GreenWindEnergyEnvironmentalImpactsthroughLife‐cycle
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GreenWindEnergyEnvironmentalImpactsthroughLife‐cycle
WIND ENERGY WITH FUEL CELL
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GreenWindEnergyEnvironmentalImpactsthroughLife‐cycle
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DOE DE-FG36-08GO88149
GreenWindEnergyEnvironmentalImpactsthroughLife‐cycle
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DOE DE-FG36-08GO88149
GreenWindEnergyEnvironmentalImpactsthroughLife‐cycle
REGENERATIVE FUEL CELL
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GreenWindEnergyEnvironmentalImpactsthroughLife‐cycle
10-year life cycle cost comparison of RFC and batteries
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GreenWindEnergyEnvironmentalImpactsthroughLife‐cycle
Advantages of RFC over Batteries
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PARAMETERS
Water management
Degradation of Components
Contamination of Cell
Reactant Starvation
Thermal Management
Pollutants (CO, NOx, Sox, alkaline metals
and ammonium ions)
Oxygen at anode
Hydrogen at cathode
Anode flooding
Cathode flooding
Dehydration of membrane
Sub zero temp-water freezes causes thermal stress
Elevated temp-less proton conductivity
Anode corrosion
Cathode corrosion
Catalyst corrosion
Degradation of membrane
GreenWindEnergyEnvironmentalImpactsthroughLife‐cycle
SUMMARY
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• Fuelcellscanbeusedforenergystorageandthisenergycanbeu4lizedat4mesofpeakvoltage.
• Fuelcellsaremoreefficientandcosteffec4vecomparedtoconven4onalba=eries.
• Fewparametersaffect theperformanceanddurabilityoffuelcells.
• A solu4on to this would definitely increase theperformanceandlifecycleoffuelcells.
GreenWindEnergyEnvironmentalImpactsthroughLife‐cycleDrs.Overcash,Kalla,Griffin,Twomey
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