Electrochemical device operating at a high temperature (600-850°C), converting the chemical energy of a fuel directly to electrical energy. High-temperature heat can be applied to boil and cool the water with heat-exchanging technology. They need a back-up option for peak heat demand. Day-night modulation.
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The capital cost of SOFC system should be reduced to the acceptable level when compared with the other competitive power generation technology. For example, the cost of the fuel cell systems for household (ENE-farm) should be comparable to those of the cost of gas boiler and grid electricity price.
As for the larger size SOFC system, the cost of electricity should be reasonable level when considering the other technology, such as the electricity cost from natural gas turbine with grid (15 JPY/kWh), which is very high target.
Ene.field project (2011-2017), Europe
PACE project (Pathways to a Competitive European FC MCHP market), (2016-2021)
Cogeneration Act, Germany
Korea is importing many Fuel Cell technology and distributes their technology with a support by the government.
Stational applications can be possible such as houses, office buildings, factories, and power generations with grids. These fuel cells generate electricity from the natural gas and hydrogen. In addition to the power generation, they can be reversible operation with hydrogen production.
| Power performance (%) | Electrical efficiency 50-60% LHV |
| Durability (h) | 130,000 hr |
| Electrical capacity (kW) | 0.4 kW to 10 kW |
| Water management | water self-sustainable system |
| Temperature (ºC) | 600 – 800 |
According to work of the AFC TCP, the TRL of this technology is: 9
Based on expert input:
Horita, Teuhisa (AIST)
Ono, Takashi (Kyocera)
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