Ceramic Fuel wins innovation gong

An Australian company that develops energy-efficient electricity generation units has won an innovation award in Germany.

Ceramic Fuel Cells Ltd develops solid oxide fuel cell technology to provide low-emission electricity from natural gas and renewable fuels.

It won one of three awards from North Rhine-Westphalia's economic development agency NRW.INVEST, for innovation, expansion investment and new investment, to encourage investment in the German state.

Out of over 11,000 foreign companies eligible for the award, Ceramic Fuel was selected the winner for its new fuel cell production facility in Heinsberg.

Thousands of Ceramic's new BlueGen machines are expected to be manufactured at the facility annually, creating 80 new jobs.
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