Ebara Company

This paper introduces the Twin-Interchanging Fluidised Bed Incinerator (TIF) from EBARA Corp. of Japan, and describes a combustion test carried out by the company in collaboration with the Plastic Waste Management Institute, on waste plastic separated from municipal refuse, verifying the level of non-polluting combustion and high-efliciency energy recovery. The results of the test are presented, with considerations and conclusions. JAPAN... 

Ebara Research Company, Ltd., 4-2-1 HonAijisawa Fujisawa, Kanagawa... 

Ebara Research Company, Ltd., 355 Georgia Institute of Technology, 85 Hiroshima Institute of Technology, 395 Hiroshima University, 261 Iowa State University, 16... 

The company is partnering Ebara-Ballard with the commercialisation of its 1 kW domestic PEFC, and has developed a desulphuriser in a transparent container. The reagent changes colour as it is used, so that the user can install fresh reagent in due time (see the web site). 

The Japanese government is especially active in promoting the use of small, 1 kW, stationary fuel cell systems. In 2005 The New Energy Foundation (NEF) announced a goal of installing 400 units with subsidies of up to 6 million yen per unit (60-75% of the total cost). In 2006 and 2007, the program plans to install 1000 and 5000 units, respectively, with NEF subsidies of up to 3 million yen in 2006 and 2 million yen in 2007. Costs were expected to fall below 1 million yen by the end of the 3-year program. Initially, seven Japanese corporations, mostly utUity companies, were slated to receive the subsidies with fuel cells provided by Ebara Ballard and Toshiba Fuel Cell Power Systems (Adamson 2005). 

Other Polysaccharides. Some biodegradable or biobased plastics are made by starting with cellulose and modifying it to make it thermoplastic. For example, the Japanese company Ebara Jitsugyo, Ltd. (El CO), manufactures several products based on cellulose acetate that are claimed to be biodegradable. ... 

Distributed power generation - Several companies are working on development of small (1-lOkW) fuel cell power systems intended to be used in homes. Some of them are combined with boilers to provide both electricity and heat (Plug Power with Vaillant and Ballard with Ebara) [1]. 

Canada Canada has focused primarily on PEFC research and development over the last decade. To commercialize its PEFC technology, Ballard Power Systems has developed a major international network of strategic partners, including DaimlerChrysler, Ford Motor Company, GPU international (US), Alstom SA (a UK company based in France), and Ebara Corporation (Japan). Ballard 250 kWe stationary prototypes are developed by Ballard Generation Systems. The first prototype operating is in Vancouver, Canada. Ballard delivered a second 250-kilowatt PEFC power system to Cinergy Technology. This is the first field trial unit built by Ballard. The... 

The Japanese company Ebara Ballard, a subsidiary of the well-known Canadian company Ballard, is the most important maker of PEMFCs. They developed a 1-kW power plant for combined heat and power production. It is remarkable that this unit is designed to be operated for a period of 10 years, in accord with requirements set by the Japanese government. A similar unit also designed for an operating time of 10 years was developed by the Japanese company Fuji Electric. TTiese units cost 12,000 to 16,000 (Adamson, 2006). 

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