A comparison with other energy generators shows that combining a gas turbine with a high-temperature fuel cell (SOFC) to form a hybrid power plant enables electrical energy to be produced highly efficiently. The system’s efficiency is expected to be well above 60%. In cooperation with the Institute for Combustion Technology and the Institute for Aircraft Engines at Stuttgart University, the DLR Institute for Technical Thermodynamics has been developing a hybrid power plant since 2006.
Projects currently being funded
Materials of construction for steam temperatures of over 700 °C
Lignite drying
CO2 scrubbing (post-combustion capture)
CO2 storage facilities
CO2 capture in oxyfuel coal-fired power plants
Hydrogen gas turbines
Capturing CO2 using coal gasification
Micro gas turbines
Higher temperatures in turbines
Turbine combustion that produces lower amounts of harmful substances
Higher pressure and lower flow losses in turbines
CO2 compressors
International cooperation
Comparison of power plant systems
More efficient generators thanks to nanoparticles
Storing electricity using compressed air
High-temperature heat storage systems for flexible CCGT power plants
More flexibility for low-emission coal-fired power plants