Distributed generation eliminates transmission and distribution losses, and provides an efficient way to follow peak electricity demand. Solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) offers the most efficient means available to produce electricity from abundant natural gas, however, its application of fuel cell has been limited to baseline applications so far. The reasons for slow ramping and transient response are its high operation temperature (> 750 °C), brittle nature of bulk ceramic material, and difficulties in controlling internal reformation. Low temperature SOFC is an attractive option to expand the capability of SOFC beyond baseload applications.
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