Dantherm Power will supply a 150 kilowatt fuel cell generator and associated engineering services to Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), the world's largest primary producer of platinum.

The fuel cell generator will be delivered within the next three months for use at one of Amplats' mining operations in South Africa.

Dantherm Power is a joint venture between Ballard Power Systems, Danfoss and Dantherm.

The generator is based on Dantherm Power's DBX5000 backup power fuel cell system, which utilises Ballard fuel cell stacks.

"This deployment is an opportunity to demonstrate the readiness and benefits of fuel cell power systems in new vertical market applications," said John Sheridan, Ballard's president and chief executive officer.

"Anglo American operations will gain first-hand experience regarding the ability for a fuel cell generator to provide clean and reliable power on a relatively large scale at a mining site."

Ballard notes that fuel cell-based backup power solutions deliver a number of advantages over conventional batteries and diesel generators.

These, the firm says, include higher reliability across a wide range of operating conditions, lower maintenance costs, longer operating life, reduced size, weight and installation footprint.

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Ballard Announces Dantherm Power Agreement to Supply Fuel Cell System for Anglo American (27/10/11) 

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