Waste gas to fuel cells.
A publicly funded research project with Fraunhofer IKTS and Hochschule Zittau/Görlitz: gas from waste, cleaned to run solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) for high-efficiency power.
Funded by Projektträger Jülich (PtJ) on behalf of the German federal government.
Electricity without a flame
Higher electrical efficiency than an engine.
No combustion, so very low emissions at the point of use.
Quiet, modular power that suits the X-150's container format.
A fuel cell is far more sensitive than an engine: sulphur, chlorine, dust and tar must be removed almost completely. Verkoso tests how clean waste gas from a high-temperature fixed-bed converter can run a solid oxide fuel cell.
Fraunhofer IKTS · SOFC stacks
Fraunhofer IKTS in Dresden has developed solid oxide fuel cell stacks for more than ten years, for decentralised energy supply from micro-CHP units to systems above 20 kW. Its work covers stack design for different applications and load profiles, long-term and cycle testing of components in the stack, degradation analysis, and cost-efficient, automatable manufacturing for stack production.
Stack development
From prototype production to testing stacks of different sizes.
Long-term testing
Component, cycle and degradation testing in the real stack environment.
Built for production
Manufacturing methods designed for cost-efficient, automated stack production.
Zero-X
A high-temperature fixed-bed converter that turns high-ash waste into a clean, hydrogen-rich gas, in a container.
Fraunhofer IKTS
Ceramic SOFC stacks that turn that gas into electricity at high efficiency, without combustion.