http://www.environmentalleader.com/2007/08/30/ford-turns-paint-fumes-into-energy/ Environmental Leader Thu, 24 May 2012 16:26:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2007/08/30/ford-turns-paint-fumes-into-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-182045 Creamer Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:19:50 +0000 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2007/08/30/ford-turns-paint-fumes-into-energy/#comment-182045 Actually, the Direct FuelCell unit cannot "turn Volatile Organic Compounds that emanate from enamel base paints and clear coat finishes used in manufacturing into fuel." The FuelCell unit is just FCE's standard natural gas unit. There's a separate unit, which FCE had nothing to do with, which converts the VOCs into usable fuel gas for the DFC. A rather tall tale by FuelCell, but not surprising. Actually, the Direct FuelCell unit cannot “turn Volatile Organic Compounds that emanate from enamel base paints and clear coat finishes used in manufacturing into fuel.” The FuelCell unit is just FCE’s standard natural gas unit. There’s a separate unit, which FCE had nothing to do with, which converts the VOCs into usable fuel gas for the DFC. A rather tall tale by FuelCell, but not surprising.

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