With little deviation from the metal cation stoichiometry in a starting metal nitrate solution, Ni–Cu–Ce oxide powders for intermediate temperature SOFC anodes were synthesized by coprecipitation using tetramethylammonium carbonate and decomposition of coprecipitated metal carbonates. The synthesized oxide powder was found to have a high surface area. A 30% Ni–30% Cu–40% Ce anode fired at a low temperature of 900°C on a Ce 0.9 Gd 0.1 O 1.95 electrolyte provided low electrode polarization with an estimate of less than 0.1Ωcm 2 at temperatures over 600°C on wet 50% H 2 despite the Ni–Cu metallic phase in the anode was only 30% by volume.