Fuel cell cogeneration using anaerobic digester gas
Gilbert/Commonwealth, in association with Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE and G), the Bergen County (New Jersey) Utilities Authority (BCUA) and United Technologies Corporation (UTC), conducted a site specific conceptual design study for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to investigate the technical and economic feasibility of a cogeneration fuel cell power plant (FCPP) operating in a large water pollution control facility. In this particular application, the FCPP would use methane-rich digester gas from the water pollution control facility (WPCF) as a fuel feedstock to provide electrical and thermal energy. Several conceptual designs were evaluated. These conceptual designs were comprised of combinations of options for locating the FCPP at the site, electrically connecting it with the WPCF, supplying fuel to the FCPP, and using the rejected FCPP heat for ownership and operation. A conceptual design was selected which was technically possible, met institutional/regulatory constraints and provided a net cost saving to be shared by BCUA and PSE and G. The displacement of oil and coal resulting from the application was determined. The potential market for nationwide application of the concept was projected along with the equivalent oil displacement resulting from estimated commercial application.
- Research Organization:
- Gilbert/Commonwealth Reading, Pennsylvania
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-78ET12431
- OSTI ID:
- 7153386
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-801210-
- Journal Information:
- Alternative Energy Sources; (United States), Vol. 7; Conference: 3. Miami international conference on alternative energy sources, Miami Beach, FL, USA, 15 Dec 1980
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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