Manufacturing Industry
Kyocera boosts efficiency of solid-oxide cells.(Fuel Cells)
Advanced Ceramics Report, March, 2004
Japan's Kyocera Corp says it has developed a domestic-use solid-oxide fuel cell (SOFC) with a power generation efficiency of 54%, which at the 1 kW level makes the new cell about 10% more efficient than comparable SOFCs.
The company, from Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, used its experience in ceramics technology to develop the membrane electrode assembly (MEA), a key component of SOFCs.
The fuel cell is still in the prototype stage. The company says that it will continue testing over the next year or so, with the aim of commercializing the fuel cell in 2005. The SOFC is expected to sell for about [yen] 1.2 million, and the company is aiming for sales of about [yen] 1 billion in the first year. Kyocera plans to construct an integrated manufacturing system for...
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