Sentences with phrase «oxide fuel cells»

He is internationally recognized in the field of solid oxide fuel cell technology and ceramic materials.

Two - way fuel cells Meanwhile, Versa, a solid oxide fuel cell stack supplier, is working with Boeing and «a large European company» on an innovative reversible SOFC that cycles back and forth between providing power and electrolyzing water into hydrogen and oxygen, Stokes says.

Advanced battery constructions have appeared since the 1980s, and are making great strides in research today according to Dr. Anil Virkar, an internationally recognized researcher in the field of solid oxide fuel cell technology and ceramic materials at the University of Utah.

He also serves as the national coordinator for modeling activities associated with solid oxide fuel cells for the Solid Energy Conversion Alliance - SECA - program, and is a member of the Industry Advisory Board of Edison Welding Institute.

The solid oxide fuel cell under the coals then converts carbon and hydrogen into electricity, and is described as a sort of reverse photosynthesis:

Typically, silicon has been used after lithography and etching as a supporting component of small oxide fuel cells.

Using advanced computational methods, UW — Madison materials scientists have discovered new materials that could bring widespread commercial use of solid oxide fuel cells closer to reality.

These include complex oxides used in water and carbon dioxide gas splitting, solid oxide fuel cell cathodes, lithium ion batteries, and super ionic conductors.

She received her bachelor's degree in chemical engineering at the University of Colorado, Boulder and did her Ph.D. work at Colorado School of Mines focusing on in - depth experimental and modeling studies on high temperature pyrolysis of hydrocarbons and the effects of temperature and fuel structure on conversion, hydrogen production, reactivity, and deposit formation under solid oxide fuel cell operating conditions.

Cummins, Inc. will develop and demonstrate a highly efficient and clean diesel engine, an advanced waste heat recovery system, an aerodynamic Peterbilt tractor and trailer combination, and a solid oxide fuel cell auxiliary power unit to reduce engine idling.

Penn, for example, is developing solid oxide fuel cells as a more efficient alternative to hydrogen fuel cells.

(I always thought a natural gas - fueled, water - cooled solid oxide fuel cell replacing a transformer in a neighborhood could offer district heating as well as power as needed, with a minimum of transmission and distribution.)

PNNL researchers are developing cost - effective materials, such as coated stainless steel interconnects, and fabrication techniques for components in solid oxide fuel cell stacks.

Bloom Energy's breakthrough solid oxide fuel cell technology generates clean, highly - efficient energy onsite from alternative energy sources.

Hydrocarbon producer Woodside Petroleum Ltd has invested $ 8 million to support a research program developing electricity generation technology based on ceramic or solid oxide fuel cells.

And the techniques could also be adapted to analyze materials for other electrochemical processes such as solid - oxide fuel cells, membrane based desalination systems, or oxygen - generating reactions.

Solid oxide fuel cells that can use conventional fossil fuels as well as hydrogen are set to take a larger role in the energy game

Another class, the solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) that power backup generators for hospitals and other buildings, typically run at 1000 °C.

This figure shows the crystal structure of Sc - doped BaZrO3 to be used as an electrolyte material in intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells (IT - SOFCs).

Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC), recently used as a power source for households in Japan, have several drawbacks such as high - cost, material degradation and long start - up time derived from high operating temperatures up to 750 °C.

The solid oxide fuel cell, or SOFC, is also set to go mobile, with new systems providing auxiliary or «hotel» power to long - haul trucks.

Prof. Choi and his Ph.D. student Kun Joong Kim have developed a miniaturized solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) to replace lithium - ion batteries in smartphones, laptops, drones, and other small electronic devices.

But such solid - oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) can efficiently combine everyday fossil - fuel natural gas with oxygen from the air — without burning — to generate electricity on a small scale.

Many solid - oxide fuel cells, including the Bloom Box, operate at 1,250 to 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit.

That's been a high hurdle for devices called solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) that convert fuels — such as methane and hydrogen — directly to electricity without burning them.

Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), based on an oxide ion conducting electrolyte, have several advantages over other types of fuel cells, including relatively inexpensive material costs, low sensitivity to impurities in the fuel, and high overall efficiency.

PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University researchers have determined a key step in improving solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), a promising clean energy technology that has struggled to gain wide acceptance in the marketplace.

He is known for his contributions to the development and deployment of solid oxide fuel cells and superplastic forming of aluminum alloys.

The DOE contract continues the development of the solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology for hydrogen production using electrolysis through a solid oxide electrolyzer cell (SOEC).

FuelCell Energy, Inc. has been awarded $ 3.1 m from the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA - E) for its project proposal to advance the commercialisation of ultra-high efficiency Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) systems.

The US Department of Energy's (DOE's) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) has selected 16 projects to receive $ 10.2 million in funding to advance solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology.

Natural gas - reforming solid oxide fuel cells will soon be assembled in a former Chrysler plant, located in Newark DE.

The biggest areas of focus for this funding were hydrogen production and solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology.

Tags for this Online Resume: Materials Science and Engineering, Nano - ceramics, Powder processing, Materials characterization, Solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC), Sintering

Tags for this Online Resume: Li - ion battery, Solid oxide fuel cell, Polymer coating, polymer synthesis, Adhesive fabrication, FTIR, TEM, SEM,

Electrochemistry (solid - state and solution): characterization of electrocatalysts for solid oxide fuel cells and direct methanol fuel cells in half - cell and single - cell configurations.