Site Evaluation for Application of Fuel Cell Technology, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London, CT

摘要

Fuel cells are an environmentally clean, quiet, and a highly efficient method for generating electricity and heat from natural gas and other fuels. Researchers at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) have actively participated in the development and application of advanced fuel cell technology since fiscal year 1993 (FY93). CERL selected and evaluated application sites, supervised the design and installation of fuel cells, actively monitored the operation and maintenance of fuel cells, and compiled lessons learned for feedback to manufacturers of commercially available fuel cell power plants and their thermal interfaces installed at Department of Defense (DoD) locations. This report presents an overview of the information collected at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London, CT, along with a conceptual fuel cell installation layout and description of potential benefits the technology can provide at that location.