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Title: Final Report - DE-EE0000260

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1227455· OSTI ID:1227455
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  1. Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (United States)

In this program, we are developing next-generation SOFC materials and architectures for use with biomass-derived fuel streams, with a focus on addressing the technical challenges and the required operating windows associated with carbon-deposit formation. We are developing fuel-processing strategies for processing landfill- and anaerobic-digester-derived biomass streams for use in SOFCs. Similarly, we are examining processing of biomass-derived liquid fuels for use in solid-oxide fuel cell systems. We conduct extensive computational modeling work to support the materials-development and fuel-processing tasks. Modeling is conducted across a broad range of length scales, from the microscopic level to examine the fundamental underpinnings of cell operation, to the mesoscopic level to examine and optimize fuel-reformer design, and to the system level to craft optimal integration and dynamic-control solutions.

Research Organization:
Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Sustainable Transportation Office. Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technologies Office
DOE Contract Number:
EE0000260
OSTI ID:
1227455
Report Number(s):
Final Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English