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Following the Critical Path to Commercialization: An Update on Global Thermoelectric’s SOFC Technology and Product Development

2003; Electrochemical Society; Volume: 2003-07; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1149/200307.0060pv

2576-1579

Brian Borglum,

Catalysts for Methane Reforming

Global Thermoelectric, Inc. is developing low cost, intermediate temperature (700 – 800°C) solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology and systems for stationary applications. A pilot plant with an ultimate capacity of 10 MW per year has been built to develop and demonstrate high-volume, low cost manufacturing processes for cells, interconnects, stacks and system components. Optimization of cell manufacturing began in late 1999 and a single co-fire cell production process scalable to high volumes has been successfully operated. Excellent cell (>1400 mW/cm2) and stack (>1000 mW/cm2) performance has been demonstrated at 750°C using anode supported cells. Based on 4 years of research and development, Global is also exploring several alternative next generation stacks designs capable of significantly reducing cost and enhancing performance. Several generations of prototype natural gas systems using steam reforming have been built and successfully tested. This paper details Global's recent progress.