Waste-to-Energy ECIP (Energy Conservation Investment Program) Project. Volume 1: An Analysis of Hydrogen Infrastructure Fuel Cell Technology

Abstract

Volume I of this work represents a preliminary analysis of the economics from an anaerobic sludge digester Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) at a military installation integrated with a fuel cell with hydrogen production capabilities. The waste-to-energy, hydrogen production/infrastructure development, fuel cell system (WTE-H2-FC) was submitted for FY06 Energy Conservation Investment Program (ECIP) funding based on the estimated Savings to Investment Ratio (SIR) range of 1.5 - 2, and an estimated Simple Payback Period of 8+ years. Volume II of this project will include a more detailed analysis that will validate the assumptions made in Volume I, and produce a planning and design document to be used to implement the WTE-H2-FC system. This analysis considered Army installations, but future analyses of the application of this technology may include Air Force and Navy bases.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA449494

Entities

People

  • Byung J. Kim
  • Franklin H. Holcomb
  • Fred Louis
  • Gonzalo Perez
  • Robert Neathammer
  • Roch A. Ducey

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Calorific Value
  • Cells
  • Economic Analysis
  • Economics
  • Electric Power
  • Energy
  • Energy Conservation
  • Engineering
  • Fuel Cells
  • Hydrogen
  • Infrastructure
  • Investments
  • Maintenance Costs
  • Management Personnel
  • Storage
  • United States

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  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Environmental Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology