The urgency to explore alternative energy sources not
dependent on fossil fuels, the rising concern in environmental
issues altogether with the usual interest in economic growth
have encouraged the investigation of new technologies based
on renewable fuels. One way to tackle such issues is through
the use of biofuels, such as biomass or biogas, and the integration
of chemical processes to decrease emissions while
increasing energy efficiency and profitability of the process.
Thus, we have presented a first development of a model of an
integrated tri-reformer/SOFC system based on biogas for the
production of sustainable and clean energy. Such a process
appears to be a promising approach to contribute in the
reduction of carbon footprint, in comparison with the usual
power generation systems based on the combustion of fossil
fuels. The proposed model, validated with experimental data,
has the ability to reproduce a micro-scale plant quite accurately
under a variety of conditions, resulting in a flexible
solution capable of being scaled-up to the study of larger
systems.