Life Cycle Analysis: Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) Power Plants
- National Energy Technology Lab. (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV, and Albany, OR (United States)
- KeyLogic, Inc., Morgantown, WV (United States)
- Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., McLean, VA (United States)
- Leidos, Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
The life cycle environmental impacts and costs of 550-megawatt (MW) solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) power plants with and without carbon capture and operating at various capacity factors are evaluated in this analysis. To produce electricity, the fuel cells use syngas from Illinois No. 6 coal, natural gas, or a combination of both. These power plants are combined with the rest of the life cycle to provide a full inventory and translation of that inventory into environmental impacts. The life cycle includes Illinois Basin coal extraction, coal transport; Appalachian Shale natural gas extraction, processing, and transport; power plant construction; power plant operation material inputs; captured carbon pathways; and electricity transmission and distribution. The captured carbon dioxide (CO2) is evaluated as being sequestered in a saline aquifer and being used in CO2-enhanced oil recovery (EOR), where CO2 is sequestered in the oil-bearing formation.
- Research Organization:
- National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV, and Albany, OR (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FE0025912; FE0004001
- OSTI ID:
- 1542445
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/NETL-2018/1897
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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