Process and installation for generating electrical energy

Process for generating electrical energy, said process comprising the steps of:

• generating electrical energy with a fuel cell system, said fuel cell system having an anode chamber and a cathode chamber;
• operating said fuel cell system at a temperature under 200 degrees Celsius;
• providing a gas containing oxygen from a means for providing a gas containing oxygen;
• feeding the gas containing oxygen to said cathode chamber;
• providing a gas containing hydrogen from a means for providing a gas containing hydrogen;
• feeding the gas containing hydrogen from said means for providing a gas containing hydrogen to said anode chamber;
• providing no other fluid flow, for participating in the generating of electrical energy, between said means for providing a gas containing hydrogen and said fuel cell system;
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• providing no fluid flow, for participating in the generating of electrical energy, between said means for providing a gas containing hydrogen and said means for providing a gas containing oxygen.

An installation for generating electrical energy, said installation being configured for performing a process of generating electrical energy, said process comprising the steps of:

• generating electrical energy with said fuel cell system;
• operating said fuel cell system at a temperature under 200 degrees Celsius;
• providing a gas containing oxygen from said means for providing a gas containing oxygen;
• feeding the gas containing oxygen through said means for feeding a gas containing oxygen to said cathode chamber;
• providing a gas containing hydrogen from said means for providing a gas containing hydrogen;
• feeding the gas containing hydrogen from said means for providing a gas containing hydrogen through said means for feeding a gas containing hydrogen to said anode chamber;
• providing no other fluid flow, for participating in the generating of electrical energy, between said means for providing a gas containing hydrogen and said fuel cell system;
• and providing no fluid flow, for participating in the generating of electrical energy, between said means for providing a gas containing hydrogen and said means for providing a gas containing oxygen, wherein:
• said installation comprises:
• a fuel cell system for generating electrical energy, said fuel cell system having an anode chamber and a cathode chamber;
• said fuel cell system being configured for operation at a temperature under 200 degrees Celsius;
• means for providing a gas containing oxygen;
• means for feeding the gas containing oxygen to said cathode chamber;
• means for providing a gas containing hydrogen;
• means for feeding the gas containing hydrogen from said means for providing a gas containing hydrogen to said anode chamber, said means for feeding the gas containing hydrogen being the only means in the electrical energy generation for providing fluid flow between said means for providing a gas containing hydrogen and said fuel cell system;
• and
• said installation having no means in the electrical energy generation for providing fluid flow between said means for providing a gas containing hydrogen and said means for providing a gas containing oxygen.