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Types of Fuel Cells
• Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM)
• Direct Methanol (DMFC)
• Molten Carbonate (MCFC)		 • Solid Oxide (SOFC)
• Phosphoric Acid (PAFC)
• Alkaline (AFC)		 • Regenerative
• Other Types
• Metal-Air "Fuel Cells"
Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells (MCFC)
Advantages: highest efficiency, runs on natural gas, hot exhaust good for cogeneration
Disadvantages: slow warm-up and load following
Applications: stationary baseload generation: commercial/industrial, hotels, hospitals, co-gen
Name Description
Ansaldo Fuel Cells SPA "focused on the industrial production and commercialization of Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells (MCFC) power plants in the range 0.5 to 5 MW"
> Genova, Italy
CHUBU Electric Power Co. Introduction of the First Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell (MCFC) Commercial Unit Conducting research combining an MCFC and waste gasification system part of a national project commissioned by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO
FuelCell Energy, Inc.
Danbury, CT 		Molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC) systems, 300 kW to 2.4 MW
> 9/2007 Company Update
> 1/2006 King County Fuel Cell Demonstration Project
> Technology FAQ
> Direct FuelCell®/Turbine Hybrid
> NASDAQ:FCEL |
GenCell operational 25kW MCFC Prototype
Hokkaido Electric Power Co. Japanese utility: Study on the Mechanism of Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell Reacting on Impurities
Ishikawajima-Harima (IHI) Est. 1853
MC-Power

> defunct - funding withdrawn by DOE
> used external reformer
> Developing the Second-Generation Fuel Cell-The MC Power Project (PDF)
 

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