Objective This research has investigated the manufacturing technologies associated with the production of a new design of solid fuel cell.A new design which uses a flat plate, rather than a tubular, geometry enables low cost, high volume ceramic processing technologies to be used (extrusion, screen printing, tape casting, etc). The support is the largest and most complex component in the design (typically 100 by 200 by 17 millimetres) and has been successfully extruded. The support's thermal expansion coefficient has been optimised to closely match that of the active cell.Cell components have been obtained by tape casting and tape rolling techniques. These foils are strong (450 megapascals), gas tight, 150 um to 200 um thick, flat when sintered and relatively large (80 by 80 millimetres). Single active cells were successfully produced from these electrolyte foils by coating either side with the electrodes. These single cells were operated at 1000 C with a hydrogen air combination to produce electricity.The Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) provides a new and exciting option for the conversion of fossil fuels, including natural gas, into electricity. It does this with higher efficiency and lower pollution (virtually no NOx) than conventional means. The SOFC has not been commercially successful yet because the fabrication costs for the existing designs and technologies are prohibitive. We have recently developed a new design which has the potential to solve the cost problem. The objective of this research is to develop the associated manufacturing technologies. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsfossil energynatural gasengineering and technologymaterials engineeringcoating and filmsnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesenvironmental sciencespollutionnatural sciencesmathematicspure mathematicsgeometryengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsfuel cells Programme(s) FP2-BRITE/EURAM 1 - Specific research and technological development programme (EEC) in the fields of industrial manufacturing technologies and advanced materials applications (BRITE/EURAM), 1989-1992 Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme Data not available Coordinator Asea Brown Boveri AG EU contribution No data Address Eppelheimer Straße 82 69123 Heidelberg Germany See on map Total cost No data Participants (3) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES PLC United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Millbank Imperial Chemical House SW1P 3JF LONDON See on map Total cost No data Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek Netherlands EU contribution No data Address 2595 CL DEN HAAG See on map Total cost No data Risoe National Laboratory Denmark EU contribution No data Address 49 4000 ROSKILDE See on map Total cost No data