Mitsubishi Power will supply what it claims is the first solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) in Europe to a project in Essen, Germany by March 2022.
The highly efficient hybrid system will be put into operation at the Gas- und Warme-Insistut Essen where flexible operation of the SOFC and the proportional use of hydrogen as a fuel gas will be researched under real conditions.
The Hybrid-SOFC from Mitsubishi Power will play a central role in the KWK.NRW 4.0 research project.
Mitsubishi Power said this Hybrid-SOFC can theoretically supply electricity to a large office building, a hospital or about 300 houses with electricity and heat.
In addition to natural gas, liquefied natural gas and biogas, it can also be operated with hydrogen, where the only emission is water and contribute to the decarbonisation of electricity.
Mitsubishi Power already has installed nine units of Hybrid-SOFC systems in Japan.
The plant in Essen will be the first of its kind outside Japan.
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