A Comparative Techno-Economic Assessment of Alternative Fuels in SOFC Systems for Cruise Ships

Journal article (2023)

Authors

E.A. Pina École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, University of Zaragoza
B.N. van Veldhuizen Ship Design, Production and Operations - Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering
François Maréchal École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Jan Van herle École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Research Group
Ship Design, Production and Operations (Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2023 E.A. Pina, B.N. van Veldhuizen, François Maréchal, J. van Herle
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https://doi.org/10.1149/11106.2459ecst
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Published Date

2023

Language

English

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Faculty

Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering

Department

Marine and Transport Technology

Research Group

Ship Design, Production and Operations

Abstract

This study presents the techno-economic analysis of a 100 kWe Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) system for maritime applications fueled by methane, methanol, diesel, ammonia, and hydrogen. Two system configurations are considered for each fuel considering cathode off-gas recirculation (COGR) implementation to improve waste heat recovery both in terms of quantity and quality. The economic benefit of COGR is verified for all fuels, especially for methanol, hydrogen, and diesel, which present Levelized Cost of Exergy (LCOEx) reductions of about 10%, 9%, and 6%, respectively. Ammonia and methanol have the lowest LCOEx of about 0.260 EUR/kWh and 0.270 EUR/kWh, respectively, while hydrogen has the highest LCOEx of about 0.430 EUR/kWh. The sensitivity analyses suggest that fuel purchase cost, stack lifetime, and annual interest rate are the three parameters with the highest influence on the system cost. Overall, ammonia and methanol are the most promising fuels.