Hydrogen Generating Station Uses Landfill Gas as Raw Material for a Clean Fuel
The South Korean government has signed a MOU with oil refiner SK Energy and SK Engineering & Construction to build world’s first hydrogen station that will be able to extract hydrogen from methane emitted by landfills.
The officials declared that the station will be online until November 2010. According to the Seoul municipal government, it will be the first station of its kind in the world to extract hydrogen from methane as a clean fuel source. The hydrogen station will be located in Nanjido, and will draw methane produced at a local landfill site.
According to the city officials, after separating the constituent compounds of methane, the station will compress the hydrogen to reach a purity level of 99.9%. The hydrogen station will be used to power two cars and two buses that run on hydrogen fuel cells.
The four vehicles, valued at about 5.2bn won (US$4m), will be supplied for free by South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor for use on a test-drive basis. About 320 kilowatts of additional energy will be generated by the site, which is expected to be used to supply electricity and hot water to the Nanji Art Studio on Nanjido island.
Original Source: FuelCellWorks
