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

摘要

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.