Objective The development of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) operating on hydrocarbon fuels (natural gas, biofuel,LPG) is the key to their short to medium term broad commercialization. The development of direct HC SOFCs still meets lot of challenges and problems arising from the fact that the anode materials operate under severe conditions leading to low activity towards reforming and oxidation reactions, fast deactivation due to carbon formation and instability due to the presence of sulphur compounds. Although research on these issues is intensive, no major technological breakthroughs have been so far with respect to robust operation, sufficient lifetime and competitive cost.T-CELL proposes a novel electrochemical approach aiming at tackling these problems by a comprehensive effort to define, explore, characterize, develop and realize a radically new triode approach to SOFC technology together with a novel, advanced architecture for cell and stack design. This advance will be accomplished by means of an integrated approach based both on materials development and on the deployment of an innovative cell design that permits the effective control of electrocatalytic activity under steam or dry reforming conditions. The novelty of the proposed work lies in the pioneering effort to apply Ni-modified materials electrodes of proven advanced tolerance, as anodic electrodes in SOFCs and in the exploitation of our novel triode SOFC concept which introduces a new controllable variable into fuel cell operation.In order to provide a proof of concept of the stackability of triode cells, a triode SOFC stack consisting of at least 4 repeating units will be developed and its performance will be evaluated under methane and steam co-feed, in presence of a small concentration of sulphur compound.Success of the overall ambitious objectives of the proposed project will result in major progress beyond the current state-of-the-art and will open entirely new perspectives in cell and stack designs. Fields of science natural scienceschemical sciencesorganic chemistryhydrocarbonsengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsfossil energynatural gasnatural scienceschemical sciencesorganic chemistryaliphatic compoundsengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsfuel cellsengineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybiomaterialsbiofuels Programme(s) FP7-JTI - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Joint Technology Initiatives Topic(s) SP1-JTI-FCH.2011.3.1 - Next generation stack and cell design SP1-JTI-FCH.2011.3.4 - Proof-of-concept fuel cell systems Call for proposal FCH-JU-2011-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme JTI-CP-FCH - Joint Technology Initiatives - Collaborative Project (FCH) Coordinator ETHNIKO KENTRO EREVNAS KAI TECHNOLOGIKIS ANAPTYXIS Address Charilaou thermi road 6 km 57001 Thermi thessaloniki Greece See on map Region Βόρεια Ελλάδα Κεντρική Μακεδονία Θεσσαλονίκη Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Dimitrios Tsiplakides (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution No data Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all IDRYMA TECHNOLOGIAS KAI EREVNAS Greece EU contribution € 294 600,00 Address N plastira str 100 70013 Irakleio See on map Region Νησιά Αιγαίου Κρήτη Ηράκλειο Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Andreas Plagakis (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS France EU contribution € 173 440,00 Address Rue michel ange 3 75794 Paris See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Sandrine Magnetto (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE Switzerland EU contribution € 182 400,00 Address Batiment ce 3316 station 1 1015 Lausanne See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Région lémanique Vaud Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Jan Van Herle (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS Spain EU contribution € 256 363,00 Address Calle serrano 117 28006 Madrid See on map Region Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Alberto Sereno Alvarez (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data MANTIS DEPOSITION LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 143 531,00 Address 2 goodson industrial mews, wellington street OX9 3BX Thame See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Alistair Kean (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data CLARA VENTURE LABS AS Norway EU contribution € 150 933,00 Address Fantoftvegen 38 5072 Bergen See on map Region Norge Vestlandet Vestland Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Ivar Wærnhus (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data SOLYDERA SPA Italy EU contribution € 231 600,00 Address Viale trento 115/117 38017 Mezzolombardo tn See on map Region Nord-Est Provincia Autonoma di Trento Trento Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Alberto Ravagni (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Other funding No data
