Solid oxide fuel cell by VTT uses natural gas to generate energy

Fuel cells and biogas in the future might just be a lot more efficient and cheaper on large-scale grid connections, with the VTT solid oxide fuel cell that the Technical Research Center of Finland is testing currently. The SOFC hopes that this one will help provide efficient, cheap grid power from natural gas and biogas using the VTT system that uses a single 10 kW planar SOFC stack. This can help generate a year’s power supply for a usual apartment block. This is the first time a 10 kW power class planar SOFC fuel stack will operate s part of a complete fuel cell system and uses an electrochemical conversion to produce electricity from the oxidizing of a fuel.

This one will sure help generate a load of green energy, and will help bring cheaper and more efficient energy generating systems to our apartment blocks.
[Gizmag]