Efficient Conversion of Permanent Energy Using Solid Oxide Cells

The project deals with so-called solid oxide cells (SOC) with great potential for efficient conversion of electricity from, for example, wind power to chemically bound energy, which can be easily transported and stored, and to convert chemically bound energi to electricity and heat at the location of consumption. The central objective of the project is a considerable reduction of the internal resistance of the SOC-systems in order to make this technology competitive. Further to looking into a number of central scientific problems - in particular the interfaces between the different comonents of the systems - that have to be overcome to reach this goal, the project includes economic estimates of the SOC technologies in different scenarios an time perspectives, including the relationship between socio economics and business economics.