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The eq]uipment is made up of piping, valves, electrical conduit, and electrical controls that conneel the entire system. External support supplies include natural gas, la~flfil] gas, water (ponable)~ electric power, telephones, and supply gases. The e~ernal supplies would be provided by Kahec on a temporar)., basis for the len~h i0fthe demonstration. Deliveries Materi$1s and supplies required to support the demonstration will be delivered by truck t0 the facility. Trucks will enter the site usinG~ the existing landfill entrance off Sur~ish Lake t}oulevard. Personnel assigned to the project and visitors will use the sarfie entrance. Demonstration Process A fuel _Ceil is an electrochemical power generator like a batter3.,. It converts the chemical energ.,y of a fuel to e}ectrical energs' without requiring an intermediate conver!ion to heat and mechanical ener~,. Because of their inherently high efficienicy, fuel cells have been utilized for U.S. Space missions since the 1960's. A typi '.~ fuel ceil power plant for utiliW applications consists of the following: Fuel. s~ch as tandfiI1 gas is converted to a hydrogen-rich stream in a fuel processor, and fed to the fuel cell which produces DC power and heat. The DC power !sconverted to AC in a power conditioner. The heat produced in the fuel cell is supplied to the fuel processor, to meet the heat requirements of fuel processing reactions. Power plants of this type based on fuel cells have been demon.dtrated in Japan,. Europe and the U.S. . ~ - The molten carbonate fuel cell 0vlCFC) to be tested at Anoka Re~onal Landfill is a direct, fuel cell. A direct fuel cell is a unique type of fuel cell that eliminates the need fo~' a fuel processor and the associated heat transfer loop. Landfill zas fuel can be directly supplied to an internal reforming MCFC, where it is converted to a hvoroo~n-nch stream and subsequently to electricity. The intimacy of the heat and n~ass (r sfer arrangement within this ~el cell results in a highly e~cient, simple and relilable power plant. Noise · Fuel ce~ systems have a higher reliability than combustion turbine-combined system~ or internal combustion en~nes because they contain fewer moving parts. Fuel cel~s will not experience catastrophic failure as a combustion turbine or internallcombustion en~ne will when rotating parts fail; they experience only a ~adual[loss of efficiency. The noise factor associated with the operational characteristics of the landfill gas/fuel cell system will be lower than the noise level of the existing blowers located at the site. The quiet, electrochemical nature of