Internal Reforming in Ceres Power Solid Oxide Fuel Cell technology
Reference Number
InnUK/102215/01
Title
Internal Reforming in Ceres Power Solid Oxide Fuel Cell technology
Status
Completed
Energy Categories
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells(Fuel Cells, Stationary applications)
Research Types
Applied Research and Development
Science and Technology Fields
PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Chemistry)
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation
Not Cross-cutting
Principal Investigator
Project Contact
Ceres Power Limited
Ceres Power Limited
Award Type
Collaborative Research & Development
Funding Source
Innovate UK
Start Date
01 May 2015
End Date
30 April 2016
Duration
12 months
Total Grant Value
£196,754
Industrial Sectors
Region
South East
Programme
Competition Call: 1405_CRD_ENE_GEN_ENCATESR1 - Not Available. Activity Energy Catalyst Rnd 1 Early Stage
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Objectives
Abstract
Ceres Power will use this project to explore and evaluate the technical feasibility of performing internal reforming (IR) of hydrocarbon fuel directly within its metal supported solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC), the Steel Cell, which operates at 500-600 C, well below the accepted IR range used in high temperature SOFC (720 C). Exploitation of IR provides an opportunity to further reduce the overall system cost and increase efficiency by designing out (or reducing the requirements of) the dedicated indirect reformer in the fuel cell module (FCM) and reducing the cooling load on the SOFC stack. The project will research, assess, select and test suitable catalytic materials and methods to perform IR with the Steel Cell. Success would reduce system cost and increase affordability of Ceres' low emission energy generating Steel Cell technology for a wider range of applications.
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