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Institute of Power Engineering Thermal Processes
Department ul. Augustówka 5, 02-981 Warszawa,
tel/fax [phone] t.golec_at_ien.com.pl

FUEL CELLS AT THE INSTITUTE OF POWER
ENGINEERING Tomasz Golec
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Institute of Power Engineering Research and
scientific activities in the branch of thermal
and electrical power engineering Established in
19553, 400 employees

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Thermal Processes Department Optimisation of
combustion process in utility boilers using
numerical simulation, laboratory investigation,
and measurements of the boilers. In last years,
following EU and Polish energy policies, the
attention of IEn has shifted from the traditional
energetic systems to new technologies, like
biomass utilization for biogas production,
biofuels, fuels cells, and combination both of
them with gas turbines. IEn in close
collaboration with other Polish partners
(universities and gas supplier) has already
started development of materials, components,
designing stack and system for stationary
applications of fuel cells. Also biomass
gasification research has been started within
founds obtained from Ministry of Scientific
Research and Information Technology .

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The fuel cells development at IEn is mainly
focused on the planar option of the Solid Oxide
Fuel Cells (SOFC) technology. Targeted
application ? stationary application using
biomass gases and natural gas/ reformats of the
coal processing. IEn is actually involved in the
development of the first generation SOFC cells -
Electrolyte Supported Cells- ESC for the
temperature operation of 850oC. The next step
will be the second generation of SOFC cells -
Anode Supported Cells - ASC for the temperature
operation of 750o or below.

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The whole research effort on the SOFC technology
(pilot plant) is allocated at the IEn ceramic
division ZC CEREL in Boguchwala near Rzeszow.

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Electrical performance testing facilities
together with the biomass facilities are located
in Warsaw at the Thermal Processes Department

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Plans for near future IEn plans to start with the
development of the intermediate temperature SOFC
for the temperature of operation 500-600oC (Metal
Supported FC MSFC) in the near future. This
task will be performed in a close co-operation
with other Polish RD institutes /universities
and we are looking for the international
collaboration in this field (inside the present
call for proposals of the 6th Framework
Programme). IEn will focus also on the generation
and application of the biomass gases for fuelling
of the distributed network of the SOFC stations.

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Long term RD strategy 1. To start design,
construction and testing of a small demo SOFC
stack of 1-2 kW power (electrical and heat) in
the short time perspectives (3-5 years). This
task will be done in a close collaboration with
other Polish partners (universities, institutes
and industrial companies). The works on
interconnect metal plates, seals, conductive
coatings and construction design will be
distributed among different partners. The
international collaboration in this field is
welcome from French and German partners. As a
result of this efforts it is expected to built a
demo central heating/electrical unit for testing
the performance and corrosion problems of the
unit fuelled by biomass gases. 2. To continue the
work on the scale-up of such demo SOFC
installation to 5-20 kW system and later, even up
to 200 kW system, during the next 10 years and
finally to bring it to a full commercialisation
phase This task will be done in a close
collaboration with other Polish and European
partners. IEn foresees its involvement in this
project by a close co-operation inside an
European consortium dedicated specifically to
this development or by a strategic partnership
with one of the European industrial partner
having a strong support of the national
government and EC. IEn believes that the European
consortium will benefit from the still low labour
cost in Poland, what combined with the good
knowledge and enthusiasm of Polish scientists and
engineers should benefit in the development of a
cheap, reliable, robust, and long term operating
SOFC system to be competitive by price and
quality with other products of world fuel cells
manufacturers.

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IEn plans are ambitious, but goals can be
achieved by joint research and integration of
research potential. Actually IEn is involved in
several projects supporting such
approach. BIOFUCEL Maria Curie ToK project
(EU 6 FP) Development of
solid oxide fuel cells technology for stationary
applications based on biomass gasification and
natural gas ZSE Polish Scientific Network
Sustainable Energy Systems Sub-network
FUEL CELLS - (KBN), ENFUGEN SSA project (EU
6 FP)
ENLARGING FUEL CELLS AND HYDROGEN RESEARCH
CO-OPERATION CENERG AM project (EU 5 FP)

Integration Centre for Central Europe
for Research in Energy Supply from Fossil Fuels
and Renewable Sources Polish Association of
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells

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Fuel cells RD activity at IEn is supported by
project BIOFUCEL Development of solid oxide fuel
cells technology for stationary applications
based on biomass gasification and natural gas
project financed within 6 FP Maria Curie Action
(Transfer of Knowledge scheme).

The IEn will invite senior researchers for a
transition period of up 4 years to help in the
development and maturing of the SOFC technology
at home.
IEn researchers will go to the EU laboratories
for up-dating their knowledge and experience in
the subject of biomass gasification
Project partners Royal University of Technology
(KTH), Stockholm, Sweden Otto-von-Guericke
University, Magdeburg, Germany
The main project objective is to increase the
long term research capacity of the Institute of
Power Engineering (IEn) by development and
establishing a new competence in the fuel cells
combined with the biomass gasification. This will
enable IEn transition from present energy
coal-related research to investigation of
sustainable energy systems
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ENFUGEN ENLARGING FUEL CELLS AND HYDROGEN
RESEARCH CO-OPERATION. Strategic objectives
addressed In European scenario, the fuel cells
market is quickly moving forward and the
forthcoming hydrogen economy is on the horizon,
but there is still a great discrepancy between
the member states and new member countries as far
as this specific sector is concerned. Polish,
Slovak and Czech RD infrastructures are strongly
interested to contribute and support the research
in the hydrogen energy field. However, the lack
of necessary know-how and experience in the
formulation and financing of research projects,
still do not permit them, to fully reap the
benefits of the 6th FP. For this reason,
international cooperation and exchange of
expertise with the researchers from the member
states is essential, being information and
communication, the basis to build strong
partnerships in research projects.1 To encourage
maximum participation in FP6 thematic priority
area 6.1 Sustainable Energy Systems the ENFUGEN
projectl will support further research and
development in fuel cell and hydrogen technology,
in Poland, Czech and Slovak Republic,
facilitating greater co-operation between the
researchers in the targeted countries and in the
Member States. The project is during financial
negotiations.

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Scientific Network SUSTAINABLE NERGEY SYSTEMS
ENERGY FUTURE An initiative to organize
scientific network Sustainable Energy Systems was
undertaken together with Polish National Contact
Point for EU Programmes. The network was erected
on the basis of Polish centres of excellence
financed within 5th FP and working in energy
related research. The main goal of this
Scientific Network is consolidation and
integration of Polish and foreign research units
and mapping of scientific research potential.

• The network and its programme have been accepted
  by the State Committee for Scientific Research
  (KBN)
• Programme for the years 2004 to 2006 and
  financing from KBN for 2004 and 2005
• The network is obliged to change into
  International Scientific Network
• Open structure at present 58 members from
  Poland
• Steering Committee consists of coordinators of
  Sub-Network

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The network has been organised into sub-networks
regarding to specific interest of particular
research teams

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LIST OF MEMEBRES OF FUEL CELLS
SUB-NETWORK Research Team Representative Research
Organisation 1. CENERG Tomasz Golec Instytut
Energetyki 2. CEPHOMA Franciszek
Krok Politechnika Warszawska, Wydzial Fizyki 3.
CLEANERPAS Brunon Grochal Instytut Maszyn
Przeplywowych PAN 4. COMECO Andrzej Boguslawski
Politechnika Czestochowska, Instytut Maszyn
Cieplnych 5. ENERGOMAT Krzysztof
Rozniatowski Politechnika Warszawska, Wydzial
Inzynierii Materialowej 6. GIG Jan
Rogut Glówny Instytut Górnictwa 7.
HERCULES Zbigniew Gebhardt Instytut Górnictwa
Naftowego i Gazownictwa 8. MALET Grzegorz
Pasciak Instytut Elektrotechniki Wroclaw 9.
MIUE Tadeusz Chmielniak Politechnika Slaska,
Instytut Maszyn i Urzadzen Energetycznych 10.
NEEST Piotr Tomczyk Miedzywydzialowy Zespól
Badawczy AGH 11. NOVUM Leszek Suski Instytut
Chemii Fizycznej PAN, Kraków 12. PROCO Czeslaw
Pawlaczyk Instytut Fizyki Molekularnej PAN 13.
RECEPOL Grzegorz Wisniewski EC BREC/IBMER 14.
SELIBAT Janina Molenda Akademia
Górniczo-Hutnicza, Wydzial Inzynierii
Materialowej i Ceramiki, Katedra
Fizykochemii Ciala Stalego

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