The Westinghouse solid oxide fuel cell program: Clean, efficient energy for the future
This paper provides an overview of the Westinghouse tubular SOFC technology and field testing program. The development program for the field testing was initiated in 1986 with a 400 W unit. This program has progressed to the installation and start-up in early 1992 of the 25 kill field unit at Rokko Island in Japan. In mid-1992 the second 25 kill field unit, a cogeneration system producing both ac electric power and intermediate pressure steam, will be delivered to the Joint Gas Utilities, a consortium of the Tokyo Gas Company and the Osaka Gas Company. This will be followed by the 20 kill SOFC unit to be supplied to Southern California Edison in early 1993. Future plans include the 100 kill Cogeneration Proof-of-Concept unit for the Southern California Gas Company which is scheduled for delivery in late 1993. Applications for SOFC technology range from on-site power generation for commercial second small industrial applications to dispersed generating plants and central station electric power generation. The design studies have included integrated coal gasification SOFC-steam turbine power plants. Installed capital costs of a 250 MW plant of this configuration compares favorably with the integrated coal gasification combined cycle plants.
- Research Organization:
- Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (United States). Advanced Energy Conversion Dept.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC21-91MC28055
- OSTI ID:
- 10112062
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/MC/28055-93/C0134; CONF-921037-9; ON: DE93003487
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 9. annual international Pittsburgh coal conference,Pittsburgh, PA (United States),12-16 Oct 1992; Other Information: PBD: [1992]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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