support TLS logistics and drayage operations at the port. Hydrogen production is flexible based on needs/requirements.
• 1400 gallons of water will be co-produced per day from Tri-gen’s hydrogen production process. It will be used by TLS Long Beach for car wash operations for vehicles that come into port prior to customer delivery. This will help decrease the use of constrained local water supplies by approximately half a million gallons per year.
Moreover, excess electricity not used by TLS will be delivered to the local utility, Southern California Edison, under the California Bioenergy Market Adjustment Tariff (BioMAT) program, adding a renewable, resilient, and affordable baseload electric generation resource to the electric grid.