TEST-RESULTS FOR FUEL-CELL OPERATION ON LANDFILL GAS

Test results from a demonstration of fuel-cell (FC) energy recovery an d control of landfill gas emissions are presented. The project address ed two major issues: (i) the design, construction, and testing of a la ndfill-gas cleanup system; and (ii) a field test of a commercial phosp horic acid fuel cell (PAFC) power plant operating on the cleaned landf ill gas. A summary of test results on the cleanup system and FC operat ional data are given. These results may encourage the use of landfill gas in FCs, one of the cleanest energy-conversion technologies availab le. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.