Direct Carbon Conversion Workshop |
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| There is an abundant supply of coal, which can be used to meet the global energy needs. But issues with global warming, and carbon management create long-term challenges for using coal in an environmentally acceptable way. Fuel cell technology may offer a promising long-term solution to utilizing coal, especially fuel cells which can convert coal directly into electricity. Theoretically, direct carbon fuel cells offer 60-70% conversion efficiencies and the opportunity to capture CO2. However, most fuel cell researchers and stakeholders in the fuel cell R&D community are unaware of direct carbon fuel cell technology. In that regard, the organizers of the National Fuel Cell Seminar are sponsoring this half-day workshop. You are invited to participate to learn more about the opportunities, technical challenges, and R&D efforts underway in direct carbon fuel cell area.
The objectives of the workshop are to:
The workshop is free but attendance will limited to the first 60 registered sign-ups, so pre-registration as early as possible is encouraged. The workshop will be moderated by Dan Rastler, Technical Director at the Electric Power Research Institute. The invited panel will include:
The workshop will take place from 8:30 am to 12 noon on Monday, October 27th, 2006. |
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