Westinghouse 100 kWe SOFC demonstration status

Conference · Tue Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1996

OSTI ID:462945

Veyo, S

The world`s first 100 kWe class Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) power generation system is being supplied by Westinghouse and is sponsored by EDB/ELSAM, a consortium of Dutch and Danish utilities. This natural gas fueled experimental field unit will be installed near Arnhem, The Netherlands, at an auxiliary district heating plant. The module utilizes tubular Air Electrode Supported SOFCs. The system will achieve an electrical generation efficiency of 49%, and this combined with recovery of heat for district heating can yield an overall fuel effectiveness approaching 80%. Significant progress toward reduction of CO{sub 2}, a greenhouse gas, will be obtained, and the system will be environmentally benign.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (United States). Science and Technology Center
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FC21-91MC28055
• OSTI ID: 462945
• Report Number(s): DOE/MC/28055-97/C0762; CONF-9608152-12; ON: DE97051827
• Resource Relation: Conference: Fuel Cells `96 review meeting, Morgantown, WV (United States), 20-21 Aug 1996; Other Information: PBD: [1996]
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
SOLID ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS
FUEL CELL POWER PLANTS
DISTRICT HEATING
NETHERLANDS
POWER GENERATION