URANUS - Ultra-durable and efficient nano-engineered fuell cells

URANUS project aims to investigate and increase the specific energy performance of hydrogen solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC), fabricated by using electrodes based on nanoporous and nanodispersed materials. An increase in the power density for SOFC is possible by increasing the performance of single elements in the device, for example by nanostructuring the electrodes to promote faster redox reactions. The main goal of URANUS project is to demonstrate the advantages of nanostructured materials for the fabrication of solid oxide fuel cells. Due to the nano-engineering of both anode and cathode materials, we aim at increasing the performances of SOFC when hydrogen is used as fuel, in terms of conversion efficiency, power delivery and operating temperature.