Implementation of biogas powered fuel cell

Abstract

Energy demand rises worldwide, due to the growth in global population, and the fast development of transportation. Historically, gasoline and diesel have been used as vehicle fuels for a long time. But the decline of oil supply and unstable oil price drive people to find alternative energy for vehicle fuel. Alternative energy solutions may shift energy consumption to less carbon, less pollution and provide more energy diversity. The waste which was produced from the agriculture is used to generate BIOGAS which is been used as a cooking gas. Biogas is a fuel which is produced from the breakdown of organic matter. It is estimated that the domestic biomass consumption or fuel consumption is as high as 94% with very little use of modern use of energy. The biogas has many application like corrosion preventive, cleaning up oil spills, producing hydrogen for fuel cell. Fuel cell is the advanced technology being the likely prospect in time to come. Fuel cells generate electricity by an electrochemical reaction in which oxygen and a hydrogen-rich fuel to combine water. This allows fuel cell to be highly energy efficient and even higher efficiency can be gained with cogeneration. A typical fuel cell produces voltage from 0.6–0.8 V at full rated load. Fuel cell can be developed for portable electronic devices.