Conference paper · Journal article
Real-SOFC - A Joint European Effort to Improve SOFC Durability
Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH1
Electrochemical Evaluation, Fuel Cells and Solid State Chemistry Division, Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, Technical University of Denmark2
Fuel Cells and Solid State Chemistry Division, Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, Technical University of Denmark3
Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, Technical University of Denmark4
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd.5
Haldor Topsoe AS6
Rolls-Royce7
Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands8
Hexis AG9
The Integrated Project Real-SOFC joined 26 partners from throughout Europe active in SOFC technology. The project was funded by the European Commission within the 6th Framework Programme and aimed at improving the durability of planar SOFC stacks to degradation rates of well below 1% per 1 000 hours of operation.
This is an essential requirement in gaining access to the market for stationary applications. The underlying idea was to improve materials and materials processing on the basis of extensive test results identifying degradation mechanisms, and then to supply industrial components of enhanced quality for repeated testing analysis.
This 'feedback loop' resulted in '2nd' and '3rd' Generations of SOFC components. This paper summarises the project approach, shows examples of the major results and of long-term durability testing. ©2009 COPYRIGHT ECS - The Electrochemical Society
| Language: | English |
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| Publisher: | The Electrochemical Society |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Pages: | 43-56 |
| Proceedings: | 216th ECS Meeting |
| ISSN: | 19386737 and 19385862 |
| Types: | Conference paper and Journal article |
| DOI: | 10.1149/1.3205507 |
| ORCIDs: | Hagen, Anke |
