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Progress in Developing SOFC APUs for Heavy-Duty Trucks

Posted on June 13, 2008

Projected system efficiency of the Delphi prototype SOFC APU compared to that of a conventional diesel APU. Click to enlarge. Source: DelphiTwo US DOE (Department of Energy)-funded projects to develop an SOFC (solid oxide fuel cell)-based APU (auxiliary power unit) system for heavy duty trucks reported on their progress this week during the DOE s Hydrogen Program annual merit review in Washington, DC. One team is led by Cummins Power Generation and includes Protonex LLC and International Truck and Engine. The other is led by Delphi which is leveraging its SOFC work in the Solid State Energ...

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