Dynamic life cycle assessment of solid oxide fuel cell system considering long-term degradation effects

In this work, we conduct a detailed cradle-to-product life cycle analysis in order to quantify the environmental impact of generating electricity using a conventional natural gas-fueled solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC). In contrast to previous studies, we account for SOFC degradation using a model previously developed by the authors to simulate deterioration in performance of SOFC over operating time. Midpoint environmental impacts were quantified …