Delphi's SOFC cost between 8 to 9 thousand dollars for a 5 kw system.
Delphi said it would compete against "midrange" APUs—i.e., in the $8000-$9000 installed price range (some diesel APUs are as much as 50% higher).
That means 4 of these would go for 36 grand. Much cheaper than platinum fuel cells. What's the weight on this thing?
A clue here, but the write up is 4 years old
A specific effort was dedicated to system design and component integration. The result was a highly integrated system weighing in at 85 kg (39 kg/kW)
For a 5 kw system, that's 39kg*5= approx 200 kg. Too heavy for a trailer. On a car?
It takes 2 hours to warm up! Too long.
Alternatives?
There may be something else going on at Howard University--- link here. I don't know if they've got anything yet.
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