350 kW Solid Oxide Fuel Cell CHP
A high-temperature ceramic fuel cell converts natural gas electrochemically into continuous DC power. An inverter delivers grid-quality AC while MTD captures the exhaust heat for hot water, process heat or absorption cooling.
Clean, Quiet Baseload Power Without a Large Combustion Engine
Clean, Quiet Baseload Power with Useful Heat
A solid oxide fuel cell combines continuous onsite electricity generation with high-value thermal energy recovery.
MTD integrates SOFC power, heat recovery, absorption cooling, controls and microgrid integration into an onsite energy solution designed around the facility’s operating needs.
How the SOFC Produces Power
Five integrated steps convert natural gas into electricity and useful recovered heat.
Condition
Clean and reform natural gas.
Ion Flow
Oxygen ions cross ceramic electrolyte.
Generate
Electrochemical reaction creates DC.
Deliver
Inverter supplies grid-quality AC.
Recover
Capture exhaust heat for useful loads.
350 kW Energy Balance at Full Load
Illustrative full-load energy balance for the 350 kW SOFC CHP system.
350 kW SOFC CHP — Energy Balance
Gross heat before recovery: about 796,000 BTU/hr
ROI After Flat 30% Federal ITC
Long-term electrical savings modeled using the supplied assumptions.
Long-Term Electrical Savings
Illustrative savings model with 3% annual utility escalation, $6/MMBtu natural gas, and before O&M or replacement costs.
Installed Cost & Simple Payback
| Installed cost @ $6,500/kW | $2,275,000 |
| 30% federal ITC | ($682,500) |
| Net capital after ITC | $1,592,500 |
| Year-1 savings before O&M | $374,860 |
| Simple payback after ITC | 4.25 years |
Engineered and Integrated by MTD
MTD combines onsite power generation with thermal recovery and facility-level integration.
SOFC Power
Heat Recovery
Absorption Cooling
Controls & Microgrid Integration
Illustrative Assumptions & Tax Credit Notes
Key inputs and qualifications for the modeled performance and financial estimates.
Fuel cost excludes delivery, taxes and demand charges.
30% ITC: IRC 48E(j)(2), added by Pub. L. 119-21, Sec. 70513(f)(2). Eligibility, basis, PFE and recapture rules apply; tax counsel review required.
All cost, output, savings, payback, ROI and service-life figures are illustrative planning estimates. Actual performance and economics depend on project-specific engineering, operating conditions, fuel supply, maintenance, utility rates, and applicable tax requirements.