New Solid Oxide Fuel Cell System Provides Cheap Grid Energy From CNG and Biogas

Green Investing (IBTimes - UK)
By Mihai Sandru 17 February 2011, 14:32 BST

VTT, the Technical Research Centre of Finland began testing a large-scale prototype of a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) that, according to the organization, will provide cheap and efficient grid power from biogas and natural gas.

Using a single 10 kW planar SOFC stack, the system is capable of generating clean energy for a typical apartment block throughout an entire year.

Unlike the "Bloom Box" (Bloom Energy Server), developed in 2010, the VTT fuel cell system is much larger. Besides this, the Bloom system is designed to provide electricity for office buildings and similar applications, while the VTT produces energy for the commercial electrical grid.

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