Solid Oxide Stack Development at Elcogen

Abstract

Elcogen is one of the leading European manufacturers of solid oxide cell (SOC) and stack technologies. Elcogen stacks are a unique combination of best-in-class performance and low-cost product structure. The stack products are designed for low temperature operation enabling major cost reductions on the system level. This article summarizes the recent activities and development trends of Elcogen.Elcogen solid oxide technology can be used both in electrolysis and fuel cell mode. In electrolysis mode, steam is converted with electricity into green hydrogen. The electrolysis technology can also be used to produce syngases for e-fuel production by combining steam and carbon dioxide. Elcogen technology can be operated at high conversion efficiency level with a variety of fuels in the fuel cell mode.Elcogen is currently focused on ramping up its unit cell and stack production with increased customer demand. The goal is to set-up of a manufacturing plant for stacks with annual capacity close to 200 MW in electrolysis mode.