HyRadix Inc. (Des Plaines, IL) announced the unveiling of the first fuel cell in Texas using propane as the fuel. The fuel cell system is providing power to the Texas Department of Transportation's TransGuide Facility in San Antonio. The system combines HyRadix's Agilon™ propane reformer with a proton-exchange membrane fuel cell supplied by Plug Power Inc.
The system was provided under a multi-phase program jointly funded by the US Department of Energy through the Railroad Commission of Texas and the Propane Education and Research Council. The program included the development of the proprietary Agilon propane-reforming technology by HyRadix, integration of the reformer with a fuel cell from Plug Power, independent testing by the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and a three-month demonstration at TransGuide. SwRI noted the capability of the system to generate electric power without producing detectable levels of NOx, SOx and carbon monoxide emissions.
