REVERSIBLE ELECTROCHEMISTRY · ENERGY-SYSTEM INTEGRATION
HyUSE
HyUSE studies hydrogen conversion for industry, heavy transport and local energy supply. Utrecht connects electrochemical modelling with energy-system, business and regulatory assessment.
RESEARCH FOCUS
Utrecht’s contribution.
The research links cell behaviour to the operating requirements of integrated hydrogen applications.
- Reversible solid-oxide fuel-cell/electrolysis-cell (SOFC/SOEC) systems: load cycling, mode transitions and lifetime.
- Protonic ceramic fuel cells (PCFCs): performance modelling and application comparison.
- Integrated energy systems, including greenhouse applications, business cases and regulation.
Dynamic SOEC and co-electrolysis models are under development using literature data; experimental validation at Utrecht is not yet established.
UTRECHT RESEARCHERS
PhD candidate · Reversible SOFC/SOEC systems
PhD candidate · PCFC modelling
Utrecht project contact · HyUSE technical coordinator
Two operating modes.
SOEC: steam and electricity → hydrogen and oxygen.
SOFC: hydrogen and oxygen → electricity, heat and steam.
Oxide ions cross the electrolyte in opposite directions in these two solid-oxide operating modes. PCFCs instead conduct protons.
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