SOFC Prototype System Test
- FuelCell Energy, Danbury, CT (United States); VP, Adavanced Technology Programs; FuelCell Energy, Inc.
The goal of this U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) sponsored project is to test a 200 kWe thermally self-sustaining atmospheric-pressure solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) prototype system at a prominent site. Fuel Cell Energy Inc. (FCE) utilized the state-of-the-art SOFC technology of its wholly-owned subsidiary Versa Power Systems (VPS) to design, fabricate and test the 200 kW prototype system. The specific objectives of this project were to achieve an SOFC stack power degradation rate of ≤1.5% per 1000 hours for the 400 kW stand-alone prototype power system undergoing ≥ 5000 hours of steady state tests at thermally self-sustained normal operating conditions (NOC), and to verify the prospects for a high volume SOFC stack production cost below the DOE target of 225 dollars per kilowatt. Achieving these goals enables commercial natural gas fueled SOFC system deployment in the 2020 timeframe, which will eventually lead to SOFC technology that is viable for large scale central power generation applications.
- Research Organization:
- FuelCell Energy, Danbury, CT (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE), Clean Coal and Carbon Management
- DOE Contract Number:
- FE0026199
- OSTI ID:
- 1784013
- Report Number(s):
- DOE-FCE-0026199
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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