Powering Sustainable Aviation with Co-Electrolysis
SAFphyre unites leading researchers with top industry players to scale solid oxide co-electrolysis and Fischer–Tropsch synthesis – delivering efficient, cost-effective SAF production and a pathway to 100+ MW deployment.
Project Concept
Project Impacts
0.9
kWLHV/kWe
Efficiency realized by optimizing co-SOE and Fischer-Tropsch synthesis integration.
>15%
Improvement in efficiency compared to competing green hydrogen routes through optimized resource utilization and waste reduction.
<0.8
voltage%/1000h @1 A/cm²
Degradation rates achieved via by applying anti-coking operational strategies across cells, stacks and system levels.
30%
Cost reduction by optimising production and minimising energy consumption.
25%
Reduction in GHG emissions while reducing the social impacts of synthetic chemical production and promoting circularity.
30+
Assessments of process configurations and use cases, enabling product diversification and opening open new market opportunities.
Project Objectives
01
Improve the overall efficiency of SAF production by increasing the cell co-electrolysis performance and evaluating thermal integration between the co-SOE module and FT reactor based on validated process models.
02
Improve the robustness and lifetime of co-SOE technology, validated over 3000+ hours of short-stack operation, through next-generation cell designs and optimization of operational conditions.
03
Demonstrate the potential to reduce the cost of SAF production, including scale-up strategies that increase efficiency and result in >25% lower costs between demonstration and large-scale systems.
04
Validate the durability and dynamic operation of a coupled 25 kWe co-SOE stack integrated with a Fischer-Tropsch reactor in an operational environment with over 4000 hours of dynamic and steady state operation.
05
Ensure product diversification and new markets for e-fuels through developing detailed simulation models that optimize various large-scale coupled configurations and establish a robust foundation for scaling up the technology in future applications.
06
Improve environmental performance of the aviation and fuel sectors by conducting a detailed life cycle assessment to identify environmentally optimal strategies and guide sustainable technology development through to end-of-life.
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