North Haven, CT (May 20, 2022) – Precision Combustion, Inc. (PCI) will join over 340 innovators at the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) annual Energy Innovation Summit in Denver, Colorado, which will be held May 23-25. PCI will showcase its advancements in solid-oxide fuel cell (SOFC) systems for aviation applications; specifically, for fuel-flexible, lightweight, gas-turbine hybridized for transportation. PCI’s SOFC’s for FLIGHT project received funding from ARPA-E’s “Range Extender for Electric Aviation with Low Carbon and High Efficiency” (REEACH) program in 2021, and PCI has continued to improve its prototypes and fuel cell systems as a result. PCI is also a participant on other ARPA-E projects in the REEACH program.
The development of PCI’s technology has the potential to be disruptive in the transition to highly-efficient electric aviation vehicles. For one, PCI has been developing SOFC systems that can be powered by multiple carbon-neutral liquid fuels (CNLF). In addition, PCI’s SOFC systems have been operated with diesel, jet fuels, renewable fuels, natural gas, propane, alcohols, and H2.
Tony Anderson, Director of Marketing and Business Development, states: “Our fuel-flexibility is really the key to bring about practical solutions to the problem of developing infrastructure for clean fueling systems. While we want to accelerate the transition to renewable fuels and hydrogen fuel cells, our systems will allow the Department of Defense and future commercial markets to have enabled access to the existing fueling infrastructure of today. And when renewable fuels and carbon neural liquid fuels become more prevalent and accessible in the market, our systems will maintain their high-performance and energy efficiency while using greener fuel alternatives. PCI is proud to be working with the DOE through multiple ARPA-E programs, like REEACH and OPEN, by advancing SOFC systems and technologies.”
As of 2017, air travel contributed about 175 million metric tons of CO2, or about 2.6% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. The DOE’s ARPA-E REEACH program aims to cut those emissions at minimal economic costs through selective funding for innovative projects that are developing elements of ultra-highly efficient, electrified aircraft propulsion systems with high specific power and energy using CNLFs.
PCI’s work on SOFC systems will not only create higher-efficiency power generation systems, but will also allow for quiet operation and faster start-up times, without emitting any hydrocarbons, CO, or NOx and reduced CO2 footprint. With these advantages, these components and subsystems could provide foundational technology contributions to a new industry in ultra-high efficiency propulsion systems using carbon-neutral fuels at economically viable costs and with significantly reduced emissions.
About Precision Combustion, Inc.
Precision Combustion, Inc. is a clean energy technology company. We create, develop, manufacture, and market sustainable solutions for the energy and environmental sectors. Learn more about us by visiting https://www.precision-combustion.com.
For more information, please contact:
Anthony Anderson
Director, Marketing and Business Development
Phone: 203-287-3700 ext. 290
Email: aanderson@precision-combustion.com
About the Summit
The ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit is the annual summit and technology showcase that brings together experts from numerous technical disciplines and professional communities to discuss new and innovative solutions to America’s energy challenges. Now in its twelfth year, the Summit offers a unique, three-day program aimed at moving transformation energy technologies out of the lab and into the market.
