Communication—Electrolysis at High Efficiency with Remarkable Hydrogen Production Rates

Wood, Anthony; He, Hongpeng; Joia, Tahir; Krivy, Mark; Steedman, Dale

doi:10.1149/2.0341605jes

Title: Communication—Electrolysis at High Efficiency with Remarkable Hydrogen Production Rates

Abstract

Solid Oxide Electrolysis (SOE) can be used to produce hydrogen with very high efficiencies at remarkable hydrogen production rates. Through microstructural and compositional modification, conventional low cost Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) materials have been used to create a Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cell (SOEC) that can achieve remarkable current density at cell voltages allowing higher conversion efficiency than current commercial electrolysers. Current densities in excess of 6 A/cm2 have been achieved at 800°C with a cell voltage of < 1.67 V. This cell shows a more than 3-fold increase in hydrogen production rate at higher efficiency than established commercial electrolysers.

Authors:

^[1]; He, Hongpeng ^[1]; Joia, Tahir ^[1]; Krivy, Mark ^[1]; Steedman, Dale ^[1]

Versa Power Systems, Calgary, AB (Canada)

Publication Date:: Wed Jan 20 00:00:00 EST 2016

Research Org.:: FuelCell Energy, Danbury, CT (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

OSTI Identifier:: 1438173

Grant/Contract Number:: EE0006961

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Journal of the Electrochemical Society

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 163; Journal Issue: 5; Journal ID: ISSN 0013-4651

Publisher:: The Electrochemical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 25 ENERGY STORAGE

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                    Wood, Anthony, He, Hongpeng, Joia, Tahir, Krivy, Mark, and Steedman, Dale. Communication—Electrolysis at High Efficiency with Remarkable Hydrogen Production Rates.  United States: N. p., 2016. 
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                    Wood, Anthony, He, Hongpeng, Joia, Tahir, Krivy, Mark, & Steedman, Dale. Communication—Electrolysis at High Efficiency with Remarkable Hydrogen Production Rates.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1149/2.0341605jes

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                    Wood, Anthony, He, Hongpeng, Joia, Tahir, Krivy, Mark, and Steedman, Dale. Wed .  
"Communication—Electrolysis at High Efficiency with Remarkable Hydrogen Production Rates".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1149/2.0341605jes.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1438173.

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  title        = {Communication—Electrolysis at High Efficiency with Remarkable Hydrogen Production Rates},

  author       = {Wood, Anthony and He, Hongpeng and Joia, Tahir and Krivy, Mark and Steedman, Dale},

  abstractNote = {Solid Oxide Electrolysis (SOE) can be used to produce hydrogen with very high efficiencies at remarkable hydrogen production rates. Through microstructural and compositional modification, conventional low cost Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) materials have been used to create a Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cell (SOEC) that can achieve remarkable current density at cell voltages allowing higher conversion efficiency than current commercial electrolysers. Current densities in excess of 6 A/cm2 have been achieved at 800°C with a cell voltage of < 1.67 V. This cell shows a more than 3-fold increase in hydrogen production rate at higher efficiency than established commercial electrolysers.},

  doi          = {10.1149/2.0341605jes},

  journal      = {Journal of the Electrochemical Society},

  number       = 5,

  volume       = 163,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Wed Jan 20 00:00:00 EST 2016},

  month        = {Wed Jan 20 00:00:00 EST 2016}

}

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