Development of a High-Efficiency, Low-Cost Hybrid SOFC/Internal Combustion Engine Power Generator

Abstract

The unique and beneficial characteristics of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology hold much promise for their eventual widespread adoption in numerous commercial building applications. Nevertheless, cost and durability challenges remain that currently limit SOFC technology penetration in stationary energy applications. Under the U.S. DOE ARPA-E INTEGRATE program, the Colorado School of Mines and its partners are developing a novel hybrid stationary power system comprised of an intermediate temperature (600-degreeC), metal-supported solid oxide fuel cell stack integrated with a high efficiency stationary engine and novel balance-of-point (BOP) equipment.