Development of Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell and Commercialization

摘要

Based on an experience of 1MW Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell (MCFC) test plant operation,the development of MCFC system has entered into a new stage to grow an emerging marketof MCFC plant. 'Development of Pressurized Compact Power Generation System' in theNEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization) project targets toinvestigate the performance of 300kW class MCFC plant. The characteristics of MCFCsystem being developed in JAPAN are MCFC and Gas-turbine hybrid system, externalreforming and pressurized operating system. We are going to develop the 300kW class MCFCpower generating system and will entry the distributed resource market. In the near future, wecommercialize the 1.5～7MW MCFC power generating system as basic unit of large capacityMCFC power plant. We will commercialize the MCFC power generating system usingvarious fuel, biomass gas, and refuse gasification gas.Furthermore, it will be substitute forthermal power plant.