Highly Efficient Natural Gas Fuel Cells, Heat Pumps and Cooling Equipment;              

 and Landfill Gas or Sewer Gas Utilization

 

Residential Fuel Cells (Electricity) increasingly available and cost effective

[ hydrogen or natural gas or propane]

http://www.newstarget.com/000026.html

 

Breakthrough in “cool” fuel cells increases applications and cost effectiveness

http://www.newstarget.com/001540.html

 

Fuel Cell for supplying up to 100 amp of  12V DC power or charging 12 V batteries

http://www.nauticexpo.com/

 

Natural Gas Fuel Cell     Demonstration of Technical and Economic Feasibility

(at current prices: note price will come down with mass production)

http://p2library.nfesc.navy.mil/P2_Opportunity_Handbook/12_12.html

http://www.mtu-online.com/en/ps/ps_030715_3.htm

 

Gas Heat Pumps    More Efficient and Reduces Electric Peak Load

 http://www.ornl.gov/sci/btc/apps/resabhp.html

http://www.energystar.gov/ia/partners/bldrs_lenders_raters/downloads/BuilderGuide2B6.pdf

http://www.columbiagasva.com/energy_store/appliances/heat_pumps.htm

http://www.buildingdesign.co.uk/mech/sanyo/

 

 

Commercial Natural Gas Chillers      

 Highly Efficient and Reduce Electric Peak Load

http://www.ornl.gov/sci/btc/apps/lgcmlch.html

 

 

Gas Engines  (can burn biomass, methane, biogas,etc.)

http://www.gemicrogen.com/

 

Fuel Cell Types:     up to 80% efficiency when waste heat is utilized for hot water or cogeneration 

   http://www.cheresources.com/fuelcell.shtml

 

 

Natural Gas Liquefiers               Landfill Gas

(for conversion of landfill gas to liquefied natural gas for vehicle fleet operations)

http://www.cryofuelsystems.com/ProdService/ProductsServices.htm

 

Landfill Gas Tax Credits and Landfill Gas Consultants

http://www.capital-technology.com/landfill.html

http://www.gc-environmental.com/page5.html

 

Sewer Gas Fuel Cells    

http://www.mtu-online.com/en/ps/ps_030715_3.htm

http://www.fuelcellworld.org/article_default_view.fcm?articleid=9982&subsite=624

 

Fuel Cell fueled by Sewer Gas or Landfill Gas

City of Portland
In
July 1999, the City's Bureau of Environmental Services unveiled a methane-powered fuel cell at the

Columbia Boulevard Wastewater Treatment Plant. The 200-kW fuel cell is one of only a handful of fuel cells

in the U.S. that operates on a renewable fuel. It produces about 1.4 million kilowatt-hours a year. That's enough

energy to power nearly 120 homes - and save the City about $58,000 a year. 

While most fuel cells use natural gas, this fuel cell converts methane gas, a natural by-product of the sewage treatment process,

into clean, renewable electricity that will help provide uninterrupted power to one of the treatment plant's buildings. The unit

operates like a battery, but never needs recharging. 

The City of Portland added another renewable energy power project to its portfolio this spring. Now there are four microturbines

at the Columbia Boulevard Wastewater Treatment Plant next to the fuel cell.  Like the fuel cell, the microturbines turn the waste

methane generated during sewage treatment into green power and heat that can be used on site.

http://www.sustainableportland.org/energy_gov_challenge.html

http://www.sustainableportland.org/osd_press_030611.html

Germany & U.S.

The HotModule a molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC) has proven itself as a technology with the potential to play an

 important role in tomorrows heat and power supply. The positive evidence are several 250 KW demonstration plants

in Germany and one in Spain. Further research and deployment has to be done in order to pave its way towards a marketable product.      

    

MTU's vision becomes reality with highly efficient and CO2-neutral production of electricity and process heat. Based on an

intial fifteen test units, ten are still running, and customers remain very satisfied about the high reliability (electrical efficiency 47%,

total efficiency over 90%). The MCFC digests all types of carbonate-containing gases, such as biogas, sewer gas, landfill gas

and cold mine gas, enabling MTU to establish a CO2-neutral decentralized energy supply.

http://www.fuelcellworld.org/article_default_view.fcm?articleid=9982&subsite=624

http://www.fair-pr.com/hm05/forum/mtu.php