Hy-SPIRE project was well represented at the 19th International Symposium on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC-XIX)!
IPE-NRI, FBK, DTU and DLR participated in the event organised by The Electrochemical Society which took place at the historic Münchenbryggeriet in Stockholm, Sweden, from July 13-18, 2025. Since 1989, this international conference has brought together scientists, engineers, and researchers from academia, industry, and government laboratories to share results and discuss issues related to solid oxide fuel cells and electrolyzers. This forum provides an opportunity to learn and exchange information on the latest scientific and technical developments relating to SOFCs and SOECs.
Sara Hjelme and Hendrik Marc Vincent Bohn participated from the Department of Energy Conversion and Storage of the Technical University of Denmark.
Sara Hjelme presented the poster entitled Optimizing Ni/BCZYYb7111 Fuel Electrode Microstructure in Proton Conducting Cells. The poster showed results that demonstrate the feasibility of fabricating half-cells by integrating a fuel electrode into the current cell architecture. Unlike the porous support, the incorporated fuel electrode does not exhibit large pores, which could lead to a higher catalytically active area.
Read the abstract here: https://ecs.confex.com/ecs/sofc2025/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/206498
Hendrik Marc Vincent Bohn gave the presentation Advancements in the Upscaling of Proton-Conducting Ceramic Cells, which outlined the work done within the project provving the feasibility to upscale BCZYYb-based Proton Conducting Ceramic Cells (PCCs). In the study, DTU reports the successful fabrication of fully tape-cast PCCs based on various BCZYYb compositions, co-sintered at 1350 °C.
Read the abstract here: https://ecs.confex.com/ecs/sofc2025/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/206542
The Head of High Temperature Cells & Stacks at Institute of Engineering Thermodynamics of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) Remi Costa chaired the Oral Sessions Proton Conducting Cells 3 and 4. Remi Costa showed the results in terms of performance and critical challenges of PCC technology in the presentation On the Development of PCC Technology in a Planar Geometry for the Hydrogen Energy Applications.
Read the abstract here: https://ecs.confex.com/ecs/sofc2025/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/206540
The researchers Emanuele de Bona and Sookyung Kang represented the HyRES Unit of the Center for Sustainable Energy at Fondazione Bruno Kessler
Emanuele de Bona presented the poster entitled Physical Vapor Deposition of Functional Layers for Electrolyte-Supported Reversible Solid Oxide Fuel Cells / Electrolyzers. The poster reports the research activity done on protective layers which must be applied between the electrolyte and the electrodes to avoid chemical reactions and element interdiffusion during operation. These layers were applied by well-established screen printing and physical vapour deposition (PVD), to try to minimize its thickness and optimizing the cell performance. The work was done in collaboration with other researchers of the Center for Sustainable Energy and with the University of Trento.
Read the abstract here: https://ecs.confex.com/ecs/sofc2025/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/205758
Sookyung Kang‘s presentation entitled Techno-Economic Analysis of Proton Conducting Ceramic Electrolysis examined the current technological developments in production processes, and defined manufacturing processes, along with technical specifications and material costs from suppliers.
Read the abstract here: https://ecs.confex.com/ecs/sofc2025/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/205949
More information on the event at the link: https://www.electrochem.org/sofc-xix