Evaluation of cost reduction potential for 1 kW class SOFC stack production: Implications for SOFC technology scenario

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 33, 2013, Pages 14337-14347

  Otomo, Junichiro ^a,b   Oishi, Junya ^a   Mitsumori, Teruo ^b   Iwasaki, Hiroshi ^b   Yamada, Koichi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cell design; Cost analysis; Process integration modeling; Solid oxide fuel cell

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM UP APPROACH; CELL DESIGN; COST ANALYSIS; FLAT-TUBULAR CELLS; PROCESS INTEGRATION MODEL; REDUCTION POTENTIAL; TECHNOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENTS; TECHNOLOGY SCENARIOS;

CELLS; COST ACCOUNTING; COST REDUCTION; CYTOLOGY; HOUSING; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84886092900     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.08.110     Document Type: Article

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