Manufacturing Industry

Coal Mine Methane to Power Demo.(Brief Article)

Fuel Cell Technology News, October, 2000

FuelCell Energy, Inc. (3 Great Pasture Rd., Danbury, CT 06183; Tel: 203/792-1460, Fax: 203/798-2945) has been selected by the DOE National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) to design, construct and operate a 250 kW direct fuel cell (DFC) at the Harrison Mining Corp. coal mine in Cadiz, Ohio. The objective of the project is to reduce methane emissions associated with underground coal mining operations.

The project will demonstrate the ability of the DFC to generate electricity using coal mine methane emissions that conventionally escape into the atmosphere. Costs for the $5.4 million, 3-year program will be shared equally by DOE and FuelCell Energy. Site design is planned to begin this fall, with construction anticipated to be underway by January 2001 and...

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