FCE helps Ford turn paint solvent into clean energy
- Book ID
- 104436600
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 68 KB
- Volume
- 2007
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1464-2859
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✦ Synopsis
Water Quality Control Facility, in California's Central Valley. By running the plant on a renewable fuel -methane gas generated from its treatment of wastewater -TID will reduce its carbon footprint by 5200 tonnes a year, compared with a typical power plant.
FuelCell Energy says that its DFC power plants have a system efficiency of 47%, significantly better than traditional power plants. In addition, by using waste heat, these power plants can achieve up to 80% efficiency.
'Wastewater treatment facilities are the perfect application for our fuel cells in the state of California,' comments William Karambelas, VP of business development for FuelCell Energy. 'By their nature, wastewater treatment facilities are located near population centers, many of which are growing fast, so there is a critical need for added power generation to be not only highly efficient but also ultra-clean.'
Electricity generated by the DFC1500 unit will provide energy for approximately 1000 homes and businesses in the area. California's Self-Generation Incentive Program, which was developed to foster the installation of clean and renewable systems for generating power throughout the state, contributed $4.5m towards the project. The power plant will be installed during summer 2008 by TID, and once operational will be serviced by FuelCell Energy.