AFC Energy PLC (AIM:AFC, OTC:AFGYF, ETR:QC8) said the first trial of its prototype methanol fuel tower with construction group ACCIONA in Spain has been a success.
In what it said was a short field trial, the tower generated on-site hydrogen from methanol to power ACCIONA's site compound at Alcalá del Valle.
Methanol and ammonia are seen as key to supplying sustainable off-grid power in locations where hydrogen is uneconomic to transport or store.
The tower had already operated for over 100 continuous hours alongside fuel cell platforms before shipment to Spain, AFC added.
Adam Bond, AFC Energy’s chief executive, said: "Today's announcement is an important step forward in the design and delivery of AFC Energy's Flex Fuel approach to hydrogen power generation.
“There are many remote locations where the economic supply of hydrogen fuel is not possible and where hydrogen carrier fuels such as ammonia and methanol will play an important role to support the decarbonisation of industry.
"We have already seen methanol and ammonia highlighted as key fuels to reduce reliance on fossil fuels in the maritime sector, and with this week's field trial of the methanol Fuel Tower with ACCIONA in Spain, we can see further opportunities for future deployment of systems across the construction and temporary power sectors of the economy."