The
first documented use of municipal anaerobic digester gas
(ADG) to fuel an engine was in 1926. For the past eight decades
numerous internal combustion engines to drive equipment or
produce electricity using municipal ADG have been installed.
In
1997 a fuel cell to produce electrical energy from municipal
ADG was installed. Since 1997 approximately one dozen municipal
facilities in the United States using ADG have been built.
In
2000 a microturbine to produce electrical energy from municipal
ADG was installed. Since 2000 approximately two dozen municipal
facilities in the United States using ADG have been built.
This
presentation will summarize start-up problems and operating
and maintenance issues that have been encountered. Some limited
capital cost information will be provided. |
