In Japan, Nissan Motor Co. announced that it has developed a stationary, bio-ethanol-fueled system capable of high-efficiency power generation.
Trials have begun at Nissan’s Tochigi Plant in Japan aimed to improve power generation capacity toward full-scale operations from 2030, the company said.
In 2016 Nissan became the first automotive company in the world to create a vehicular propulsion system powered by a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) run by bio-ethanol. Nissan is now applying this SOFC development experience to stationary power generation systems, it added.
The stationary power generation system will be fueled by bio-ethanol produced from sorghum, which has been jointly developed with Binex Inc., with fuel being procured from Binex. This component will commence from 2025, said Nissan.
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Tags: bio-ethanol, fuel cell, Japan, Nissan Motor Co
Category: Fuels
