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Alkaline Fuel Cells to Power
Alkaline Fuel Cells to Power.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n RNS Number : 6601R AFC Energy Plc 26 August 2010 \n Alkaline Fuel Cells to Power Clean Coal Project\n\nPress Release\n \nAFC Energy plc's (AIM: AFC), low cost alkaline fuel cell technology has been chosen as a key component in a clean coal proposal for a project based in the North East of England.\nThe proposal for 500 megawatts (MW) of electricity generation from clean coal is being put forward by B9 Coal ltd. for the Department of Energy and Climate Change's (DECC) carbon capture and storage (CCS) demonstration competition. Rio Tinto Alcan's Lynemouth plant in Northumberland has been announced as a potential site for the plant. The proposal has full support from the North East Process Industry Cluster (NEPIC) and environmental project facilitators, Renew.\n'AFC Energy is delighted to be part of such an exciting project. It provides the UK with a genuine opportunity for enhanced energy security whilst meeting demand for clean energy from domestic coal reserves. Our fuel cell technology will allow the lowest possible unit cost electricity alongside hugely efficient power generation' Ian Balchin, CEO of AFC Energy commented. \"The proposal illustrates the growing understanding of the fundamental role that AFC Energy's fuel cell will play in the transition to a low carbon future.'\nThe project will showcase a unique combination of keystone technologies; Linc Energy's underground coal gasification (UCG) and AFC Energy's low cost alkaline fuels cells. UCG and processing of the gasses it produces results in separate streams of captured hydrogen and carbon dioxide (CO2). Whilst the hydrogen can then be used to power fuel cells, the CO2 is ready for storage. Using fuel cells electricity can be produced from hydrogen with an efficiency of up to 60% at projected costs as low as 4 to 5 pence per kWh. Upwards of 90% of the CO2 is captured as a by-product.\n'At a time when the government is expressing a desire to show global leadership on CCS, B9 Coal and its consortium partners are offering a project that has the potential to become a world-leading template', explained B9 Coal Director, Alisa Murphy. 'AFC Energy's fuel cell technology has the potential to provide us with the first commercially viable and scalable option. The partnership enables us to supply a hugely efficient energy generation process with virtuall...