Grant Agreement no: 621218December 22nd, 2017
FiledDecember 22nd, 2017Deliverable titleReport on Environmental Assessment FCH JU project officer, e-mail addressNikolaos Lymperopoulos, FCH JU nikolaos.lymperopoulos@fch.europa.eu Grant agreement no621218 Project namePEMFC system and low-grade bioethanol processor unit development for back-up and off-grid power applications Project short namePEMBeyond Author(s)Katri Behm, Catharina Hohenthal, Pauli Koski Pages29 SummaryThis report summarises the life cycle assessment (LCA) of PEMFC based power system developed in the PEMBeyond-project. The system operates on low-grade (crude) bioethanol, and could be used for wireless communication systems, also in developing countries. The Reformed Ethanol Fuel Cell System (REFCS) consisted of four units: the fuel cell system, Pressure Swing Absorption -unit (PSA unit), fuel processor (reformer) and complete system integration. Six environmental impacts were studied: global warming potential, acidification potential, eutrophication potential, photochemical oxidation potent