Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Bloom Energy

Bloom Energy, headquartered in San Jose, California, manufactures solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) power systems that generate electricity on-site from natural gas, biogas, or hydrogen with substantially lower emissions than grid power. Its Bloom Energy Server is deployed at Fortune 500 companies, hospitals, data centres, and military bases across the US and internationally. The company partners with Stanford University (where it was spun out from), Georgia Institute of Technology, and other leading fuel-cell research groups on SOFC electrolyte chemistry, stack degradation mechanisms, and hydrogen-mode operation. Bloom Energy is a key partner for electrochemical engineers and materials scientists studying solid-state ionic conductors, oxide electrode kinetics, and low-cost cell fabrication processes. Its operational fleet generates a unique dataset of real-world solid oxide cell performance.