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Gold/Mining/Energy : Global Thermoelectric - SOFC Fuel cells (GLE:TSE) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: George Nemeth who wrote (2745)	7/22/1999 5:06:00 PM
From: CH4	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6016

Welcome aboard George the formulae are ; Power = Voltage x Current or Watts = Volts x Amperes or P = E x I. A 3 kilowatt module is sufficient for an average house if the stove, dryer , and furnace are natural gas and the air conditioner is a steam absorption unit. In Canada regulations mandate a minimum 100 amperes service for electricity. Automotive purposes a 15 kilowatt module is enough for a hy-brid , and 50 kilowatts for a small car powered completely with a fuel cell. The formula for Horsepower is: 1 HP = 746 Watts or 1 KW = 1.34 HP . The good news from Global Thermoelectric is that it's stack uses all of the natural gas and the reformation is integral. The last formula needed is : 1 Watt = 3.143 Btu per hour and natural gas contains 1,000 Btu's per cu. ft. In conclusion you should be able to calculate your power needs. A GLE unit would need approx. 9,500 Btu's/hr to run a 3 KW plant that is about 1/10 of an average house furnace therefore there is no need to upgrade any gas services. The amount of natural gas used would be approx. 10 cu ft./hr @ 5 cents per cu. ft. = 50 cents / hr. for electricity and heating or cooling, @ maximum power needs.