Solid Oxide Regenerative Fuel Cell—Heat Recovery for High-Temperature Steam Electrolysis
摘要
The emissions let out by automobiles directly account for the climatic changes that pose a significant risk to global stability. Many countries are tirelessly working to reduce their annual emission rates of various undesirable gases to the environment to meet the sustainability goals and achieve net zero carbon emissions by the middle of this century. Solid Oxide Regenerative fuel cells, with their combined energy production and storage system integrated into a single block, may thus prove to be a novel approach to address all these issues. Solid Oxide Regenerative fuel cells could provide an alternative to the EV dominance of the transportation sector, which is expected to gain significant market share in upcoming decades. The dimensions of fuel cell stack and storage subunits of an RFC determine the overall energy storage and output efficiency. Furthermore, the heat required for High-Temperature Steam Electrolysis (HTSE) can be supplied by the excess heat generated by the integrated SOFC which would reduce the electrical input needed for electrolysis.