Fuel Cells To Capture Carbon While Boosting Power Output

摘要

With concern about global warming prompting 177 countries to sign the December 2015 Paris Agreement to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, the removal of carbon dioxide from power-plant flue gas is becoming an urgent priority. On May 5, a fuel-cell manufacturer and an international oil-and-gas player unveiled their plan to meet that need. For the past two years, Fuel-Cell Energy Inc. and Exxon Mobil Corp. have jointly performed comprehensive laboratory tests on the carbon-capture technology of FuelCell Energy's molten carbonate fuel cell. Now, the companies will work together to integrate it into a larger-scale pilot plant within four years.