...Tetsuya Wakui; Ryohei Yokoyama Residential solid oxide fuel cell cogeneration systems (R-FCGSs) have high generating efficiencies; however, they must be operated continuously because of their long warm-up times. Moreover, a reverse power flow from a residential cogeneration system to a commercial...

... other university and corporate campuses. 07 07 2008 25 03 2010 24 11 2010 24 11 2010 air pollution control cogeneration distribution networks fuel cell power plants maximizing emission reduction and economic saving simulator ( MERESS ) optimization tool fuel...

... tool fuel cell system greenhouse gas emissions carbon dioxide emissions networks cogeneration combined heat and power cost profitability thermal distribution networks low-voltage electricity distribution networks optimization heat recovery distributed energy systems operating strategy...

...Albert Castell; Pere Margalef; Marc Medrano; Luisa F. Cabeza; Scott Samuelsen Catalonia (Spain) has a significant potential of biogas production from agricultural activities and municipal waste. In addition, there are plenty of industrial cogeneration plants, but most of them use conventional fuels...

... achieving maximum CHP-system efficiency are possible. Life-cycle cost reductions of over 30% and CHP efficiency improvements of nearly 20% from the baseline system are detailed. 15 02 2009 01 06 2009 16 03 2010 16 03 2010 cogeneration fuel cell power plants life cycle costing...

... and Marine Gas turbines VT 600 Datasheet—cogeneration. Turbec , 2002 , technical document, Turbec T-100Technical description datasheet D12451, Jun. 17. Turbec , 2002 , technical document, Maintenance Manual Turbec T100 serie 3, Doc. No. 13193-02. Marcenaro , B. , and Federici , F...

... a thickness of 200   μ m with a 120 mm diameter. Anode and cathode are fabricated by screen printing onto the electrolyte followed by sintering to give 30 – 50   μ m thick porous layers. solid oxide fuel cell seal-less stack CFD cogeneration computational fluid...

..., are presented. 15 06 2007 30 11 2007 12 05 2009 anodes cogeneration electric vehicles electrochemical electrodes fuel cell power plants proton exchange membrane fuel cells PEMFC electrospinning Nafion nanofiber At the heart of a PEMFC is the membrane electrode...

... and experimental results of the 1 kW SOFC system will be discussed in this paper. anodes cathodes coatings cogeneration electrochemical electrodes electrolytes fuel cell power plants natural gas technology power system interconnection solid oxide fuel cells stainless steel 14 06 2007 01...

... combined processes. 14 05 2007 24 05 2007 23 02 2009 cogeneration fuel cell power plants solid oxide fuel cells waste heat The development of stationary fuel cell systems focuses mainly on the reduction of the hardware costs in order to develop cheap and cost effective...

... efficiencies (refer to the low heating value) of 40% and 88%, respectively. Furthermore, the primary energy savings, achievable by using the cogeneration system in comparison with a separate generation of electricity and heat from a centralized power plant and conventional boilers, have been evaluated...

...Shin’ya Obara; Itaru Tanno Power demand patterns, such as for houses, fluctuate sharply. Therefore, if fuel cell cogeneration is installed in a house, partial-load operations with low efficiency frequently occur. On the other hand, if the hydrogen rate of hydrogenation gas-engine generation...

...J. A. R. Parise; J. V. C. Vargas; R. Pitanga Marques Although historically grown as independent energy technologies, fuel cell and cogeneration may adequately work to each other’s benefit. Some fuel cells deliver heat at sufficiently high temperatures, which can be certainly used as heat sources...

... in the control factors on the tube temperature profile was evaluated and discussed; a link between a high terminal voltage and a more uniform temperature along the cell tube has been pointed out. 21 06 2006 02 10 2006 solid oxide fuel cells fuel cell power plants cogeneration regression...

... cogeneration heat exchangers solid oxide fuel cells transient analysis solid oxide fuel cell autothermal reforming catalytic afterburner system modeling Fuel cells offer a cleaner and more efficient way to produce energy in comparison with traditional electricity production by combustion...

...Teemu Vesanen; Krzysztof Klobut; Jari Shemeikka Due to constantly increasing electricity consumption, networks are becoming overloaded and unstable. Decentralization of power generation using small-scale local cogeneration plants becomes an interesting option to improve economy and energy...

..., an independent SOFC power module in a 20 kWe power range. solid oxide fuel cell SOFC system analysis economical feasibility spark spread analysis solid oxide fuel cells cogeneration power system economics pricing sensitivity analysis maintenance engineering investment power...

... 2004 01 04 2005 proton exchange membrane fuel cells cogeneration waste heat space heating heat recovery Fuel cell technology holds promise for more efficient conversion of fuel to electrical power and heat. The major challenge is to develop systems that perform as desired. Gunes...

... suited for power generation in cogeneration plants because they convert energy directly into electricity in an electrochemical process while simultaneously producing heat( 1 ). The direct carbonate fuel cell is a variant of molten carbonate fuel cells (MCFCs) in that it internally reforms methane...