The world’s first solid oxide fuel cell unit running on landfill gas surpassed more than 1,500 hours operation for in Vaasa, Finland in February. Topsøe Fuel Cell delivered the core technology in form of SOFC fuel cell stacks for the SOFC unit.
The use of landfill gas reduces the emission of green house gas fossil fuels are substituted, and emissions from the landfill gas are curbed. The 24 SOFC fuel cell stacks are integrated into the WFC20 unit built by Topsøe partner Wärtsilä. The WFC20 produces approximately 20 kW of electricity sufficient to the power consumption of 10 households.
The use of landfill gas reduces the emission of green house gas fossil fuels are substituted, and emissions from the landfill gas are curbed. The 24 SOFC fuel cell stacks are integrated into the WFC20 unit built by Topsøe partner Wärtsilä. The WFC20 produces approximately 20 kW of electricity sufficient to the power consumption of 10 households.
The SOFC fuel cell technology is very clean and close to emission free. The sulfur compounds of the landfill gas are removed in the fuel preparation unit, and nitrogen oxide emissions are significantly below that of comparable generator technology. When using landfill as fuel, the CO2 emission is very close to carbon neutral.
The successful operation of the stacks and system is one of several demonstration projects together with Wärtsilä where Topsøe Fuel Cell focuses on the development of SOFC fuel cell technology for distributed generation and combined heat and power.
Topsoe Fuel Cell has delivered 24 Class 1 stacks to Wärtsilä for integration in a WFC 20 unit. The delivery is a part of the continuous collaboration towards commercialization of the SOFC technology.
The first WFC20 was tested in 2007 and was fuelled by natural gas. Late last year Topsoe Fuel Cell delivered 24 class 3 stacks for the integration in a 50 kW system. The 50 kW prototype is part of the Large-SOFC project funded by EU’s 6th Framework program. The goal is to manufacture larger SOFC systems, and Topsoe Fuel Cell is on of several fuel cell technology providers.
The first WFC20 was tested in 2007 and was fuelled by natural gas. Late last year Topsoe Fuel Cell delivered 24 class 3 stacks for the integration in a 50 kW system. The 50 kW prototype is part of the Large-SOFC project funded by EU’s 6th Framework program. The goal is to manufacture larger SOFC systems, and Topsoe Fuel Cell is on of several fuel cell technology providers.
With several larger stack deliveries, Topsoe Fuel Cell has once again demonstrated the capability of producing stacks on specifications regarding equal stack capacity, high performance and on time.
The fuel cell production facilities were commissioned at the end of 2008, and production of cells started during 2009. The state-of-art production facilities enable Topsøe Fuel Cell to deliver sufficient quantities for demonstration projects and prototypes for various product segments.
Topsøe Fuel Cell is dedicated to development, production and marketing of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). The company is a subsidiary of Haldor Topsøe.
Topsøe Fuel Cell
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2800 Kgs. Lyngby
Tel.: +45 4527 2000
Fax: +45 4527 2999
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