About Us

The NSERC Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Canada (SOFCC) Strategic Research Network was formed in January, 2008. The Network is an association of 21 research groups from universities and government partnered with Canadian industries.

SOFCC Network Research Institutions and Partners:

Network Universities	Government Organizations	Industrial Partners
Alberta Calgary McMaster Ottawa Queen’s Sherbrooke Toronto Waterloo	Alberta Innovates - Technology Futures CanmetENERGY National Research Council Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation Institute for Chemical Process & Environmental Technology	ATCO Gas Enerkem Global Thermoelectric Northwest Mettech Corp. NOVA Chemicals P.C. Automax Inc. Polycontrols Shell Canada Energy Vale Versa Power Systems Xebec

The 5 year technical goals of the Network are focused on improving the lifetime, performance, and fuel flexibility of two next-generation ‘Made in Canada’ SOFC technologies. These are a metal-supported planar system developed by the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and an anode-supported tubular SOFC platform developed by Alberta Innovates - Technology Futures (AITF).  A longer-term objective is the commercialization of these two technologies. The Network research activities are interlinked and organized thematically:

Network Themes:

Network Structure:

The Network administrative structure consists of a Board, a Network Technical Committee and a Technology Transfer/Commercialization Committee. The Network Managing Director, located at the Network hub (University of Calgary), handles the daily operations of the Network.

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