17th Annual Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) Project Review Meeting

Workshop Summary

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PRESENTATIONS

Tuesday, July 19, 2016

• NETL’s Fuel Cell Program Overview
  Shailesh Vora, Technology Manager for Fuel Cells
  U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory
• ARPA-E’s REBELS Program Overview
  Paul Albertus and Grigorii Soloveichik, Program Directors for REBELS
  U.S. Department of Energy, ARPA-E
• System Analysis of Fuel Cell Plant Configurations with Vent Gas Recirculation
  Gregory Hackett, Technical Project Monitor for Fuel Cells
  U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory

SOFC Industry Teams
Moderator: Joseph Stoffa, U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory

• Advances in SOFC Power System Development
  Hossein Ghezel-Ayagh, FuelCell Energy, Inc.
• Update of LG Fuel Cell System Projects – Performance, Durability, Cost
  Shung Ik Lee and Adam Babcock, LG Fuel Cell Systems, Inc.

SOFC Core Projects: Reliability, Robustness, and Endurance SOFC
Moderator: Patcharin Burke, U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory

• Impurity Effects on SOFC Cathodes
  Srikanth Gopalan, Boston University
• Materials and Approaches for the Mitigation of SOFC Cathode Degradation in SOFC Power Systems
  Prabhakar Singh, University of Connecticut
• Performance and Microstructural Changes in LSM–Based SOFC Cathodes under Accelerated and Conventional Testing
  Mark De Guire, Case Western Reserve University
• SOFC Defect Detection and the Role of Manufacturing Defects on Stack Reliability
  Neil Fernandes, Atrex Energy

ARPA-E REBELS Projects: IT Fuel Cells for DG

• Advanced Low Temperature SOFCs
  Bryan Blackburn, Redox Power Systems
• Development of an Intermediate Temperature Metal Supported Proton Conducting SOFC Stack
  Tianli Zhu, United Technologies Research Center
• A Novel, Intermediate Temperature Fuel Cell Tailored for Efficient Utilization of Methane
  Meilin Liu, Georgia Institute of Technology

Wednesday, July 20, 2016

• National Energy Technology Laboratory R&D: SOFC Materials Development and Degradation Modeling
  Gregory Hackett, U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory
• Durability and Reliability of Materials and Components for SOFCs
  Edgar Lara-Curzio, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
• Evaluation of Cathode Materials for SOFC Performance Reliability
  Brian Ingram, Argonne National Laboratory
• SOFC Development at PNNL: Overview
  Jeff Stevenson and Brian Koeppel, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

SOFC Core Projects: Reliability, Robustness, and Endurance SOFC
Moderator: Arun Bose, U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory 

• Towards Durable, Impermeable SOFC Brazes
  Jason Nicholas, Michigan State University
• Cost-Effective Manufacturing of SOFC Cathodes
  Raymond Gorte, University of Pennsylvania
• Highly Active and Durable SOFC Electrodes: (1) Nickelates & (2) Accelerated Test Protocols
  Xiao-Dong Zhou, University of South Carolina
• Scalable and Cost-Effective Barrier Layer Coating to Improve Stability and Performance of SOFC Cathodes
  Xingbo Liu, West Virginia University

ARPA-E REBELS Projects: Load Following IT Fuel Cells and Liquid Fuel-Producing IT Fuel Cells
Moderator: Seth Lawson, U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory

• Intermediate Temperature Fuel Cells for Transportation Applications
  S (Elango) Elangovan, Ceramatec, Inc.
• A Novel, Intermediate Temperature, Bifunctional Ceramic Fuel Cell Energy System
  Kevin Huang, University of South Carolina
• Intermediate Temperature Electrogenerative Cells for Flexible Cogeneration of Power and Liquid Fuel
  Greg Tao, Materials & Systems Research, Inc.

SOFC Projects: Innovative Concepts

• Development of a Thermal Spray, Redox Stable, Ceramic Anode for Metal Supported SOFC
  Richard Hart, GE Global Research

SOFC Core Projects: Reliability, Robustness, and Endurance SOFC

• Processing of SOFC Anodes for Enhanced Intermediate Temperature Catalytic Activity at High Fuel Utilization
  Soumendra Basu, Boston University

Thursday, July 21, 2016

SOFC Core Projects: Reliability, Robustness, and Endurance SOFC
Moderator: Steve Markovich, U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory

• Low-Cost, Durable, Contaminant-Tolerant Cathodes for SOFCs
  Meilin Liu, Georgia Institute of Technology
• In-Operando Evaluation of SOFC Cathodes for Enhanced Oxygen Reduction Reaction Activity and Durability
  Eric Wachsman, University of Maryland
• Surface-Modified Electrodes: Enhancing Performance Guided by In Situ Spectroscopy and Microscopy
  William Chueh, Stanford University
• Mechanical and Electromechanical Effects of 2° Phase Formation SOFC Anodes
  Rob Walker, Montana State University
• Novel Nanostructure Tailored Highly Active & Stable Electro Catalytic Architecture on Surface of Cathode of SOFCs
  Xueyan Song, West Virginia University

SOFC Core Projects: Reliability, Robustness, and Endurance SOFC

• Progress Update on Matrix Study of Aged SOFC Performance and Materials Degradation
  Chengxiang Ji, Atrex Energy

ARPA-E REBELS Projects: Liquid Fuel-Producing IT Fuel Cells

• Liquid Fuels and Electricity from IT-Fuel Cells
  Carl Willman, FuelCell Energy, Inc.
• Hybrid Fuel Cell Technology for Producing Chemicals, Fuels, and Electricity
  Ted Krause, Argonne National Laboratory

SOFC Projects: Innovative Concepts
Moderator: Arun Bose, U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory

• High-Power, Low-Cost SOFC Stacks for Robust and Reliable Distributed Generation
  Bryan Blackburn, Redox Power Systems

SOFC Core Projects: Reliability, Robustness, and Endurance SOFC

• Development of Low-Cost, High-Sinterable, Co-Free (Ni,Fe)₃O₄ Spinel-Based Contact Materials for SOFC Cathode-Side Contact Application
  Jiahong Zhu, Tennessee Technological University
• LSCF-CZ Composite Cathodes for Improved SOFC Electrical Performance
  Gianfranco DiGiuseppe, Kettering University
• Scalable Nano-Scaffold Architecture on the Internal Surface of SOFC Anode for Direct Hydrocarbon Utilization
  Xueyan Song, West Virginia University

POSTERS

• Scalable and Cost Effective Barrier Layer Coating to Improve Stability and Performance of SOFC Cathode
  Xingbo Liu, West Virginia University
• Fundamental Understanding of Oxygen Reduction and Reaction Behavior and Developing High Performance and Stable Heterostructured Cathodes
  Xingbo Liu, West Virginia University
• Mitigation of Cathode Poisoning on Lanthanum Strontium Manganite Using Chromium Getters
  Chiying Liang, University of Connecticut
• Morphological Evolution and Thermodynamic Prediction of Stability of LSM and LSCF Cathodes in Chromium-Containing Air
  Boxun Hu, University of Connecticut
• Degradation of LSM-Based SOFC Cathodes under Accelerated Testing
  Naima Hilli, Case Western Reserve University
• Lower Temperature RAA Process for Planar SOFC Stacks
  Jung Pyung Choi, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
• Effect on Sintering Aid on Densification and Contact Strength of SOFCs
  Y-S Matt Chou, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
• SOFC Testing in Cathode Air with Quantified Cr Concentration
  John Hardy, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
• Evaluation of Cr-Gettering Material in a Generic Stack Test Fixture at Pacific Northwest
  Y-S Matt Chou, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
• Enhanced SOFC-MP Software Tool Set
  Brian Koeppel, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
• Structural Reliability Considerations for Planar SOFCs – Cathode Contact, Cell Thermal Gradients, and Alternate Stack Geometries
  Naveen Karri, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
• A Novel, Methane-Fueled, Intermediate Temperature Fuel Cell
  Yu Chen, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Low-Cost, Durable, Contaminant-Tolerant Cathodes for SOFCs
  Yu Chen, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Characterization of SOFC Cathode Impedance under Polarization using Appropriate Counter Electrode Design
  Harry Finklea, West Virginia University
• Surface Modified LSCF Powders for SOFC Cathodes
  Jeffrey Roeder, Sonata LLC
• YSZ SOFC Interconnect Barrier via ALD
  Jeffrey Roeder, Sonata LLC
• Quantitative Interpretation of Impedance Spectroscopy Data on Porous LSM Electrodes using X-ray Computed Tomography and Bayesian Model-Based Analysis
  Giuseppe Brunello, U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory
• Fluidized Bed Production of Surface Functionalized Powders for SOFC Cathodes
  Nick Sbrockey, Structured Materials Industries, Inc.
• Representative Volumes in Highly Heterogeneous Fuel Cell Materials
  William Epting, U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory
• Pressurized Operation of a Planar SOFC Stack
  Louis Carreiro, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport
• Effects of Humidity on Degradation of Sr-Fe-O Infiltrated LSM/YSZ SOFC
  Yueying Fan, AECOM
• Ab Initio Modeling of the Cation Diffusion in La_1-xSr_xMnO_3±δ for Solid Oxide Cell Electrodes Applications
  Yueh-Lin Lee, U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory
• Phase Field Modeling of Microstructure and Conductivity Evolution of SOFC Electrodes
  Youhai Wen, U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory
• Bio-Surfactant Assisted Catalyst Infiltration of SOFC Electrodes
  Ozcan Ozmen, West Virginia University
• SOFC Protection Coating Based on a Cost-Effective Aluminization Process
  Neil Kidner, Nexceris, LLC
• Evidence of the Space Charge Layer Evolution at the YSZ Grain Boundaries upon Long-Term Electrochemical Operation of Solid Fuel Cells
  Xueyan Song, West Virginia University
• High Resolution, Real-Time Inspection of SOFC Materials using Visible Light and Infrared Imaging
  Peter Rupnowski, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• Nickel-Based Braze Materials for Planar SOFC Applications
  Quan Zhou, Michigan State University
• Computational Predictions and Experimental Characterization of Cobalt and Copper Based SOFC Brazes
  Yuxi Ma, Michigan State University
• Atomic-Scale Insight into the Long-Range Charge Transfer in Lanthanum Strontium Ferrite (LSF)
  Tridip Das, Michigan State University
• Chromium Vapor Sensor for Monitoring SOFC Systems
  Jeffrey Fergus, Auburn University
• Development of Chromium and Sulfur Getter for SOFC Systems: Demonstration at TRL-5
  Prabhakar Singh, University of Connecticut
• Highly Selective and Stable Multivariable Gas Sensors for Enhanced Robustness and Reliability of SOFC Operation
  Radislav Potyrailo, GE Global Research
• Red-Ox Robust SOFC Stacks for Affordable, Reliable Generation Power Systems
  Bryan Blackburn, Redox Power Systems, LLC
• Transformational SOFC Technology
  Hossein Ghezel-Ayagh, FuelCell Energy, Inc.