Fuel Cells
»Low-cost materials and optimised components make the use of fuel cells commercially viable. We want to shape the way forward with our research.«
Dr. Alexander Dyck, Head of Division Fuel Cells
To achieve the strategic climate protection objectives agreed by the German government and the European Commission, we need to focus on reducing CO2 emissions in line with the compulsory targets for 2020 and 2050. As well as ramping up the use of renewable energies and developing the necessary energy infrastructure, it is important that we make more efficient use of the remaining fossil fuels, which are indispensable in the medium term. NEXT ENERGY believes that the intelligent integration of decentralised mini and micro-CHP systems is crucial to tomorrow's domestic energy supply. Due to improved building materials, the demand for electricity will overtake the demand for heat. This trend will begin in newbuilds and gather momentum as the energy systems in existing buildings are modernised. In the foreseeable future, the fuel cell will become the only means of generating electricity with the necessary level of efficiency. The fuel cell heating systems which are already in use as part of a field test prove that this is no longer a pipe dream.
