A report, Global SOFC Market
2016-2020, this month from market research firm ReportsnReports predicts that
the global solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) market will enjoy a compound annual
growth rate (CAGR) of 9.78 percent over the five-year period from 2016 to 2020.
That’s twice the 4.96 percent rate of the S&P 500 from 2001 to 2015. The reporting
analysts expect the main driver of this growth to be technological advances
that will allow SOFC technology to be employed as an alternative to
lithium-based batteries. Another study, by MarketsandMarkets, entitled Solid
Oxide Fuel Cell Market, projects the SOFC market will grow from an estimated
$2.19 billion in 2013 to $3.32 billion by 2018. Dominovas Energy Corporation
(OTCQB: DNRG) is positioned to benefit from this market expansion. It has
signaled its intention to acquire Grupo Trébol Holding, a private global energy
solutions company with operations and strategic partnerships throughout Central
and South America that is based in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Dominovas Energy has developed the
innovative RUBICON™ solid oxide fuel cell. The RUBICON™ is a modular SOFC
system that operates at high temperatures (up to 800°C) and has a number of
advantages. First, it is constructed of all solid components. Second, its
accelerated electrochemical kinetics allow it to proceed without the need for
expensive noble metals such as platinum. In some fuel cell applications, noble
metals are used to catalyze the chemical reaction. Third, internal fuel
reforming is possible and carbon monoxide may be used as a fuel. Fourth, it is
more tolerant of fuel contaminants, such as sulfur, since these components
dissipate before being deposited on the fuel cell components. And fifth, the
RUBICON™ is capable of reforming multiple fuels such as diesel, natural gas,
propane, ethanol, syngas (a mixture of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and
hydrogen), methanol and bio-fuels. Additionally, SOFC systems are virtually
silent, just like a battery.
In some ways, fuel cells are very
similar to batteries in that electricity is produced by a chemical reaction.
Fuel cells are usually grouped together to form a fuel cell stack. Each
individual cell contains an anode, a cathode and an electrolyte layer. When a
hydrogen-rich fuel such as clean natural gas or renewable biogas enters the
fuel cell stack, it reacts electrochemically with oxygen from the air to
produce an electric current, heat and water. While a typical battery has a
fixed supply of energy, fuel cells continuously generate electricity as long as
fuel is supplied.
Dominovas Energy Corporation has
identified marketing and sales opportunities for fuel cells in frontier market
countries, where electricity supply is frequently unreliable, antiquated, and
expensive, as compared to the cost of electricity and its production in the
United States. Dominovas Energy works with host nations’ governments. Initial
project sizes range from three to 200 megawatts (MW), with eventual project
sizes of up to 3,000 MW. Project cost projections range from $25 million and
beyond. Dominovas Energy will provide power to the local utilities under power
provider agreements (PPAs), and, prior to deployment, it will require specific
guarantees, bonding or other credit support, as necessary, where the local
contracting entities do not enjoy strong credit ratings.
In the surfing world, you’ll
always hear ‘you should have been here yesterday’. That’s definitely something
that won’t be said of Dominovas Energy Corporation.
For more information, visit
www.dominovasenergy.com
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