Topic Area 2A - Effect of Coal Contaminants on Solid Oxide Fuel Cell System Performance and Service Life

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	Federal Grant Title:	Topic Area 2A - Effect of Coal Contaminants on Solid Oxide Fuel Cell System Performance and Service Life
	CFDA Number:	81.089
	CFDA Description:	Fossil Energy Research and Development
	Federal Agency Name:	Headquarters
	Category of Funding Activity:	Science and Technology Energy
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	DE-PS26-05NT42470-2A
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Apr 07, 2005
	Creation Date:	Apr 07, 2005
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	May 19, 2005
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Oct 07, 2005
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Additional Information on Eligibility: Information not provided
Grant Description: Topic Area 2A Effect of Coal Contaminants on SolidOxide Fuel Cell SystemPerformance and Service LifeApplications are sought to investigate the degradation mechanisms andeffectsof coal contaminants on solid oxide fuel cells. SOFCs being developedunderthe Solid State Energy Conversion Alliance (SECA) are expected to operateat700 to 900 degrees C on coal derived hydrogen rich synthesis fuel.Contaminants in gasified coal vary considerably with the gasificationtechnology used and the coal feedstock. Previous DOE funded studies haveidentified likely chemical species and concentration levels. Chemicalspeciesof initial interest are identified in the table below. It is necessary tounderstand the sensitivity of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) to coalcontaminants to enable assessing the catastrophic damage risk andmechanisms ifhigher than planned levels of contaminants slip past coal clean up systems.Anadditional objective is to understand the impact of long term cumulativedegradation to SOFC performance and service life for low level exposure tocoalsynthesis gas stream contaminants. The SOFC electrochemical reactionenvironment may or may not exacerbate the impact of coal contaminants ontheanode processes and hence performance. The anode presents a reducingenvironment with increasing steam content from inlet to outlet that canenhancecontamination and corrosion mechanisms. It is anticipated thatinvestigationfindings will be critical in establishing failure mode and effect criteriaforcoal gasification clean up systems that supply SECA based SOFC generationplants.Refer to the Master Funding Opportunity Announcement attached to thiswebpagefor a listing of contaminants.
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https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/3051306680D1065485256FDC00624BB2?OpenDocument
Grant Announcement Contact: Contact the DOE Contract Officer with questionsregarding the funding opportunity johnson@netl.doe.gov Raymond Johnson
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