Project description
Revolutionising solid oxide fuel cells with proton-conducting ceramic electrolytes
Proton-conducting ceramic electrolyte (PCCEL) stack design is a type of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) that uses a PCCEL instead of an oxide-ion-conducting electrolyte. It has several advantages over traditional SOFCs, including higher power density, faster start-up time and better thermal cycling capabilities. The EU-funded PROTOSTACK project will create a new, compact and modular PCCEL stack design that can deliver hydrogen at up to 30 bar. The stack will be demonstrated at 5 kW and has the potential for further scale-up to hundreds of kW. The project’s consortium comprises world-leading research and industry partners with expertise in proton ceramic technologies, electrolysers, membrane reactors, materials, electrochemistry, and process engineering. Their aim is to advance PCCEL technology and prove its technological feasibility.
Objective
PROTOSTACK will create a radically new, compact and modular PCCEL stack design with integrated hot-box for operation and delivery of hydrogen up to 30 bar. The stack will be demonstrated at 5 kW and provide a pathway for further scale-up to systems of hundreds of kW. These achievements will be an important proof of technological feasibility that will attest to the advancement of PCCEL technology from TRL 2 to TRL 4. To achieve its ambitious goals, the project consortium gathers research and industry partners that are world-leading within proton ceramic technologies, with recognized expertise relevant to the research and development of electrolysers, membrane-reactors, materials, electrochemistry, and process engineering. The overall consortium will engage in wide communication and dissemination activities to ensure maximum impact of the project’s outcomes and the industry partners have high ambition for business exploitation and commercialisation of the PROTOSTCK technology.
Fields of science
Programme(s)
- HORIZON.2.5 - Climate, Energy and Mobility Main Programme
Funding Scheme
HORIZON-JU-RIA - HORIZON JU Research and Innovation ActionsCoordinator
7034 Trondheim
Norway