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Twenty Years From Now, WhereWill We Be?Twenty Years From Now, WhereWill We Be?
Houston Advanced Research Centers
Fuel Cell Applications
Houston Advanced Research Centers
Fuel Cell Applications
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Houston
Advanced
Research Center
Nonprofit research,development and
service institution
addressing state-of-
the-art technology
and policy issues
related to energy,
the environmentand the needs of
society
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Fuel Cells May BringProfound Change
Commercial viability could make fuel
cells a revolutionary technology with
significant implications for energyuse in future
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Source: Ausubel,American Scientist, March-April 1996
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0.01
0.1
1
10
100
1800 1850 1900 1950 2000 2050 2100 2150
Year
H
C
H
(H+C)
Methane: H/C = 4
Wood H/C = 0.1
Coal: H/C = 1
Oil: H/C = 2Methane Economy
Non-fossilHydrogen
DecarbonizationDecarbonizationProjected
Fuel Cells
Batteries
1935 (midpoint of process)
Hydrogen
Economy
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Battery
+ -
ReactantStorage
Energy
ConversionDevice
Diesel/GeneratorSet
GeneratorDieselEngine
Energy Conversion Device
Reactant
Storage
+ -
Fuel Cell System
+ -
EnergyConversion
Device ReactantStorage
FUEL CELL
TECHNOLOGY
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FIVE TYPES OF FUEL CELLS Alkaline
Phosphoric Acid
Proton Exchange Membrane- PEM
Molten Carbonate
Solid Oxide
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ALKALINEFUEL CELLS Used in space applications
Needed pure oxygen and hydrogen
Very Reliable
Produces Clean Water
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PROTON MEMBRANE FUEL CELL
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OPERATION OF
PEM FUEL CELL
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Single Cell layout Cell Stack
PEM FUEL CELL
DETAILS
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Proton Exchange Membrane
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FUEL CELL
SYSTEM
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WHY WOULD WE WANT TO
DEVELOP NEW TECHNOLOGY
LIKE FUEL CELLS?
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WHAT ARE THE THREE BIGGEST
REASONS HOUSTON LOOKS LIKE
THIS???
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Mode Pollutant Emissions (g/mile)
Horses Solid waste 640
Liquid 300
Automobiles HCs 0.25
CO 4.7
NOx 0.4
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GMs Hy-Wire
I cant wait to drive one
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AUTOMOBILE
CONGESTION
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Electric Utility
Industry
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MANUFACTURING FACILITIES
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CAN HYDROGEN
BE MADE FROM WATER?
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OTHER TYPES OF APPLICATIONS
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OTHER TYPES OF
APPLICATIONS
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SHIPS OR SHORE
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Level of Maturity
Comparison
$1400
$800
$3000
Levelo f
Deve
lopment
PAFC
PEMFC
SOFC-
Planar
SOFC-
Tubular
Commercial
SystemField Test
Pre-Commercial
Lab system
Lab cells
MatureCapital
($/kW)
$1000
$1200MCFC
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THE FUTURE IS IN OUR
HANDS TODAY--
WHEN DO WE START??
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SOLVING
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROBLEMS SHOULD NOT
BE VIEWED AS A COST TOENDURE BUT AS AN
INVESTMENT IN THE
FUTURE.
THANK YOU