Mini-Symposium

Coal Based Fuel Cell Technology
Status, Needs and Future Applications

October 11-12, 2007
Morgantown, West Virginia

In the next two centuries, coal and synthetic gas produced from coal, i.e. syngas, will continue to play an important role in the U.S. energy market. Fuel cells are believed to have a greater potential in reducing green house gases while supplying clean and efficient source of power. If coal syngas can be used as a source of hydrogen for fuel cells at a competitive cost without jeopardizing the higher efficiency and the cleanness of fuel cells this would be a break-through in clean energy supply. It is a challenge to accomplish such a goal.

This mini-symposium will serve as a step forward in the direction of understanding some of the problems associated with the above stated goal of utilizing coal-syngas in fuel cells.

The symposium is being sponsored by the National Institute for Fuel Cell Technology at West Virginia University. The West Virginia Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (WVEPSCoR) is a co-sponsor.

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