SolydEra SPA

Brief description of the Partner 

SolydEra is an international group of companies, a leader in the field of SOFC (Solid Oxide Fuel Cell) technologies and a manufacturer of BlueGEN, the world’s most efficient micro-CHP (combined heat and power) appliance. Founded as SOLIDpower SPA at the end of 2006 in Italy, it has rapidly developed into today’s corporation with branches also in Germany, Switzerland and Australia after the important acquisitions of HTceramix SA and Ceramic Fuel Cells GmbH in 2007 and 2015. In the NAUTILUS project, SolydEra is represented by its main seat in Italy, SolydEra SPA and its branch SolydEra SA in Switzerland.

SolydEra is a continuously growing team of currently more than 200 people and operates two manufacturing plants for the production of m-CHP systems and fuel cell stacks. SolydEra’s primary aim is to bring fuel cell m-CHPs and other solutions to the mass market and is increasingly investing in the scaling-up of the production capacity and further technical improvement of their technology platform to guarantee a continuous cost reduction and be able to offer ready-commercial products at competitive prices. With more than 1000 units already installed and the development of state-of-the-art fuel cell solutions, SolydEra commits to contributing in the first line to the energy transition of Europe.

Role in the Project

In the NAUTILUS project, SE_SPA will comission a 60kW SOFC systems within WP6 and support the design and control of the 60kW SOFC-battery Genset demonstrator.