A weak & inept Government, really?, page-2

This article is linked from NSW Energy & Resources home page via the Twitter feed.

http://theenergycollective.com/mmar...-opening-new-markets-today-s-energy-resources

Below is the extract just on Natural Gas in Fuel Cells.

Just repeating the link is from the NSW Govt's own website. Makes them look even more foolish.

Natural gas
A growing number of fuel cells provide onsite power, and often by-product heat, to corporate facilities and campuses, data centers, retail stores, production facilities, county buildings, schools, and hospitals. Conservatively, more than 200 MW of large stationary fuel cell power capacity is installed in U.S., primarily in California, New York and Connecticut, where state policy and emission goals promote the use of fuel cell energy. Fuel cell power plants deliver high-quality power on a cost-competitive basis with the electric grid in some states and have been shown to deliver reliable power during storms and other events that compromise grid integrity. Most of these fuel cell systems are powered by natural gas.
Several utilities operate multi-MW fuel cell systems, ensuring resilient power generation for the electric grid. The largest utility installation, located in South Korea, is a 59-MW natural gas fuel cell power plant that provides continuous base-load electricity to the electric grid and high quality heat for a district heating system. In the U.S., Delmarva Power (Delaware) operates 30 MW of natural gas-powered fuel cells to deliver continuous and reliable grid power, enough for about 22,000 homes. Virginia-based energy company Dominion also has a 14.9-MW natural gas fuel cell facility in downtown Bridgeport, Connecticut, that produces power for the Connecticut Light & Power grid. Other multi-MW natural gas fuel cell facilities are in the works for Connecticut-based United Illuminating and UIL Holdings Corp. Some energy companies around the world also have marketing or distribution agreements with fuel cell manufacturers to promote natural gas-powered fuel cell systems among their customer base.
In addition, small (≤1 kilowatt) natural gas fuel cell systems are commercially available in Japan, where more than 100,000 residential fuel cell systems have been sold to power homes and apartment buildings. This number should steadily grow to meet the Japanese government’s goal of using fuel cells to power 10 percent of Japan’s homes (about 5.3 million) by 2030. Residential fuel cells also show promise in in Europe, where 1,000 residential natural gas fuel cell systems are in trials in 12 European Union member states.
Fuel cells are also included in several upcoming Connecticut microgrids designed to deliver resilient and reliable power to emergency shelters and first responders during power outages and other emergencies.