The world is in a climate emergency – “a code red for humanity” according to the UN Secretary-General. Greenhouse gas emissions are causing global havoc and posing a threat to the health, economies, and food security of all creatures living on earth.
In order to tackle the urgent global warming issue and achieve the goal committed by The Paris Climate Agreement to reduce the world’s carbon emissions and prevent a catastrophic rise in the Earth’s temperature, SFC Energy is presenting its contributions and ambitious intentions:
“We have been building up and offering products by combining renewable energy generation with hydrogen and fuel cells. And therefore, contribute to the reduction of emissions in a significant and positive way” says the CEO of SFC Energy, Peter Podesser.
High efficiency in the production and the sustainability of fuel cells
SFC explores the benefits of fuel cells due to their environment-friendly qualities and high converting rate in the generation of electrical power. The advantages of fuel cells have been recognized in various fields, namely the onboard power supply for special purpose vehicles, and leisure boats, the surveillance equipment, and what’s more, essential critical infrastructures.
Florian Taschke, the CTO at SFC Energy, explains the rewarding features of fuel cells to boost energy and maintain climate:
“Fuel cell is an electrochemical converter that converts direct fuel to electricity. It has a very high energy density, it never runs down, and depending on the fuel, the operation can be 100% climate neutral.”
For instance, SFC has generated more than 8 million kilowatt hours of electrical energy in its service of nearly 20 years, saving 4300 tons of CO2 emissions which equals roughly the carbon footprint of 4300 flights from Munich to New York.
Innovative practical development and applications of technology
As SFC sharpens its products to serve its vision of sustainability, emphasizing practical usage, it develops viable and portable devices build upon this technology.
The vice president of SFC, Ricarda Gauder elaborates, “we are developing integrated electrolysis with our partners, working on the usage of green methanol and high-power hydrogen fuel cells.”
Moreover, SFC is aiming at the two trends of digitalization and decarbonization in the development of the usage of fuel cells, creating the H2 Genset, an emission-free generator powered by hydrogen fuel cells, which can operate in various applications.
Provided its service to MOSAic, the largest polar expedition studying climate conditions since September 2019, led by atmospheric scientist Markus Rex, SFC’s products proved its capabilities and functionality in the Arctic environment. “The customized product had to work autonomously for 1 to 2 months without users’ intervention, and it provided 120-kilowatt hours of energy” adds Ricarda Gauder.
In addition, SFC also served for the G7 Summit in the U.K. for the powering of the surveillance systems, which are designed to be supplied by fuel cell technology achieving completely non-stop, independent, and mobile work.
SFC Energy is devoted to promoting this technology to a wider range of uses, says Peter Podesser:
“There is a massive macro trend that drives the demand for clean energy generation and environmentally friendly solutions.”
