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Fuel Processing News
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February 2006 Press Release
Harvest Energy Technology, Inc. Fuels the Hydrogen Economy with
Reformer-Based Hydrogen Refueling Stations in 2006
Sun Valley, CA - Harvest Energy Technology,
Inc. (HET) takes a lead role in the supply of reforming technology
for hydrogen refueling stations being commissioned throughout the
world in 2006.
HET's proprietary Steam Methane Reformer (SMR)
hydrogen generator was integrated into a hydrogen energy station
built by an affiliate of Chevron Technology Ventures LLC for the
Alameda-Contra
Costa Transit District at their Seminary Avenue facility in
Oakland, California. The energy station was successfully commissioned
in 2005 and has begun refueling zero-emission fuel cell buses that
will be operated at the site over the next two years.
HET successfully demonstrated operation of its
High-Pressure Steam Methane Reformer (HPSMR) in 2005. A HPSMR hydrogen
generator will be installed at the AC Transit facility in the second
quarter of 2006 to provide additional hydrogen refueling capacity
for demonstration of a fleet of zero-emission fuel cell cars.
HET supplied a SMR fuel processor to Air
Products in 2005. The SMR fuel processor was integrated into
a hydrogen generation and fueling system being constructed by Air
Products at Penn State University that will be commissioned in early
2006.
HET will supply a HPSMR fuel processor to Hydrogenics
Corporation for integration into a hydrogen refueling station
that will be installed at the Korea
Gas Technology Corporation (KOGAS) tech, research and development
facility in Incheon during the summer of 2006. The hydrogen energy
station will be capable of refueling approximately 20 fuel cell
powered vehicles.
HET will supply a HPSMR hydrogen generator to
New Energy Solutions,
Inc. that will produce high purity hydrogen from anaerobic digester
gas. The hydrogen generator will be operational in mid-2006 and
will demonstrate the use of inexpensive renewable energy sources
for the production of hydrogen. The project is receiving funding
from the USDA and the US DOE under the joint Biomass Initiative.
HET will supply an SMR to Scandiuzzi
Advanced Technologies in early 2006 for integration into a hydrogen
generator to be located at an industrial site in Italy.
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February
2005 Press Release
Harvest Energy Technology, Inc. Provides the Core Technology for
Natural Gas-Based Hydrogen Refueling Demonstration Projects in 2005
SUN VALLEY, Calif., Feb. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Harvest Energy Technology,
Inc.\(HET) continues its role as the prime source for the supply
of natural gas-based distributed hydrogen generation technology
for hydrogen refueling applications
HET will supply its proprietary Methane Steam Reformer (SMR) hydrogen
generator to be integrated into a hydrogen energy station that will
be built by ChevronTexaco Hydrogen Company for the Alameda-Contra
Costa Transit District at their Seminary facility in Oakland,
California. The station is scheduled for opening in the fall of
2005. The HET hydrogen generator was selected following field tests
conducted in 2004 at the ChevronTexaco Montebello Technology Center.
HET will supply its proprietary high pressure SMR fuel processor
to Hydrogenics
Corporation under contract to ChevronTexaco for testing in mid-2005.
HET cooperated with Air Products to construct the first natural
gas-based hydrogen generator for demonstration within a distributed
hydrogen fueling station in the United States. The fueling station,
provided by Air Products under cooperative agreement with the U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE), is located in Las Vegas, NV and was
dedicated in November 2002. Air
Products recently contracted HET to provide the fuel processor
as part of a next generation hydrogen generator and fueling station.
The DOE project will be located by Air Products at Penn State University
and is scheduled to be operational in late 2005.
HET will assemble and test a hydrogen generator for The
Boeing Company in 2005. The Boeing Company proprietary hydrogen
generator is a forward looking technology that can offer significant
economic benefits for refinery and centralized hydrogen generation
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June 2002
Harvest Energy Technology, Inc. Delivers a 100 kW Hydrogen Generator
to Air Products for the Las Vegas, Nevada Demonstration Project.
SUN VALLEY, Calif., June 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Harvest Energy Technology,
Inc., a leading fuel processor development company, has delivered
to Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE: APD)
a 100 kW hydrogen generating system for a hydrogen and compressed
natural gas (CNG) vehicle fueling station. The vehicle fueling station,
to be located in Las Vegas, Nevada, is part of a United States Department
of Energy (DOE) sponsored hydrogen demonstration project being built
by Air Products.
The
hydrogen generating system uses a proprietary fuel processor developed
by Harvest Energy Technology, Inc. The hydrogen generation system
was built in a collaborative effort with Air Products, specifically
for use in hydrogen fueling applications. The hydrogen generator
will provide distributed, on-site hydrogen, generated from natural
gas for a multi-purpose fueling system capable of dispensing hydrogen
to power vehicles. The hydrogen generator will also supply hydrogen
to a stationary 50 kW PEM fuel cell, developed by Plug Power, Inc.,
to demonstrate on-site electric power production.
This demonstration project will also
serve to promote the development of a hydrogen infrastructure to
assist in the commercialization of fuel cell powered vehicles in
the United States. The vehicle fueling station and overall project
is targeted to be fully operational during 2002's fourth quarter.
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June
2002
HET completes performance testing
and delivers a 50 kW natural gas fuel processor to a fuel cell integrator.
The fuel processor will undergo integrated testing at the clients
facility in 2002.
April 2002
HET begins construction of a 50 kW
natural gas fuel processor for the Energy Research Center of the
Netherlands (ECN).
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December 2001
HET begins construction of a second
FuelPro Microgen natural gas residential fuel processor
to a European client. The FuelPro Microgen is designed
for portable or stationary applications in the sub-kilowatt range. |
December 2000
HET completes performance testing of a 10+
kW FuelPro Integra natural gas fuel processor for Honeywell
International Inc. The fuel processor will undergo integrated testing
at Honeywell's Torrance facility in early 2001.
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October 2000
HET announces the first major enhancement
to its FuelPro Integra fuel processor. The latest version
contains a completely revamped system design which allows for better
serviceability while reducing the overall height to less than four
feet. The FuelPro Integra 5kW shown here is completely
automated and contains all equipment necessary to deliver 5 psig
hydrogen from natural gas delivered at residential pressures.
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August 2000
HET announces development of the FuelPro
Integra line of fuel processors. The FuelPro Integra
technology encompasses an advanced integration concept that allows
a significant reduction in system size and capital cost for propane
and natural gas fuel processors.
HET completes testing and ships a 2nd generation FuelPro M-500
methanol fuel processor to a fuel cell integrator.
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July
2000
HET completes design package for
25 and 50 kW fuel processor for Honeywell International Inc. under
a DOE study
May 2000
HET completes acceptance testing and ships
the first alpha phase FuelPro Microgen natural gas residential
fuel processor. This is the latest addition to the Harvest line
of fuel processors. Harvest continues to expand its fuel processing
line to meet an increasing range of applications. The FuelPro
Microgen is designed for portable or stationary applications
in the sub-kilowatt range.
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January 2000
HET completes acceptance
testing and ships the second of two 2nd generation LPG residential
fuel processors.
December 1999
HET completes acceptance testing and ships
the first of two 2nd generation LPG residential fuel processors.
This fuel processor incorporates the most recent performance enhancements
in control and process design. |
August 1999
HET announces the development of the FuelPro
M-500. The FuelPro M-500 is a portable methanol fuel
reformer capable of supplying 500 W (net) hydrogen to a PEM fuel
cell for continuous or intermittent service.
The reformate purity contains 64% hydrogen with
less than 10 ppm CO. The fully integrated fuel processor is about
the size of a standard two drawer filing cabinet. |

March 1999
HET completes acceptance testing of a residential
fuel processor that operates on LPG. The fuel processor uses HET's
proprietary steam reforming process.
The fuel processor, shown here being crated for
shipment, was delivered to a major fuel cell stack manufacturer
in March of 1999 for integrated fuel cell stack testing. |