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Planning a Commercial Fuel Cell Installation
Date
1986-06Metadata
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Fuel cell power plants represent a unique
opportunity for industrial users to combine
on-site electricity generation and heat recovery
with high efficiencies and no significant
environmental releases. Thus in some
circumstances, the fuel cell may be the best
option for industrial cogeneration in locations
with environmental restrictions. Because of the
modular nature of fuel cell plants, unit ratings
can be easily tailored for specific user needs.
Bechtel is currently working with
International Fuel Cells on plant design and
marketing for the 11 MW PC23 Fuel Cell Power
Plant program, now being offered for electric
utility applications. The utility industry
offers a nearly uniform market large enough to
permit recovery of design, commercial
development and manufacturing start-up costs for
a standardized plant. This paper discusses the
features of these plants that will contribute to
the high availability needed for industrial
applications. The added advantages of powering
the fuel cell with the hydrogen-rich feedstocks
often available in refinery and chemical plants
and operating in a cogeneration mode are
presented as further incentives for anticipating
development of commercial, units for industrial
applications.
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Citation
Bowden, J. R.; May, G. W. (1986). Planning a Commercial Fuel Cell Installation. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu). Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /93070.