In anticipation that massive production of hydrogen from renewable energy sources will not be achieved soon, we consider a distributed energy generation system using the Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC), and its hybrid system, which are characterised by fuel flexibility and high electricity generation efficiency. It is demonstrated that this system competes well in efficiency with the most advanced oil-fired large-scale combined-cycle electricity generation plants. The SOFC is very effective in reducing the emission of carbon dioxide and thus it is seen as a potential energy generation method that does not contribute to global warming. A short overview is given of the state-of-the-art of commercial type home cogeneration systems in Japan, using an SOFC or another type of fuel cell, Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells (PEFC). We also discuss numerical simulations of an SOFC single unit and of an SOFC stack module. These can be used as a tool for optimum design and thermal management either of an SOFC single unit or of an SOFC stacked module aimed at improving their durability and at lowering their cost.
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Suzuki, K., Yoshida, H., Iwai, H. (2008). Distributed Energy Generation, The Fuel Cell and Its Hybrid Systems. In: Hanjalić, K., Van de Krol, R., Lekić, A. (eds) Sustainable Energy Technologies. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6724-2_7
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