Since 1992, Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited (CFCL) has grown to what is now one of the largest single-purpose programs globally for development of planar ceramic (solid oxide) fuel cell (SOFC) technology. Over A$60 million in funding for the activities of the company has been raised from private companies, government-owned corporations and government business-support programs, including from energy - particularly electricity - industry shareholders that can facilitate access to local markets for our products. CFCL has established state-of-the-art facilities for planar SOFC research and development, with their expansion and scaling-up to pilot manufacturing capability underway. We expect to achieve commercial introduction of our market-entry products in 2002, with prototype systems expected to be available from mid-2000. This paper will discuss some of the experiences and challenges we have encountered along the way, including those before us to competitively position planar SOFC technology in distributed generation markets.
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