Area Energy Source
The Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell power plant
in Santa Clara, CA. is
a 2 MW demonstration plant fueled by natural Gas.
It has
350 kW modules with 4 stacks per
module. The cost was about
$52 million. The claimed fuel-to-electrical efficiency is 55%, and waste heat
is used for a steam cycle plant to generate additional electricity. Operating
temperature of the fuel cells are 650 C.
