Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Lifetime & Reliability Conference

Lifetime and reliability are both critical issues facing the continued development and commercialisation of solid oxide fuel cell technology, if it is to deliver on its promise for high efficiency power generation.  This conference will bring together the leading developers of SOFC technology, with the leading researchers in academic and national laboratories, to present and discuss the latest data and findings in this important, but often neglected area.  The conference will address the following key themes:

• State of the art in SOFC development and application - with a focus on lifetime and reliability
• Current understanding related to the durability and reliability of engineering ceramics and related materials
• Advanced characterisation tools and models to understand lifetime and reliability
• Understanding factors impacting the durability of SOFC anodes, electrolytes, cathodes and interconnects
• Lifetime and reliability – from materials to stacks
• Lifetime and reliability of SOFC systems, including balance of plant

Target Audience

- SOFC Developers
- SOFC Researchers
- Researchers interested in the engineering application of ceramic materials

It is expected that all attendees will have a background in the range of technical disciplines relevant to the field.  They will be either professional researchers or engineers in academic, industry or government labs, or be studying for a PhD in areas relevant to the topic.

Plenary Speakers

Edgar Lara Curzio (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
THE IMPLICATIONS OF CREEP DEFORMATION OF ANODES ON THE DURABILITY AND RELIABILITY OF SOLID-OXIDE FUEL CELLS
Jeff Stevenson (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)
SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL DEVELOPMENT AT PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY
Shailesh Vora (U.S. Department of Energy)
André Weber (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)
UNDERSTANDING SOFC LIFETIME AND RELIABILITY - AN IMPEDANCE ANALYSIS APPROACH
Harumi Yokokawa (AIST)
TEN YEAR EFFORTS OF NEDO PROJECTS ON SOFC DURABILITY; ACHIEVEMENTS AND FUTURE ISSUES

Invited Speakers

Gerry Agnew (Rolls-Royce Fuel Cell Systems)
Koorosh R Araghi (NASA Johnson Space Center)
Joongmyeon Bae (KAIST)
DEVELOPMENT OF HEAVY HYDROCARBON REFORMING AND SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS
Scott Barnett (Northwestern University)
ACCELERATED LIFE TESTING AND MODELING OF SOFC ELECTRODE DEGRADATION MECHANISMS
Qingping Fang (Forschungszentrum Jülich)
SOC STACK PERFORMANCE AND DEGRADATION STUDIES AT FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH
Minfang Han (Tsinghua University)
Brian Koeppe (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)
Joshua Mermelstein (Boeing)
FIELD DEMONSTRATION OF A REVERSIBLE SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND HIGH TEMPERATURE ELECTROLYSIS SYSTEM
Subhasish Mukerjee (Ceres Power)
LIFE AND RELIABILITY OF SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL BASED PRODUCTS: A REVIEW
Enrique Ruiz Trejo (Imperial College London)
A WORKING HYPOTHESIS ON THE DEGRADATION OF NANOSTRUCTURED SOLID OXIDE FUEL ANODES: THE FRACTAL NATURE OF THE THREE-PHASE BOUNDARY
Josef Schefold (European Institute for Energy Research)
Stephen Skinner (Imperial College London)
Robert Walker (Montana State University)
ENHANCING SOFC ANODE REILIENCE THROUGH 2Ëš PHASE FORMATION
Tony Wood (FuelCell Energy)
THE IMPACT OF REDOX CYCLING ON SOFC LIFETIME
Xiao-Dong Zhou (University of South Carolina)
UNRAVELLING THE MYSTERY OF INTERLAYERS AND THEIR ROLE ON SOFC DURABILITY