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Life Cycle Functional Modeling of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Unit
https://doi.org/10.18412/1816-0395-2025-12-
Abstract
An experimental solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) unit with a capacity of 2.5 kW produced in Russia was studied. It was determined that the carbon footprint of the SOFC unit manufacturing process amounts to 3628.2 kg CO2-eq., while the carbon footprint of the generated electricity (excluding fuel-related emissions) is 20.4 g CO2-eq./(kWh) with minimal equipment service life. It is noted that optimization of operating modes and extension of equipment lifetime ensure a carbon footprint of electricity (excluding fuel-related emissions) of 14.1 g CO2-eq./(kWh). It is concluded that the transition to serial production and optimization of SOFC unit operating conditions will make it possible to achieve an electricity production cost of 8 RUB/(kWh).
Supporting agencies: The research was carried out with financial support from the Russian Ministry of Education and Science, project FSNM-2023-0004 "Hydrogen energy. Materials and technology for storage, transportation and use of hydrogen and hydrogen-containing mixtures".
About the Authors
E. S. Shirinkina
Perm National Research Polytechnic University (PNRPU)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Cand. Sci. (Eng.), Associate Professor
Yu. V. Mozzhegorova
Perm National Research Polytechnic University (PNRPU)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Cand. Sci. (Eng.), Associate Professor
G. V. Ilyinykh
Perm National Research Polytechnic University (PNRPU)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Cand. Sci. (Eng.), Associate Professor
V. N. Korotayev
Perm National Research Polytechnic University (PNRPU)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Dr. Sci. (Eng.), Professor
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Shirinkina E.S., Mozzhegorova Yu.V., Ilyinykh G.V., Korotayev V.N. Life Cycle Functional Modeling of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Unit. Ecology and Industry of Russia. 2025;29(12). (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.18412/1816-0395-2025-12-
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