fuel cell economic

energy /ft3 natural gas

http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/JanyTran.shtml

natural gas price

http://www.gasalberta.com/pricing-market.htm

assume natural gas price $2.7/GJ. 

1000Btu = 37MJ.

$2.7/27.027KBtu. 

$0.1/KBtu. 

operational analysis

fuel cell:

29898KBtu/2190KWh.

13.652KBtu/KWh.

$1.3652/KWh.

TEG:

747447KBtu/2190KWh

341.3KBtu/KWh

$34.13/KWh

life span analysis

fuel cell:

$22000/unit

10year/unit

assume maintenance $2000/year

equipment + maintenance = $42000 over 10 years.

energy produced = 21900KWh over 10 years.

energy bill = $29897.88 over 10 years.

total cost $71897.88 over 10 years.

$3.28/KWh