Developing an Integrated Direct Methane Solid Oxide Fuel Cell - Phase 2

直接甲烷固体氧化物燃料电池（DM-SOFC）是Spartan Controls Ltd.（SC）向加拿大油砂生产商和传统石油和天然气运营商提供的主要产品，以减少其在加拿大西部运营时的温室气体（GHG）排放。采出的储层气体转化为有用的电力，为井场提供200-1500兆瓦的备用电力。为了将固体氧化物燃料电池技术集成到井场，必须设计一个石油生产排放捕获和调节系统以及一个通风排放和调节系统，并将其集成到一个完整的成套设备中，以便投入商业市场。这些系统将与SAIT-ARIS合作设计 SOFC技术基于电化学过程，与同等大小的内燃机（ICE）发电机相比，该过程可以更有效地提供相同燃料量的可用电能。SOFC相对于ICE的一个关键优势是它们不会产生NOx（氮氧化物）或SOx（硫氧化物）排放。电化学过程将排放少量的水蒸气和CO2，这些水蒸气和CO2将从排出气体中单独捕获。固体氧化物燃料电池产生的电力被捕获在新型锂基储能系统（ESS）中。Atrex Energy的SOFC与同类燃料电池相比的另一个优势是，它们采用“管状”燃料电池，而不是传统的“堆叠”式技术。 这一优势减少了维护时间、整体尺寸和组件成本，对于不熟悉可再生能源发电设备的石油和天然气运营商来说，这是一个明显的优势。 该应用研究项目将包括第一阶段开发的完整DM-SOFC包的设计和现场测试系统，包括SAIT-ARIS与SC合作开发的进气和排气调节系统。

The Direct Methane Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (DM-SOFC) is a major product that Spartan Controls Ltd. (SC) is offering to Canadian oil sands producers and conventional oil and gas operators to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) emitted at their operations across Western Canada. Produced reservoir gas is converted into useful electricity to provide backup power at well pads in the range of 200-1500 MW. In order to integrate the SOFC technology at well pads, an oil production emission capture and conditioning system, as well as a vent emission and conditioning system, must be designed and incorporated into a complete package that is ready for the commercial market. These systems will be designed in partnership with SAIT-ARIS SOFC technology is based on an electrochemical process that more efficiently delivers usable electrical energy for the same amount of fuel compared with an equivalently-sized internal combustion engine (ICE) power generator. A key advantage of SOFCs over ICEs is that they do not generate NOx (Nitrogen Oxides) or SOx (Sulfur Oxides) emissions. The electrochemical process will emit small amounts of water vapour and CO2 that will be captured separately from the vent gas. The power generated by the SOFC is captured in novel lithium-based energy storage systems (ESS). Another advantage of the Atrex Energy's SOFC vs. comparable fuel cells is that they employ "tubular" fuel cells versus traditional "stacked" style technology. This advantage reduces maintenance time, overall size and component cost, a distinct advantage to oil and gas operators who are somewhat unfamiliar with renewable power generation devices. This applied research project will entail incorporating the design of the complete DM-SOFC package developed in Phase 1 and field testing the system, including the inlet and venting gas conditioning systems developed by SAIT-ARIS in partnership with SC.