Project description
A cost-effective approach to scaling solid oxide electrolyser cells
The EU-funded PilotSOEL project aims to develop solid oxide electrolyser (SOEL) cells operating at high temperatures, using scalable, low-cost manufacturing processes. The focus will be on scaling component production using less critical raw materials and increasing waste recycling. Researchers will introduce a novel water-based tape casting process for half-cell production and protective barrier layers to improve cell performance and durability at high current operation. A life-cycle assessment and techno-economic analysis will be performed to benchmark the new processes. The goal is to improve the SOEL processing manufacturing readiness level from 4 to 5. Project outcomes could strengthen Europe’s competitive position in the growing electrolysis technology market.
Objective
PilotSOEL will develop and demonstrate SOEL cells and stacks for high-current operation, applying advanced scalable manufacturing processes to enable SOEL production at much lower cost than for today’s state-of-the-art (SoA) products.
The project will focus on innovative upscalable and low-cost SOEL component manufacturing processes with reduced use of Critical Raw Materials (CRM) and waste recycling in the cell production processes, and increase the degree of automation in the stack assembly to reduce manufacturing cost.
The project will develop a novel environmentally friendly water-based tape casting process with a reduced number of process steps for half-cell production. Innovative thin protective barrier layers deposited by ALD and PVD, together with microstructural cell optimisation, will reduce the cell resistance, improving the cell performance and durability at high current operation. The dense and thin coating made by PVD will improve the oxidization resistance of the interconnector, allowing the use of cheaper alloys, and ensuring a long stack lifetime. A life-cycle assessment (LCA) and a techno-economic analysis (TEA) will be performed to benchmark the developed processes in PilotSOEL with the SoA SOEL production processes. The project is aiming to improve the SOEL processing MRL from MRL 4 at the beginning of the project to at least MRL 5 at the end of the project.
The PilotSOEL consortium is formed by experienced industries and research partners with complementary competences and well-defined roles in the project, including cell and cell component development (DTU, ELCAS, Naco, Beneq), interconnector coating development (Naco, ELCOY), stack development and stack assembly process automation (ELCOY), performance validation (DTU), and finally LCA/TEA (UL) of SOEL manufacture. PilotSOEL will ensure the competitive position of key European industries/SMEs in the rapidly growing world market for electrolysis technology, taking the leadership in this area.
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- engineering and technology mechanical engineering manufacturing engineering
- engineering and technology environmental engineering waste management waste treatment processes recycling
- natural sciences chemical sciences electrochemistry electrolysis
- social sciences sociology industrial relations automation
- engineering and technology materials engineering coating and films
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HORIZON.2.5 - Climate, Energy and Mobility
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HORIZON-JU-RIA - HORIZON JU Research and Innovation Actions
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(opens in new window) HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2022-2
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2800 Kongens Lyngby
Denmark
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