Techno-Economic Analysis of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell-Gas Turbine Hybrid Systems for Stationary Power Applications Using Renewable Hydrogen

Chan, Chun Yin; Rosner, Fabian; Samuelsen, Scott

doi:10.3390/en16134955

Title: Techno-Economic Analysis of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell-Gas Turbine Hybrid Systems for Stationary Power Applications Using Renewable Hydrogen

Journal Article · Mon Jun 26 00:00:00 EDT 2023 · Energies

DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/en16134955· OSTI ID:2007460

Chan, Chun Yin ^[1]; Rosner, Fabian ^[2]; Samuelsen, Scott ^[1]

Univ. of California, Irvine, CA (United States)
Univ. of California, Irvine, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC)–gas turbine (GT) hybrid systems can produce power at high electrical efficiencies while emitting virtually zero criteria pollutants (e.g., ozone, carbon monoxide, oxides of nitrogen and sulfur, and particulate matters). This study presents new insights into renewable hydrogen (RH₂)-powered SOFC–GT hybrid systems with respect to their system configuration and techno-economic analysis motivated by the need for clean on-demand power. First, three system configurations are thermodynamically assessed: (I) a reference case with no SOFC off-gas recirculation, (II) a case with cathode off-gas recirculation, and (III) a case with anode off-gas recirculation. While these configurations have been studied in isolation, here we provide a detailed performance comparison. Moreover, a techno-economic analysis is conducted to study the economic competitiveness of RH₂-fueled hybrid systems and the economies of scale by offering a comparison to natural gas (NG)-fueled systems. Results show that the case with anode off-gas recirculation, with 68.50%-lower heating value (LHV) at a 10 MW scale, has the highest efficiency among the studied scenarios. When moving from 10 MW to 50 MW, the efficiency increases to 70.22%-LHV. These high efficiency values make SOFC–GT hybrid systems highly attractive in the context of a circular economy as they outcompete most other power generation technologies. The cost-of-electricity (COE) is reduced by about 10% when moving from 10 MW to 50 MW, from USD 1976/kW to USD 1668/kW, respectively. Renewable H₂ is expected to be economically competitive with NG by 2030, when the U.S. Department of Energy’s target of USD 1/kg RH₂ is reached.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 2007460

Journal Information:: Energies, Vol. 16, Issue 13; ISSN 1996-1073

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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