FuelCell Energy Inc (FCEL)

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This much hyped project that was originally intended to be demonstrated for >= 5000 hrs, failed at around 2000. It was decommissioned from the Clearway Center and returned to Danbury for forensic evaluation and additional testing.
Looks like commercialization of SOFC is a long long ways off at FCEL! Sad!


The main objective of the project is to test a 400 kWe thermally selfsustaining atmospheric-pressure SOFC prototype system at a prominent site for ≥ 5000 hours and to verify the feasibility of SOFC stack power degradation rate of ≤1.5% per 1000 hours at thermally self-sustained normal operating conditions (NOC) with an average stack operating temperature greater than 700°C.

https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/04/09/1799642/0/en/FuelCell-Energy-Deploys-Advanced-Solid-Oxide-Fuel-Cell.html


https://www.netl.doe.gov/sites/default/files/2017-12/DE-FE0026199-Kickoff-Meeting-12-14-15.pdf

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https://www.hydrogen.energy.gov/pdfs/review20/fe03_ghezel-ayagh_2020_o.pdf