The system at the Federal University Itajuba will be the first SOFC system tested in South America and was made possible by a grant by the Brazilian Funding Agency for Studies and Projects (FINEP). The 5kW system will run on natural gas, and researchers will evaluate its overall performance, specifically emissions, fuel consumption and efficiency. The system will also provide parameters to validate various SOFC modeling tools and serve as a demonstration system for Brazilian universities and energy companies.

A second 5kW system was shipped to the NRC's Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation (NRC-IFCI) in Vancouver. The system will eventually provide electricity that will be used to power a ground source heat pump to provide climate control for the new NRC-IFCI building. The co-generated waste heat will be utilized for building services. Initially, the system will operate on natural gas and NRC-IFCI will also run the system on methanol during the course of the project.

SWPC will use the FCT system to test their new High Power Density (HPD) cells, which have been developed as part of their involvement with the United States Department of Energy's Solid State Energy Conversion Alliance (SECA) program. The 10 year, US$ 500 million SECA program is dedicated to developing innovative, effective, low-cost ways to commercialize solid oxide fuel cells with a goal to create SOFC systems that can be mass-produced at a target cost of US$400/kW. When incorporated into FCT's systems the HPD cells will allow for significant cost reduction, partly due to the increased power density which will therefore require fewer cells. The HPD cells are also smaller, decreasing system volume and reducing the amount of expensive high temperature components required to build the generator.

"FCT is committed to the commercialization of our SOFC systems", said John Stannard, President and CEO. "We have exceeded our target this quarter, and our goal this year is to fill our existing orders and to deliver an additional 10-15 systems to new customers. These shipments mark the beginning of FCT's transition to a production company"

Over the past decade, FCT has designed and built custom fuel-cell power systems. Fuel-cell systems are the future of power generation because of their environmental benefits and high efficiency. SOFCs can operate on a variety of fuels, including fossil fuels, renewable fuels such as methanol and ethanol, and hydrogen, facilitating a transition between fossil fuels and hydrogen. FCT's SOFCs are designed to operate on a variety of readily available fuels and provide a highly efficient, environmentally friendly method to produce on- site electricity and heat that can be used in a variety of remote, residential, commercial and industrial applications.

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