Development of novel and reliable microSOFCs for use in APUs & other applications

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Title
Development of novel and reliable microSOFCs for use in APUs & other applications

CoPED ID
108ffbe1-9842-4fdd-b419-eae92f2e0062

Status
Closed


Value
£251,876

Start Date
Aug. 31, 2016

End Date
Aug. 30, 2017

Description

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This project examines the feasibility of a new SOFC device in the field of fuel cells, an invention which could lead to more economic portable power in stationary vehicles such as campervans and police vans. Up to now, the fuel cell has been too expensive to apply in such applications. Even after long development, a small fuel cell system for power/heat costs almost £13,000. These high costs are coming down as production increases (about 50,000 units were installed in Japan in 2014) but in the UK less than 100 systems are installed now. By utilizing a new design, Adelan plans to jump onto a lower learning curve to accelerate the penetration of this technology. Adelan published the first description of a UK microtubular SOFC in 1994 and has been making
steady progress in cost reduction and in commercialisation strategy. The project partner Conrad Anderson has manufacturing skills which will show how the product can be made economically. The third partner University of Birmingham is an expert organisation in fuel cells, in this case developing sealant and metal interconnect materials. The commercial objective is to manufacture the new design in large numbers by 2020.

Adelan Limited LEAD_ORG
Adelan Limited PARTICIPANT_ORG
University of Birmingham PARTICIPANT_ORG
Conrad Anderson (Midlands) Limited PARTICIPANT_ORG

Subjects by relevance
  1. Fuel cells
  2. Costs
  3. Fuels
  4. Development (active)
  5. Planning and design
  6. Expert organisations

Extracted key phrases
  1. Small fuel cell system
  2. Long development
  3. New sofc device
  4. Project partner Conrad Anderson
  5. Reliable microsofcs
  6. UK microtubular sofc
  7. Economic portable power
  8. New design
  9. Heat cost
  10. High cost
  11. Cost reduction
  12. Application
  13. APUs
  14. Novel
  15. Use

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UKRI project entry

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