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Overview Global demand for electric power expected to grow from 16.4 to 27.1 trillion kWh by 2025¹ • 66% of the world’s electricity was from fossil fuels in 20052 • Wind and solar are providing approximately 2% of total electricity due to intermittent nature² • Environmental needs driving ultra-clean power generation solutions • Ability to reduce energy cost and CO2 dependent on increasing energy efficiency… U.S. 2006 Data from http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/epa/epat1p1.html 1. Energy Information Administration, “International Energy Outlook 2007, p. 61.2. International Energy Agency, Key World Energy Statistics 2007, p. 24.
Global Opportunity The world is undergoing a fundamental shift in how it develops and deploys new power generation • U.S., South Korea, and Europe regard clean energy technology development and deployment as a key economic driver • South Korea setting aside $85 billion for new RES program and U.S. allocated nearly $10 billion from ARRA for clean energy projects • Wind and solar are good intermittent solutions but fuel cell power plants provide ultra-clean, highly-efficient, baseload power • Nuclear and coal-burning central generation are difficult to site and costly • Large-scale projects difficult to finance • Distributed clean energy generation answers the need for efficient, economical clean power when and where needed • DFC power plants are designed to efficiently use fuels to reduce carbon and other emissions
San Diego Sheraton, CA Overview FCE is uniquely positioned to capture the commercial, industrial and utilities clean power generation market • Higher electrical efficiency than competing technologies • Near-zero NOX, SOX and low CO2 emissions • Reliable, secure, 24/7 uninterrupted power • Competitive economics • Cleaner & quieter operation • Fuel flexibility • Connects to existing electric and fuel infrastructure • More control over power costs, emissions, and reliability
High Electrical Efficiency is the Key to Customer ValueIn power generation all fuel ends up as electricity or heat High Electrical Efficiency 12 – 16 cents/kWh Electricity Fuel Heat 0.5 – 2 cents/kWh Electricity is worth 6 to 30 times as much as heat
60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% High Electrical Efficiency DFC power plants offer the highest efficiency of any distributed generation technology DFC-ERGDFC/Turbine58 – 65% Fuel to Electrical Efficiency DirectFuelCell (DFC)47% Natural Gas Engines30 – 42% Small Gas Turbines25 –35% Micro-turbines25 – 30%
Typical Applications Average-SizedGrocery Stores,300-Bed Hotels 300 kW 1.4 MW 1000-Bed Hotels, Convention Centers,Wastewater Treatment, Food/Beverage 300-Bed Hospitals,Manufacturing, Universities 2.8 MW Grid Support, RPS10 MW +
Competitive Advantages Fuel cell power plants enable broad distributed generation • Distributed generation puts power where needed • Increases power reliability • Near-zero emissions allow siting in polluted urban areas • Reduces need for central generation plants • Relieves grid congestion and need for new transmission lines • Distributed generation enables smart grid • Balances the grid with 24/7 power • Meets need for low carbon technology • Smaller projects enable faster execution 600 kW at M&L Commodities
Case Study Gills Onions wanted renewable power from its own operations • Challenge: • Produce clean power from onion processing byproducts • Solution: • 600 kW of fuel cells provide 24/7 power and high efficiency • Uses anaerobic digester gas from onion juice • Fuel cell waste heat used in anaerobic digester process • Results: • Provides 35-45% of Gills Onions’ electricity
Case Study Sharp – one of the world’s largest solar panel makers –needed 24/7 power for its “Super Green Factory” • Challenge: • Sharp wanted 24/7 power for its new “Super Green” flat screen TV factory • Solution: • 1 MW of fuel cells provide near-zero emissions and high efficiency • Waste heat fed to absorption chiller provides air conditioning • Results: • Largest fuel cell installation in Japan • Installation provides annual energy savings • Saves ~3,000 tons of CO2 • Called Sharp’s “Crown Jewel” plant in NY Times ad
Case Study South Korea initiated Green New Deal • Challenge: • Find clean energy solution for Korea where wind and solar are not ideal • Solution: • DFC fuel cells provide 24/7 baseload power with near-zero emissions • Electricity fed to the grid • Byproduct heat can provide building heat and air conditioning • Results: • 23 MW DFC power plants installed • All grid-connected • Providing clean electricity, heat and air conditioning to nearby buildings • Capable of up to 90% efficiency
Strategy Leadership Key Geographies Product Cost Reductions Path to Profitability Build Multi-Megawatt and RPS Markets BuildOn-site Markets
Market Leadership Markets • 97 MW installed/backlog • Japan/Korea: 72 MW • California/West Coast: 17 MW • Northeast/Canada: 5 MW • Europe: 2 MW • Targeted applications • Grid Support: 69 MW • Renewable/Wastewater: 9 MW • Manufacturing: 7 MW • Hotels: 3 MW • University & Hospitals: 2 MW • Government: 5 MW • DFC-ERG: 2 MW
MW-Class: Asia • Asia adopting distributed generation • S. Korea declared fuel cells a key economic driver • POSCO Power ordered over 68 MW • Latest 30 MW order worth $58 million • New licensing agreement permits POSCO to assemble fuel modules from our components • POSCO paid $10 million licensing fee, 4.1% royalty • Korean RES pending • 4.3% by 2015 -- 2,800 MW • 11% by 2030 -- 7,150 MW POSCO BOP Manufacturing Plant World’s 1st DFC3000 Installation in Korea
MW-Class: California • California is a leader in clean energy deployment • 55% of electricity generation in California is from natural gas • Large installed base • Largest deployment of biogas fuel cells in the world • Coal and nuclear central generation not welcome • Distributed generation deployment favored • SGIP extended to 2015 • $200 million currently available • Feed-in-tariffs could encourage new clean energy generation 1 MW at California State University, Northridge
MW-Class: Connecticut • Connecticut has RPS requiring 20% from clean generation by 2020 • Fuel cells on natural gas meet RPS • Total 43.5 MW of awards • 18.8 MW DFC-ERG • 14.3 MW multi-unit DFC3000 with organic rankine cycle • 7.2 MW multi-MW hospital projects • 3.2 MW DFC/Turbine • Working multiple paths to finance • Projects should be eligible for ITC Grants and DOE loan guarantee program 1.2 MW DFC1500 at Pepperidge Farm Bakery in Bloomfield, CT
Wastewater Market • Wastewater treatment facilities and food/beverage processors are growing source of renewable biogas • Burning biogas in turbines and engines produces pollution • Fuel cells produce ultra-clean electricity with biogas more efficiently than any other distributed generation solution their size • Byproduct heat used in treatment process increasing system efficiency up to 90% • ~40% of FuelCell Energy’s California installations and backlog are at wastewater facilities 1 MW DFC1500 at a wastewater treatment facility in southern CA
MW-Class: DFC-ERG • DFC-ERG designed for pipeline letdown operations • Byproduct heat warms gas to prevent freezing • Energy from pressure letdown fed to turbine • Excess electricity sold to the grid • Result is ~60% electrical efficiency • Improved economics and lower carbon emissions • First site commissioned in Toronto • 4 sites pending under Connecticut RPS program • Market estimated at 250-350 MW in Toronto, California and the Northeast U.S. • Global opportunity 2.2 MW DFC-ERG in Toronto
Our product costs are declining while grid power costs are increasing Cost of Electricity
DFC3000 Cost Savings Gross margin profitable MW-class units began production in July 2009 Future Cost Reductions to Less Than $2000/kW Captured Cost Reduction from 2003-2006 Value Engineering & Mfg. Process Improvement21% Volume Related Manufacturing Improvement14% Technology Uprate20% Value Engineering54% Supply Chain Management13% Volume Related Sourcing14% Global Sourcing22% Power Uprate29% Service Process Improvement4% Manufacturing Process Improvement9%
Production Capabilities • Production and delivery capabilities meet current demand • State-of-the-art manufacturing in Torrington, CT • 70 MW capacity • Production rate of 30 MW/year • Strong supply chain in place • Expansion plan to achieve 150 MW capacity Torrington, CT Danbury, CT
Summary • Product performance expanding markets • Customers/applications providing repeatable order flow in Asia, California, Connecticut • RPS and South Korean markets creating multi-MW volume • Established manufacturing capability to meet current and future demand • Recent $24 million raise and $25 million POSCO Power investment provide strong balance sheet • Cost reduction and volume on path to profitability Pohang, Korea