On the morning of February 18, 2023, Weichai released the world's first high-power metal-supported solid oxide fuel cell SOFC commercial product. Ling Wen, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering and president of Shandong Association for Science and Technology; Su Wanhua, academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering and Professor of Tianjin University; Liu Weimin, academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences and researcher of Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Shu Gequn, Secretary of Party Committee and Professor of University of Science and Technology of China attended the new product launch event. Tan Xuguang, Director of the National Key Laboratory of Internal Combustion Engine and Power System, introduced the technology and application of Weichai SOFC products in detail.

In May 2018, Weichai Power strategically invested in British SOFC technology company Xilius, becoming its largest shareholder. Weichai has invested 2 billion yuan in total, and the two sides have set up a research and development team consisting mainly of 100 doctors. After 5 years of efforts, SOFC technology engineering breakthrough, a comprehensive control of the new generation of SOFC key core technology. The product released by Weichai this time is the world's first high-power metal-supported SOFC, with net power generation efficiency exceeding 60%, especially cogeneration efficiency reaching 92.55%, the highest in the world among large SOFC systems.

International authoritative testing institution TUV Germany issued Weichai SOFC power generation system products EU CE certification certificate.Editor/XuNing