A system comprising a solid oxide fuel cell stack and a gas turbine
engine. The stack comprises a plurality of solid oxide fuel cells, each
fuel cell comprises an electrolyte, an anode and a cathode. The gas
turbine engine comprises a compressor and a turbine with the compressor
supplying oxidant to the cathodes. There are means to supply fuel to the
anodes and to supply a portion of the unused oxidant from the solid oxide
fuel cells to the cathodes. The means to supply a portion of the unused
oxidant comprises a combustor and an ejector with the combustor burning a
portion of the unused fuel from the solid oxide fuel cells in the portion
of the unused oxidant from the fuel cells and is arranged to supply
products of the combustor to the oxidant supplied by the compressor to
the cathodes to preheat the oxidant supplied by the compressor.