23rd Annual Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) Project Review Meeting - Proceedings

• Tuesday, October 25, 2022

SOFC Program Overview
Shailesh Vora, SOFC Technology Manager, National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy

Progress in SOFC Technology Development at FuelCell Energy (FE31648, FE31639)
Ghezel‐Ayagh Hossein, FuelCell Energy

Next Generation Durable, Cost Effective, Energy Efficient Tubular Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (FE31674)
Theodore Ohrn, Special Power Sources, LLC

SOFC Performance and Durability using Commercially Viable Coal-Derived Syngas (DE-FE0031977 and DE-FE0024233-5.1)
Zhien Liu, University of North Dakota’s Energy and Environmental Research Center (UNDEERC)

Improving Cost and Efficiency of the Scalable Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Power System (FE31941)
Lars Henrichsen, Cummins, Inc.

Low Cost Solid Oxide Fuel Cells for Small-Scale Distributed Power Generation (FE31976)
Bryan Blackburn, Redox Power Systems, LLC

Modular Fuel Cells Providing Resiliency to Data Centers and Other Critical Power Users (FE31978)
Dan Connors, Aris Energy Solutions, LLC

Low Cost, Large Area SOEC Stack for H2 & Chemicals (FWP-77108)
Olga Marina, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Performance Validation of a Thermally Integrated 50 kW High Temperature Electrolyzer System (FWP-B600-20-04)
Tyler Westover, Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (Idaho National Laboratory)

Reactivation of Chromia Poisoned SOFC Cathodes by Controlled Surface Acidity (FE31668)
Harry Tuller, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

 

• Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Reversible Solid Oxide Cell Degradation Characterization, Simulation, and Mitigation (FWP1022411)
Harry Abernathy, National Energy Technology Laboratory

Enabling Solid Oxide Fuel Cells for Integrated Energy Systems (FWP1022460)
Sam Bayham, National Energy Technology Laboratory

Performance Improvements for Reversible Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Systems (FE31974 and FE32032)
Hossein Ghezel‐Ayagh, FuelCell Energy, Inc. (FCE)

Reversible Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) and Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cell (SOEC) Stacks Based on Stable Rare-Earth Nickelate Oxygen Electrodes (FE31972)
John Pietras, Saint-Gobain Ceramic Materials

A Highly Efficient and Affordable Hybrid System for Hydrogen and Electricity Production (FE31975)
Junsung Hong, Phillips 66 Company

Progress on Reversible Solid Oxide Cell, Stack, and System Technologies (FE31986)
Samuel Horlick, Nexceris, LLC

Improving Durability and Performance of Solid Oxide Electrolyzers by Controlling Surface Composition on Oxygen Electrodes (FE32102)
Bilge Yildiz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cummins Reversible-Solid Oxide Fuel Cell System Development (FE31971)
Lars Henrichsen, Cummins, Inc.

Efficient, Reliable and Cost-Effective Reversible Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Technology for Hydrogen and Electricity Production (FE31940, FE32107)
Nguyen Minh, The Regents of the Univ. of Calif., UC San Diego

Development of Stable Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cell for Low-Cost Hydrogen Production (FE32105)
Elango Elangovan, OxEon Energy, LLC

 

• Thursday, October 27, 2022

Designing Internal Surfaces of Porous Electrodes in Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells for Highly Efficient and Durable Hydrogen Production (FE32112)
Xueyan Song, West Virginia University Research Corporation

Development and Understanding of High-Performance Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells (FE32110)
Xiao-Dong Zhou, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Durable and High-Performance SOECs Based on Proton Conductors for Hydrogen Production (FE32115)
Meilin Liu, Georgia Tech Research Corporation

Developing Stable Critical Materials and Microstructure for High-Flux and Efficient Hydrogen Production through Reversible Solid Oxide Cells (FE32111)
Kevin Huang, University of South Carolina

Heterostructured Chromium Resistant Oxygen Electrode for Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells (FE32116)
Yu Zhong, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Additive Manufacturing of Centrifugal Impellers for SOFC Anode Recycle Blowers (SC20793)
Jose Luis Cordova, Mohawk Innovative Technology, Inc.

Multi-Constituent Airborne Contaminants Capture with Low Cost Oxide Getters and Mitigation of Cathode Poisoning in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (FE31647)
Prabhakar Singh, University of Connecticut

High-Performance Circuit Pastes for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Applications (FE31672)
Jason Nicholas, Michigan State University

Aluminization Coatings and Glass Seals for a High Temperature Hydrogen Reactor (TCF-21-25024)
John Hardy, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Roll-to-Roll Manufacturing of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (TCF-20-20119)
Jianlin Li, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

 

• Poster Presentations

  • Unconventional Highly Active and Stable Oxygen Reduction Catalysts Informed by Computational Design Strategies

  • Improving Durability and Performance of Solid Oxide Electrolyzers by Controlling Surface Composition on Oxygen Electrodes

  • Development of Oil Free Centrifugal Blower as Enabling Technology for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Anode Gas Recycling

  • Rapid Assessment of SOC Electrode Degradation Using Computer Vision and Machine Learning

  • Nanoparticles Infiltration in Air Electrode of LSM-YSZ/YSZ/Ni-YSZ Cells to Improve Performance and Mitigate Performance Degradation under Reversible SOFC/SOEC Operation 

  • Atomic Layer Deposition of Nickel Anchor to Prevent SOEC Degradation

  • High Temperature Glass Seal Development for Tubular Cells

  • Reactive Air Aluminization (RAA) Application Study for High-Temperature Hydrogen Reactor

  • Design and Validation of Steam Ejector in R-SOFC System using Fully Automated CFD Based Optimization Workflow

  • Obtaining Electrokinetic Data of Oxygen Electrodes in Solid Oxide Cells

  • Effect of Microstructural Variability and Operating Condition on Cr-poisoning in Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Cathode Using HPC Simulations

  • Morphology Control of LSCF Powders and Reliable Lab-Scale Evaluation for Enhanced SOFCs Electrode Performance

  • Modeling Ni Redistribution in the Fuel Electrode of Solid Oxide Cells

  • Defect Thermodynamics and Transport Properties of Proton Conducting Oxide BaZr1-xYxO3-δ (x≤0.1) Evaluated Based on Density Functional Theory Model

  • Development of Proton Conducting Electrolytes with Enhanced Performance and Stability for Reversible Solid Oxide Cells

  • Air Electrode Interlayer for Proton Conductor Based Solid Oxide Cells

  • Surface Energies of LaMnO3 High-Index Surfaces Obtained from Density-Functional Theory 

  • Multi-Physics Modeling for Identification of Critical Factors in Solid Oxide CO2-Steam Co- Electrolysis System Performances and Durability

  • Development of Novel 3D Cell Structure and Manufacturing Processes for Highly Efficient, Durable and Redox Resistant Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells

  • Strong, Electrically-Conductive Silver-Based Braze Joints & Electrical Contacts Between Chromia- and/or Alumina-Protected Stainless-Steel

  • Development of Durable, Cost-effective, and Efficient Tubular Solid Oxide Fuel Cell

  • Multi-Constituent Airborne Contaminants Capture with Low-Cost Oxide Getters and Mitigation of Cathode Poisoning in Solid Oxide Fuel Cell

  • Carbon-Free and Electrochemically Active High-Entropy Alloy (HEA) Anode for SOFC Applications

  • Surface Segregation & Grain Boundary Degradation of LSCF/SDC Oxygen Electrode Operated in Both Fuel Cell and Electrolysis Mode

  • Reversible Solid Oxide Cell and Stack Technology

  • Computationally Guided Design of MULTIPLE Impurities Tolerant Electrode 

  • Commercially Available SOFCs Performance and Durability Using Coal-Derived Syngas 

  • Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Test Center (SOFCtc) Development and Demonstration

  • A Systematical Ab Initio Study of Diffusivity and Ionic Conductivity of Ln2NiO4+δ (Ln=La, Nd, Pr) Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs)

  • Numerical Study to Optimize the Microstructure of an LSM/YSZ Backbone for Nanoparticle Infiltration

  • Exploring the Microstructure-Performance Behaviors of Reversible Solid Oxide Fuel Cells 

  • Additive Manufacturing of Anode-Supported SOFCs through Aerosol Deposition

  • Modular Fuel Cells Providing Resiliency to Data Centers and Other Critical Power Users - Thermodynamic Analyses

  • Effect of Ce Doping in (Mn,Co)3O4-Based Spinel Coatings on the Performance of SOFC Interconnect Alloys