Demonstration of SOFC stack technology for operation at 600C

Project Information

SOFC600

Grant agreement ID: 20089

Project closed

Start date 1 March 2006

End date 28 February 2010

Funded under

• Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems: thematic priority 6 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006.

Total cost € 12 043 322,00

EU contribution € 6 769 923,00

Coordinated by

ENERGIEONDERZOEK CENTRUM NEDERLAND
Netherlands

Objective

The objective of this proposal for an Integrated Project is the development of stack components for the operation of SOFC systems at 600oC. Reducing the operating temperature to this level will have a great impact on lifetime and costs of SOFC system, thereby facilitating the commercial introduction of clean and efficient SOFC technology for combined heat and power generation in society, as well as auxiliary power for transport applications.

The emphasis of the project is on the basic research and development of materials and processes for producing advanced stack components at low costs. The major components that the project works on are anodes, cathodes and electrolytes, as well as the integration of these components into cells. Furthermore, interconnect materials and contact materials will be evaluated and developed. For achieving the performance targets, nano-sized materials and electrode structures materials are considered essential and therefore the development of such materials is also addressed by the project.

The significantly lower operating temperature compared to state-of-the-art SOFC technology enables the use of new sealing options for stacks, which will be developed in the project. Development will be aiming at components for hydrogen containing fuels (e.g. reformatted compositions) and for internal reforming SOFC fuelled with natural gas. The validation of the technology developed will be by operation of short stacks.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels › fossil energy › natural gas

Keywords

• Nanotechnology

Programme(s)

• FP6-SUSTDEV - Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems: thematic priority 6 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006.

Topic(s)

• SUSTDEV-1.2.1 - Fuel cells and their applications

Call for proposal

FP6-2004-ENERGY-3
See other projects for this call

Funding Scheme

IP - Integrated Project

Coordinator

ENERGIEONDERZOEK CENTRUM NEDERLAND

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Westerduinweg 3 ; PETTEN ; Netherlands
• Total cost: No data

Participants (21)

HTCERAMIX SA

Switzerland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: avenue des Sports 18 ; YVERDON-LES-BAINS
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COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: RUE LEBLANC 25 ; PARIS
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EIDGENOESSISCHE MATERIALPRUEFUNGS- UND FORSCHUNGSANSTALT

Switzerland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Ueberlandstrasse 129 ; DUEBENDORF
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FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JUELICH GMBH

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Leo-Brandt-Strasse ; JUELICH
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IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Exhibition Road, South Kensington Campus ; LONDON
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MONTANUNIVERSITAET LEOBEN

Austria

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Franz Josef Strasse 18 ; LEOBEN
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KARLSRUHER INSTITUT FÜR TECHNOLOGIE

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Kaiserstr. 12 ; KARLSRUHE
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THE UNIVERSITY COURT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: College Gate, North Street ; ST ANDREWS
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CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS)

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 3 rue Michel-Ange ; PARIS
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TOPSOE FUEL CELL A/S

Denmark

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Nymoellevej 55 ; 213 LYNGBY
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NUEVAS TECNOLOGIAS PARA LA DISTRIBUCION ACTIVA DE ENERGIA S.L.

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Avenida Benjamin Franklin 12 ; PATERNA
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NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA - CONSEIL NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES CANADA

Canada

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 1200 Montreal road ; OTTAWA
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DALIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

China

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 457 Zhongshan Road ; DALIAN
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INSTITUTE FOR PROBLEMS OF MATERIALS SCIENCE - UKRANIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Ukraine

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Krzhyzhanovsky Street 3 ; KYIV
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SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY

China

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Dongchuan Road 800 ; SHANGHAI
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BORESKOV INSTITUTE OF CATALYSIS, SIBERIAN BRANCH OF RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Russia

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Prospect Akademika Lavrentieva 5 ; NOVOSIBIRSK
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POWDER METALLURGY INSTITUTE, NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF BELARUS

Belarus

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 41, Platanov Street ; MINSK
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THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: University Offices, Wellington Square ; OXFORD
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VALTION TEKNILLINEN TUTKIMUSKESKUS

Finland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Vuorimiehentie 3 ; 1000 ESPOO
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APLICACIONES ENERGERTICAS DE CERAMICAS AVANZADAS, S.L.

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Campus Universitario Riu Sec. Avda. Sos Baynat, s/n ; CASTELLON
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DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET

Denmark

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Anker Engelunds Vej 1 ; KGS. LYNGBY
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