Decentralized stationary power system

Applications Transportation, Space, Military, Energy storage systems Combine heat and power for decentralized stationary power systems Combine heat and power for stationary decentralized systems and for transportation (trains, boats,...) ... 

With a hydrogen distribution inffastmcture, decentralized power generation with fuel cells would have many advantageous attributes. At present and in the near future, however, hydrogen wUl not be avaUable as fuel for distributed power, therefore systems for stationary co-generation are developed mainly for natural gas as the fuel. Natural gas caimot be converted directly in fuel cells but has to be reformed hydrogen is extracted in a chemical reaction, which requires temperatures... 

Pure vegetable oil can be used in some existing engines either for mobile (e.g. in cars) or stationary application (i.e. in CHP-systems), but in most cases it lowers engine lifetime and increases maintenance requirements. Therefore only under very specific frame conditions could the use of crude vegetable oils be a promising option for the transportation sector or to provide power (or decentralized electrification and heat, if required) especially in rural areas. This is true for developing as well as for industrialized countries. 

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