โ Scribed by Mogens Mogensen; Nikolaos Bonanos
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The solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology is a most innovative area of engineering science. Industrial initiatives, publicly funded R&D programs and academic activities are creating a broad base of competence for fuel cell systems optimally suited for applications with gaseous or liquid hydrocarbons. High efficiency in electricity generation, low emissions and ultimately clean use of fossil fuels are expected. The technology of solid oxide fuel cells has now matured to a point where proper product development is starting. Niche markets for SOFC products are within sight, but the major challenge is still to bring the cost of fuel cells further down to a level, which is competitive with existing electricity generators like steam and gas turbines. This current international situation is the background of the bi-annual conference series, The European Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Forum, which takes place in Lucerne, Switzerland. This special issue of Fuel Cells -From Fundamentals to Systems contains work presented at the 6 th European SOFC Forum held in Lucerne in the summer 2004. Contributing authors at this meeting were invited to submit their work in an extended form for peer review and publication in Fuel Cells. The papers included here, although small in number compared to the presentations, reflect some of the dominant themes of the meeting, namely the development of components and their interconnection, modeling of cells and stacks, and testing. We think that these papers are giving a significant contribution to the SOFC literature. The papers are arranged here in an order progressing from the fundamental to the applied. We thank all those who made this issue possible.
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