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September 8, 2023

Danbury-based FuelCell Energy unveils ‘Tri-gen’ system at Toyota port in Calif.

Contributed The 'Tri-gen' facility at Toyota Motor North America Inc.’s port in Long Beach, California.

Danbury-based FuelCell Energy has completed a first-of-its-kind system that produces three products – renewable electricity, renewable hydrogen and usable water – at Toyota Motor North America Inc.’s port facility in Long Beach, California.

The Trigeneration Direct Fuel Cell Power Plant produces 2.3 megawatts of electricity to power on-site operations, with surplus energy going into the grid that feeds the local community.

In addition, the “Tri-gen” facility produces 1.2 tons of renewable hydrogen daily, to power five heavy-duty fueling stations for Toyota. 

Toyota uses the Long Beach port to import its hydrogen-fueled vehicle, the Mirai.

Through the hydrogen production process, the system also generates 1,400 gallons of water per day for an on-site car wash, helping to decrease the use of constrained local water supplies by about a half-million gallons per year, according to an announcement from Toyota.

Tri-gen's carbon neutral products are expected to reduce more than 9,000 tons of CO₂ emission from the power grid each year, the announcement says.

It will be Toyota’s first port vehicle processing facility 100% powered by on site-generated, renewable electricity.

"Working with FuelCell Energy, together we now have a world-class facility that will help Toyota achieve its carbon reduction efforts, and the great news is this real-world example can be duplicated in many parts of the globe," said Chris Reynolds, chief administrative officer at Toyota.

FuelCell Energy has contracted with Toyota to supply Tri-gen products under a 20-year purchase agreement. The equipment is owned and operated by FuelCell.

Excess electricity not used by Toyota will be delivered to the local utility, Southern California Edison.

The announcement comes as FuelCell seeks to raise capital and is working on numerous projects in the United States and abroad.

In Connecticut, FuelCell is building a 14 megawatt facility in Derby, which should be completed by the end of the year.

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