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Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Center of Economic Excellence

 

Inception:
2006

About the CoEE:

The Solid Oxide Fuel Cells CoEE is part of the larger USC Future Fuels™ Initiative, which works to develop new fuel and energy choices, which are becoming increasingly important as the United States and other nations look to reduce their reliance on carbon-based fuel. Solid oxide fuel cells are one of the leading types of fuel cells available for commercialization. They can be used in large, high-power systems such as in full-scale industrial and large-scale electricity generating stations.

The Solid Oxide Fuel Cells CoEE is working to remove barriers to the use of solid oxide fuel cells by designing components to accommodate variations in temperature and transport associated with practical uses, understanding long-term behavior and durability of solid oxide, developing testing protocols that simulate solid oxide fuel cells’ behavior over their lifetime, and developing systems for stationary power generation. To date, researchers at this CoEE have successfully launched three spin-off companies in the field of energy and future fuels. For study of cold temperature on inner liner materials, Exxon-Mobil/Yokohama has also awarded this CoEE a $200,000 grant.

USC has the nation’s only National Science Foundation Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Fuel Cells (CFC). Through the CFC, USC is collaborating with the Korea Institute of Energy Research, the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy in Germany, and 20 national industrial partners.

 

Funding level:
$3 million

CoEE endowed chair:

Chair Name   Status
CoEE Endowed Chair in Solid Oxide Fuels   Appointed: Dr. Kenneth Reifsnider


 

 

 

 
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