Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell Combined Heat, Hydrogen and Power System: Feedstock Analysis

Yousif M. Hamad, Tarek A. Hamad, Abdulhakim A. Agll, Kevin B. Martin, Mathew Thomas, Sushrut G. Bapat, John W. Sheffield

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Abstract
Biogas is an untapped potential in regards to an alternative energy source. This immediately available resource will allow countries to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, energy consumption, and reliance on fossil fuels. This energy source is created by anaerobic digestion of feedstock. Sources for feedstock include organic and inorganic waste, agricultural waste, animal by-products, and industrial waste. All of these sources of biogas are a renewable energy source. Specifically a fuel cell can utilize the methane present in biogas using integrated heat, power, and hydrogen systems. A study was performed concerning energy flow and resource availability to ascertain the type and source of feedstock to run a fuel cell system unceasingly while maintaining maximum capacity. After completion of this study and an estimation of locally available fuel, the FuelCell Energy 1500 unit (a molten carbonate fuel cell) was chosen to be used on campus. This particular fuel cell will provide electric power, thermal energy to heat the anaerobic digester, hydrogen for transportation, auxiliary power to the campus, and myriad possibilities for more applications. In conclusion, from the resource assessment study,
a FuelCell Energy DFC1500TM unit was selected for which the local resources can provide 91% of the fuel requirements.


Keywords


Molten carbonate; Tri-generation; Feedstock; Hydrogen; Fuel cell

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