Publications associées à A Cogeneration System Based on Solid Oxide and Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells With Hybrid Storage for Off-Grid Applications

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Due to minimal material use and low-cost processing, next-generation thin film solar cells represent a promising alternative to traditional crystalline silicon solar cells. Among these, metal-halide perovskite solar cells have seen significant improvements ...

American Chemical Society (ACS)2025

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The solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) layer is essential for battery performance and safety due to its electron insulation and Li-ion conduction. However, issues such as ongoing electrolyte decomposition and Li dendrite growth often arise. The most common ...

American Chemical Society (ACS)2025

Stabilizing permafrost with solar-powered cooling systems

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Permafrost thawing threatens infrastructure stability in cold regions. For example, in the Swiss Alps, ski lifts, cable cars, and buildings are subject to substantial risks from permafrost thaw. Passive, active, and hybrid thermal stabilization methods are ...

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CO2 reduction in an electrolysis cell with a forward bias bipolar membrane (BPM) ensures good selectivity and CO2 utilization, but still suffers from large overvoltages. Recent studies have shown that integrating metal-oxide catalysts at the BPM junction i ...

2025

Green hydrogen production using Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 bioanode and cuprous oxide-based photocathode

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In recent years, many efforts have been made to find alternative renewable energy sources that can ideally replace the use of fossil fuels in all aspects. One of the new emerging energy technologies is the bioelectrochemical system, of which two types are ...

EPFL2024

Reversible photo-electrochemical device for solar hydrogen and power generation

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A reversible photo-electrochemical device operating under concentrated irradiation could offer a stand-alone solution for producing solar fuel (in photo-driven electrolysis mode) and power (in fuel cell mode). This strategy would present the advantage of h ...

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Design and assessment of an evaporating water-cooled methanation reactor for a SOE-based power-to-methane system

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The transition towards clean renewable energy sources, where wind and solar are prone to variation, requires adequate energy storage. Power-to-methane (PtM) systems can be part of the solution. Specifically, solid-oxide-electrolyser (SOE) based PtM systems ...

EPFL2024

Energy Management of Price-Maker Community Energy Storage by Stochastic Dynamic Programming

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In this paper, we propose an analytical stochastic dynamic programming (SDP) algorithm to address the optimal management problem of price-maker community energy storage. As a price-maker, energy storage smooths price differences, thus decreasing energy arb ...

China Electric Power Research Inst2024

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The European Union's Green Deal aims for a 55% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. To reach this goal, a massive integration of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) into the power grid is necessary. As RES become a large part of the electricity genera ...

EPFL2024

Electrochemical devices and computer science: water/thermal management of proton exchange membrane fuel cells and electrolyzers in different scales

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The current restrictions on the registration of combustion engines in different countries and the harmful impacts of fossil fuels on the environment and human health have motivated decision-makers to use batteries and/or fuel cells as alternatives for comb ...

EPFL2023

A High-Speed, High-Temperature, Micro-Cantilever Steam Turbine for Hot Syngas Compression in Small-Scale Combined Heat and Power

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Coupling a biomass gasifier with a solid oxide fuel cell system through a high-temperature syngas compressor holds great promise to achieve low-emission, small-scale combined heat and power, since it reduces the number of heat exchangers and increases the ...

ASME International2024

Renewable energy integration and waste heat valorization in aluminum remelting for co-producing kerosene and methanol

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The aluminium sector relies on natural gas for the conversion of recycled scrap into new feedstock, which results in substantial atmospheric emissions. Hydric resources are also impacted, as they serve as heat sinks for the waste heat generated during the ...

Associazione Italiana Di Ingegneria Chimica2024

A diversity-driven discovery of potential nanoporous materials for energy-related applications

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The design and discovery of potential novel materials is critical for the advancement of climate change mitigation technologies. In this respect, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have received considerable attention over the last two decades. The combinatio ...

EPFL2024

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Cell Press2024

Membrane electrode assembly simulation of anion exchange membrane water electrolysis

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Anion exchange membrane water electrolysis (AEMWE) offers a green hydrogen production method that eliminates the need for platinum group metals (PGM) as electrocatalysts. This study employs a COMSOL (R) 6.0 model to simulate a 1x1 cm(2) Ni fibre - Raney (R ...

Elsevier2024

From PV to EV: Mapping the Potential for Electric Vehicle Charging with Solar Energy in Europe

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The electrification of the transport sector is a key element in decarbonizing our societies. However, energy systems will have to cope with additional electricity demand due to the charging needs of electric vehicles (EVs) together with the integration of ...

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'Fraternal-twin' ferroelectricity: competing polar states in hydrogen-doped samarium nickelate from first principles

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In ferroelectric switching, an applied electric field switches the system between two polar symmetry-equivalent states. In this work, we use first-principles calculations to explore the polar states of hydrogen-doped samarium nickelate (SNO) at a concentra ...

Iop Publishing Ltd2024

Fair real-time control of energy storage systems in active distribution networks in the presence of uncertainties

Plouton Grammatikos

The thesis explores the issue of fairness in the real-time (RT) control of battery energy storage systems (BESSs) hosted in active distribution networks (ADNs) in the presence of uncertainties by proposing and experimentally validating appropriate control ...

EPFL2024

Engineering Frustrated Lewis Pair Active Sites in Porous Organic Scaffolds for Catalytic CO2 Hydrogenation

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Frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs), featuring reactive combinations of Lewis acids and Lewis bases, have been utilized for myriad metal-free homogeneous catalytic processes. Immobilizing the active Lewis sites to a solid support, especially to porous scaffolds, ...

Amer Chemical Soc2024

Surface and Electrolyte Engineering on Semiconductor Electrodes for solar-assisted CO2 Reduction

Meng Xia

Since the 1760s, modern civilization has significantly enhanced human efficiency and living standards, whereas it heavily depends on fossil fuels for primary energy. The overreliance raises concerns about energy and environmental crises. It prompts the nee ...

EPFL2024