Research Article

Pretreated Landfill Gas Conversion Process via a Catalytic Membrane Reactor for Renewable Combined Fuel Cell-Power Generation

Table 1

Specifications of a representative small landfill gas-reforming SOFC system, for electricity and heat cogeneration.

Landfill gas production volume:3,600 m3/day
Methane production volume/about:2,520 m3_CH4/day
Total energy generation:26,100 kWh/day
Electricity generation/SOFC (60% min):15,660 kWh/day
Heat generation (30% min):7,830 kWh/day
Waste heat (about 10%):2,610 kWh/day
Annual electricity generation:5,716 MWh/year
Sale price per MWh (to DEH, Greek Electricity Authority)73 Euro/MWh
Income about:417,000 Euro/year
Annual heat generation:2,858 MWh/year