CLIMATE CHANGE FUEL CELL PROGRAM 200 kW - PC25C FUEL CELL POWER PLANT FOR THE ST.-AGNES-HOSPITAL, BOCHOLT, GERMANY

Stahl, Dipl.-Ing. Knut

National Energy Technology Laboratory (U.S.)

关键词: Fuel Cell Power Plants;    Federal Republic Of Germany;    Absorption;    30 Direct Energy Conversion;    32 Energy Conservation, Consumption, And Utilization;   

DOI  :  10.2172/791990
RP-ID  :  FG26-99FT40602--01
RP-ID  :  FG26-99FT40602
RP-ID  :  791990

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Since the beginning of the Year 2001, the Saint-Agnes-Hospital in Bocholt, Germany, operates a phosphoric acid fuel cell (PAFC) to provide the base load of electrical power as well as heat in Winter and air conditioning in Summer. The project was made possible by federal funding from the U.S. Department of Energy as well as by a strategic alliance with the local utility company, the Bocholter Energie- und Wasserversorgung GmbH (BEW), and with the gas supplier of BEW, the Thyssengas GmbH. The fuel cell power plant is combined with an absorption chiller. It is highly efficient and has an excellent power to heat ratio. The operation during the first Year went smoothly and nearly free of trouble.