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ERC commercialization activities

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OSTI ID:162156
The ERC family of companies is anticipating market entry of their first commercial product, a 2.8-MR power plant, in the second quarter of 1999. The present Cooperative Agreement provides for: (1) Commercialization planning and organizational development, (2) Completion of the pre-commercial DFC technology development, (3) Systems and plant design, (4) Manufacturing processes` scale-up to full- sized stack components and assemblies, (5) Upgrades to ERC`s test facility for full-sized stack testing, and (6) Sub-scale testing of a DFC Stack and BOP fueled with landfill gas. This paper discusses the first item, that of preparing for commercialization. ERC`s formal commercialization program began in 1990 with the selection of the 2-MR Direct Fuel Cell power plant by the American Public Power Association (APPA) for promotion to the over 2000 municipal utilities comprising APPA`s segment of the utility sector. Since that beginning, the APPA core group expanded to become the Fuel Cell Commercialization Group (FCCG) which includes representation from all markets - utilities and other power generation equipment buyers.
Research Organization:
Energy Research Corp., Danbury, CT (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
FC21-95MC31184
OSTI ID:
162156
Report Number(s):
DOE/MC/31184--96/CO602; CONF-950886--4; ON: DE96003461
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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