PETR 117 |
| Conventional fossil fuel combustion power generation technologies (such as internal combustion engine and turbines) provide low efficiency and emit significant pollution and green house gases. Fuel cells offer the best alternative. Fuel cell technology is inherently clean, highly efficient and meets stringent environmental standards. Fuel cells are under development for portable, transportation; auxiliary and base load power source applications. FuelCell Energy (FCE) is developing fuel cell systems for a variety of applications and operating on multifuels such as natural gas, propane, digester gas and liquid fuels. FuelCell Energy, Inc. is the world leader in stationary fuel cells and now delivering commercial products based on our Direct Fuel Cell technology. FuelCell Energy is investigating a novel high temperature fuel cell system (DFC-H2) for providing a distributed supply of both hydrogen and power. The DFC-H2 concept offers a practical and cost effective solution to facilitate a hydrogen infrastructure from both renewable and fossil fuel sources. The DFC-H2 concept is simple and based on FCE's Direct Fuel Cell (DFC) technology and modifies the standard DFC unit for onsite production of hydrogen as well as electricity using high temperature carbonate fuel cells. This configuration offers attractive efficiencies and better economics for both hydrogen and power. The presentation will discuss about an overview of DFC-H2 concept for hydrogen production and onsite electricity generation. |
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Fuel Processing for Hydrogen Production
8:15 AM-11:55 AM, Wednesday, 13 September 2006 Palace -- Presidio Room, Oral
Division of Petroleum Chemistry |