Status of Fuel Cell Technologies

An attempt has been made in Table 1 to present the status of fuel cell technologies. For terrestrial applications, the PAFC power plant is the most advanced, and a 200-kW system manufactured by ONSI, a division of United Technologies, Inc., has reached commercialization. Its main applications are focused on on-site integrated energy systems that could 

Type of fuel cell Operating fuel and temperature Power rating (kW) Fuel efficiency s (%) Power density (mW/cm ) Lifetime s (hr) Capital cost s ( /kW) Applications 

PAFC CH4,CH30H, oil 200 °C 200-10,000 40-45 200-300 30,000-40,000 200-3000 On-site integrated energy systems, transportation (fleet vehicles), load leveling 

MCFC CH4, Coal 650 C 100-5000 50-55 150-300 10,000-40,000 1250 Base load and intermediate load power generation, cogeneration 

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Hirschenhofer JH, Stauffer DB, Engleman RR, Klett MG (1998) Fuel cell handbook, 4th edn Huff J (1986) Status of fuel cell technologies. In Fuel cell seminar abstracts, 1986 national fuel cell seminar, Tticson, AZ... 

Fuel Cells (2000) Breakthrough Technologies Institute, Status of Fuel Cell Technology for Distributed and Portable Power Generation, www.fuelcells.org. 

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Joint Technology Initiative on Hydrogen and Fuel Cell). The aim of the tour was to give the respective audience the possibility to test fuel cell vehicles from Daimler, Toyota, Hyundai and Honda. Additionally there have been official lectures and events in the cities of Hamburg, Diisseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich, Paris, London, Copenhagen und Bolzano to present the technical status of fuel cell vehicles as well as hydrogen infrastructure [11],... 

This chapter provides an overview of fuel cell technology. First it discusses the basic workings of fuel cells and basic fuel cell system components. Then, an overview of the main fuel cell types, their characteristics, and their development status is provided. Finally, this chapter reviews potential fuel cell applications. 

The objective of this chapter is to provide a general overview of fuel cell technology and its current status worldwide in order to assess the future viability and feasibility of this technology. 

Fuel Cells Technology Status Keport, DOE/METC-92/0276, U.S. Dept, of Energy, Washington, D.C., July 1992. 

In addition to high-profile fuel cell applications such as automotive propulsion and distributed power generation, the use of fuel cells as auxiliary power units (APUs) for vehicles has received considerable attention (see Figure 1-9). APU applications may be an attractive market because it offers a true mass-market opportunity that does not require the challenging performance and low cost required for propulsion systems for vehicles. In this section, a discussion of the technical performance requirements for such fuel cell APUs, as well as the current status of the technology and the implications for fuel cell system configuration and cost is given. 

S.N. Simons, R.B. King and P.R. Prokopius, in Symposium Proceedings Fuel Cells Technology Status and Applications, Figure 1, p. 46, Edited by E.H. Camara, Institute of Gas Technology, Chicago, IL, 45, 1982. 

This volume assesses the current status of PEMFC fuel cell technology, research and development directions, and the scientific and engineering challenges facing the fuel cell community. It demonstrates how the production of a commercially viable PEMFC requires a compromise of materials with adequate properties, design interaction, and manufacturability. 

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