Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) are electrochemical devices that generate electrical power efficiently, discard high quality waste heat for cogeneration applications, are installed almost anywhere, are built in different sizes, and have zero emission of pollutants and greenhouse gases when hydrogen is used as a fuel. In addition, SOFC systems are fuel flexible where hydrocarbons can be used directly; for instance, an internal reformer can be used as a component of the stack or on cell reformation may be possible for smaller hydrocarbons.
