Verso una piattaforma italiana per l’idrogeno
e le celle a combustibile
2° WORKSHOP TOSCANO SULL’IDROGENO e TECNOLOGIE COLLEGATE
OPPORTUNITA’ e FINANZIAMENTI
Firenze, 25 Luglio 2014
Stefano Modena
SOFCpower SpA
The new generation of energy
2° Workshop Toscano sull’Idrogeno e
Tecnologie collegate
25 Jul 201
OUTLINE
• SOFCpower: the company
• Units Deployment Projects
• Conclusions
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COMPANY
Facts & figures
2014
EnGen™ roll-out within the European
project Ene.field
Plant ONE extension: 2013
2011
2008
Cells produced
> 2’000
Stack modules
> 100
HotBox™
Generators
2 MW/y
Prod. capacity
Plant ONE
2.5 kW modular mCHP generator design
2008
Pilot Plant Mezzolombardo (IT) operative
2007
SOFCpower set-up, acquisition HTceramix
2000
> 20’000
July ’14 - 60 employers in R&D,
production and adm. staff
www.sofcpower.com
EPFL (CH) Spin Off HTceramix S.A.
invention HotBox™ technology
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RECENT IMPROVEMENTS (last 12 months)
 Foreign private investiments for >40mio (public/private investiments ratio > 300%)
 20 new jobs
SOFCpower employed during crisis period
 SOFCpower entered in ene.field project for 1’000 units deployments with the
major europen manufacturers and utilities
 Worlwide record for SOFC stack electrical efficiency (74%)
 New production plant (1200 m2) in BIC center
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CLEANTECH FROM TRENTINO: SOFCpower
SOFCpower is a worlwide leader* in an innovative technology for a new energy
world with a significant growth potential**: the distributed generation of clean
energy.
* «worlwide leader» means that there’re currently less than 5 company in the world with this technology
**»Significant growth potential» means hundreds of jobs, following the experiences done in the past = we
can!
SOFCpower signed technical and industrial international agreements
SOFCpower started product commercialization. Success key = volume increase
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PLANT 1
first to scale production line
 2 MW capacity in single shift (by dec 2014)
 Scalebale production line units
 Supplies field test campaigns and large system development
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mCHP
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The heat is used for hot water and
room heating
•
Reduced losses on the grid
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THE COMPANY
INTEGRATED
mCHP GENERATOR
Power
Th. Output
Fuel
2 kW
Natural Gas
Electric Efficiency
Total Efficiency power+heat,
usable for cooling
Dimensions
wxlxh
Price
2.5 kW
for orders >10‘000 units
Fuel Cell Power Module
50% LHV
90%
0.6 x 0.8 x 1.6
m
4‘000 €/kW
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Fuel, Air & Exhaust
management
Power Management
System
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SOFC devices: Application by size
EnGen-2500
100kW-1MW
1 kW
10 kW
100 kW
1 MW
Industrial sites
Residential
Large buildings
CCS
Mobile and Vehicles
Atomic and Renewable
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OUTLINE
• SOFCpower: the company
• Unit Deployment Projects
• Conclusions
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SOFCPOWER: FROM CRISALIDE-NET TO ENEFIELD
Market
2014-2017
2011-2013
Installations in ene.field (www.enefield.eu)
Real conditions plants:
 Variable end-user scenarios;
 More than 7’000 hours continuous operation;
 Data monitoring;
 CE field-test approval
Rete Crisalide in Trentino
 1’000 installations in 12 European countries
(www.retecrisalide.it)
Demonstrative Plant for:
 Know-how improvement;
 Finalization of the «lessons learnt»;
 Demonstrative Installation;
 10 unit intsalled
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SOFCPOWER: FROM CRISALIDE-NET TO ENEFIELD
Results:
 Isola Cogenerativa Installation – Roncegno Terme
o First Installation of SOFC mCHP
for residential application in Italy;
o Experience on standards /
technical connection;
o Technical educational center at
european level
 FriBorgo Project – Borgo Valsugana
IEA Annex25
 Stable operation > 6 months
 Ave electric efficiency > 30%
 15’000 kWh thermal produced
 7’600 kWh electric produced
 2 ton CO2 saved
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SYSTEM RESULTS & OPERATION
11th EFC Forum 2014
CHP operation with biogas
stable operation demonstrated with biogas
from anaerobic digestion of municipal waste
35% efficiency (LHV), the same as with NG
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SOFCPOWER: UTILITIES/ESCO PARTNERSHIPS
2014-2017
SOFCpower is going to install 2,5 kWel units in
Italy, Slovenia, Switzerland, …
SOFCpower signed several
Associated Field partnerships with
important multi-utilities or Esco
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IL MICRO-COGENERATORE
MFH and Commercial applications; modular
approach from 1 a 6 units up to 15 kWel / 12 kWth
for several end user needs
MFH
2,5 kW
Schools, social housing
5 kW
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10 kW
Hotels, Sport Centers…
15 kW
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OUTLINE
• SOFCpower: the company
• Unit Deployment Projects
• Conclusions
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INNOVATION – NETWORKING – EXPORT
 Cleantech product will have ax exponential growth over next years,
 If we’ll not able to export them… we’ll import them!
 The micro-cogeneration is a clear example of cleantech with local and «strong» supply chain
 The keys of current success are: innovation, creation of a network and international
excellence and reputation
Acknowledgements
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Grazie per l’attenzione!
Ing. Stefano Modena
R&D – Commissioning and Field-test Manager
M.+39. 388. 92.57.050 / Tel.+39. 0461.607529
[email protected]
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CREATE NETWORK TO STARTUP A CLEANTECH COMPANY IN A
«POST-SUSSIDI» ERA
Innovative and competitive products are daily introduces into the market…
…there’s no need of subsidies... If market is «tangible»:
COMPETITIVENESS
 Support focused on development and
demonstration in the main markets
+
«TANGIBLE MARKET» (with volumes)
 clear picture of standards and normes
 Diffusion program
 Istitutional Support
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TECHNOLOGY
Electricity
• Natural Gas
• Liquid Fuels
• Coal
• Biofuels
• Hydrogen
• Ammonia
SOFC
Solid
Oxide
Fuel
Cell
Heating
Chiller
CO2
• Air
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Cooling
Water
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TECHNOLOGY
SOFC generators:
They are REVERSIBLE  Electrolysis
Renewable can be STORED as CHEMICAL ENERGY (FUEL)
•Synthetic Fuels,
Hydrocarbons
•Hydrogen
Electricity
SOEC
Solid
Oxide
Electrolyzer
Cell
Pure Oxygen
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Heat
CO2
Water
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SOFCPOWER: world-wide electrical efficiency record
electric efficiency in methane steam reformate
 WORLD RECORD efficiency in single pass at stack level (DC, LHV): 74%
 target efficiency proven in full and part-load operation (> 60%)
Stack DC efficiency [%]
100%
90%
67%
70%
ηel [%]
average voltage [mV]
74%
80%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
0,10
0,15
0,20
0,25
0,30
0,35
0,40
0,45
0,50
0,55
0,60
1000,0
900,0
800,0
700,0
600,0
500,0
400,0
300,0
200,0
100,0
0,0
V @ 20 A
0
5
10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60
# thermal cycles
J [A/cm2]
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