Abstract

The Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell technology (MCFC) was developed with natural gas. The technical risks are still high even for natural gas as fuel. The MCFC-technology is feasible for Biogas as a fuel but needs significant RTD. Biogas as fuel to the known CHP's has been proven in the recent 10 years. However, electricity production out of Biogas is limited to low efficiency and with heat that in most cases can't be used in a reasonable way. MCFC enable the production of electricity, reducing the heat production (which is then valuable high temperature heat) to a minimum. MCFC using Biogas as fuel is a novel and innovative approach that has never before been taken into consideration. The MCFC's are most suited for using Biogas as fuel, and a Pre-Processing Unit will have to guarantee the gas standards for the MCFC. Because of the potential for MCFC/Biogas plants, the project will also focus on the integration of MCFC/Biogas plants in ES and SK. An experimental prototype will be installed in AT.

The project team includes a fuel cell supplier and fuel cell specialists (MTU FC and CIEMAT), gas upgraders (PROFACTOR and SEABORNE), socio-economists (STUDIA), biogas experts (UNI NITRA) and end users (URBASER & LINZ AG).

Contacts

Coordinator

• Profactor Produktionsforschungs GMBH AUSTRIA

Participant

• Félix YNDURAIN MUNOZ / Centro de Investigaciones Energeticas Mediambientales Y Tecnologicas / SPAIN
• Max STOCKINGER / Linzer Elektrizitaets , Fernwaerme Und Verkehrsbetriebe AG / AUSTRIA
• MTU Friedrichshafen GMBH Brennstoffzelle Energietechnik / GERMANY
• Seaborne Environmental Research Laboratory GERMANY
• Peter SKLENKA / Slovenska Pol'nohospodarska Universita V Nitre Mechanizacna Fakulta / SLOVAKIA
• Studia Schlierbach Studiengruppe Fuer Internationale Analyse / AUSTRIA
• José NARANJO HIRALDO / Urbaser S.A. Residuos Y Energia / SPAIN