Increasing penetration of renewable power, alternative fuels and grid flexibility by cross-vector electrochemical processes

Project Information

BALANCE

Grant agreement ID: 731224

DOI

10.3030/731224

Project closed

EC signature date 21 November 2016

Start date 1 December 2016

End date 30 November 2019

Funded under

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Secure, clean and efficient energy

Total cost

€ 2 856 096,25

EU contribution

€ 2 500 596,25

Coordinated by

TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT OY
Finland

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (22)

Results from the performance analysis of integrated ReSOC in industrial application.
Report on shared use of and access to research facilities
Final Advisory paper
Experimental campaign results at system level
Results on dynamic modelling of ReSOC including grid stabilisation services
Report on the electrochemical performance of the SotA (G1) cells in reversible operation
Update of the DAP and education/exchanges actions for final report
Final exploitation plan report
Report on the validation of steel grades and coatings in SRU
Update of the DAP and education/exchanges actions for mid-term

Update of the DAP and education/exchanges actions for mid-term report

Identifications of the potentially attractive process chains
Results from the techno-economic analysis comparison between the possible

Results from the techno-economic analysis comparison between the possible process chains and environmental impact analyses

Stakeholder and activity catalogue and BALANCE Database (update)

Stakeholder and activity catalogue and BALANCE Database (update): type: report and other

Initial dissemination action plan (DAP)
Data Management Plan (DMP)
Report on SRU testing to validate the stack design modification
Report on short stack testing
Intermediate exploitation plan report
Report on the electrochemical performance of G2 cells in reversible

Report on the electrochemical performance of G2 cells in reversible operation

Initial Exploitation plan (EP)
Results on flexible operating methanation reactors
Stakeholder and activity catalogue of cross-vector power storage technology development

Open Research Data Pilot (1)

BALANCE Database for public consultation

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (18)

Optimal design of solid-oxide electrolyzer based power-to-methane systems: A comprehensive comparison between steam electrolysis and co-electrolysis

Author(s): Ligang Wang, Mar Pérez-Fortes, Hossein Madi, Stefan Diethelm, Jan Van herle, François Maréchal
Published in: Applied Energy, Issue 211, 2018, Page(s) 1060-1079, ISSN 0306-2619
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.11.050

Fabrication and Electrochemical Performance of Zn-Doped La0.2Sr0.25Ca0.45TiO3 Infiltrated with Nickel-CGO, Iron, and Cobalt as an Alternative Anode Material for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Author(s): Nazan Muzaffar, Nasima Arshad, Daniel Drasbæk, Bhaskar Sudireddy, Peter Holtappels
Published in: Catalysts, Issue 9/3, 2019, Page(s) 269, ISSN 2073-4344
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/catal9030269

Eco-thermodynamics of hydrogen production by high-temperature electrolysis using solid oxide cells

Author(s): Andi Mehmeti, Athanasios Angelis-Dimakis, Carlos Boigues Muñoz, Marco Graziadio, Stephen J. McPhail
Published in: Journal of Cleaner Production, Issue 199, 2018, Page(s) 723-736, ISSN 0959-6526
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.07.166

Life cycle inventory data and metrics for high-temperature fuel cells: A streamlined decision-support tool and case study application

Author(s): Andi Mehmeti, Stephen J. McPhail, Sergio Ulgiati
Published in: Energy, Issue 159, 2018, Page(s) 1195-1205, ISSN 0360-5442
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2018.06.139

Integration of Reversible Solid Oxide Cells with methane synthesis (ReSOC-MS) in grid stabilization

Author(s): Chen Bin, Yashar S. Hajimolana, Vikrant Venkataraman, Meng Ni, P.V. Aravind
Published in: Energy Procedia, Issue 158, 2019, Page(s) 2077-2084, ISSN 1876-6102
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2019.01.479

Effect of additive particle size on the CuO-accelerated formation of LaFeO3 perovskite conversion coatings in molten carbonate baths

Author(s): S. Frangini, L. Della Seta, C. Paoletti
Published in: Surface and Coatings Technology, Issue 374, 2019, Page(s) 513-520, ISSN 0257-8972
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2019.06.029

Power-to-methane via co-electrolysis of H2O and CO2: The effects of pressurized operation and internal methanation

Author(s): Ligang Wang, Megha Rao, Stefan Diethelm, Tzu-En Lin, Hanfei Zhang, Anke Hagen, François Maréchal, Jan Van herle
Published in: Applied Energy, Issue 250, 2019, Page(s) 1432-1445, ISSN 0306-2619
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.05.098

Testing Novel Nickel and Cobalt Infiltrated STN Anodes for Carbon Tolerance using In Situ Raman Spectroscopy and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy

Author(s): D. B. Drasbæk, M. L. Traulsen, R. A. Walker, P. Holtappels
Published in: Fuel Cells, 2019, ISSN 1615-6846
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
DOI: 10.1002/fuce.201800193

Method to Measure Area Specific Resistance and Chromium Migration Simultaneously from Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Interconnect Materials

Author(s): J. Tallgren, O. Himanen, M. Bianco, J. Mikkola, O. Thomann, M. Rautanen, J. Kiviaho, J. Van herle
Published in: Fuel Cells, Issue 19/5, 2019, Page(s) 570-577, ISSN 1615-6846
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
DOI: 10.1002/fuce.201800169

Trade-off designs of power-to-methane systems via solid-oxide electrolyzer and the application to biogas upgrading

Author(s): Guillaume Jeanmonod, Ligang Wang, Stefan Diethelm, François Maréchal, Jan Van herle
Published in: Applied Energy, Issue 247, 2019, Page(s) 572-581, ISSN 0306-2619
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.04.055

Balancing wind-power fluctuation via onsite storage under uncertainty: Power-to-hydrogen-to-power versus lithium battery

Author(s): Yumeng Zhang, Ligang Wang, Ningling Wang, Liqiang Duan, Yi Zong, Shi You, François Maréchal, Jan Van herle, Yongping Yang
Published in: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Issue 116, 2019, Page(s) 109465, ISSN 1364-0321
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2019.109465

Power-to-fuels via solid-oxide electrolyzer: Operating window and techno-economics

Author(s): Ligang Wang, Ming Chen, Rainer Küngas, Tzu-En Lin, Stefan Diethelm, François Maréchal, Jan Van herle
Published in: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Issue 110, 2019, Page(s) 174-187, ISSN 1364-0321
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2019.04.071

Reversible solid oxide systems for energy and chemical applications – Review & perspectives

Author(s): Vikrant Venkataraman, Mar Pérez-Fortes, Ligang Wang, Yashar S. Hajimolana, Carlos Boigues-Muñoz, Alessandro Agostini, Stephen J. McPhail, François Maréchal, Jan Van Herle, P.V. Aravind
Published in: Journal of Energy Storage, Issue 24, 2019, Page(s) 100782, ISSN 2352-152X
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.est.2019.100782

Characterization of local morphology and availability of triple-phase boundaries in solid oxide cell electrodes

Author(s): G. Rinaldi, A. Nakajo, P. Burdet, M. Cantoni, W.K.S. Chiu, J. Van herle
Published in: Acta Materialia, Issue 178, 2019, Page(s) 194-206, ISSN 1359-6454
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2019.07.027

Effects of Polarization on the Microstructural Changes at the YSZ/Ni-YSZ Interface

Author(s): Giorgio Rinaldi, Arata Nakajo, Priscilla Caliandro, Lucie Navratilova, Jan Van herle
Published in: ECS Transactions, Issue 91/1, 2019, Page(s) 641-652, ISSN 1938-5862
Publisher: Electrochemical Society, Inc.
DOI: 10.1149/09101.0641ecst

Understanding the electrocatalytic activity of transition metal nanoparticles for solid oxide cell fuel electrodes

Author(s): Daniel B. Drasbæk, Marie L. Traulsen, Bhaskar R. Sudireddy, Peter Holtappels
Published in: Electrochimica Acta, Issue 327, 2019, Page(s) 135004, ISSN 0013-4686
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2019.135004

Combining Transition Metals – An Approach towards High-Performing Coking Tolerant Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Anodes

Author(s): Daniel Bøgh Drasbæk, Marie Lund Traulsen, Bhaskar Reddy Sudireddy, Peter Holtappels
Published in: ECS Transactions, Issue 91/1, 2019, Page(s) 1953-1961, ISSN 1938-5862
Publisher: Electrochemical Society, Inc.
DOI: 10.1149/09101.1953ecst

Optimization and Durability of Reversible Solid Oxide Cells

Author(s): Xiufu Sun, Bhaskar Reddy Sudireddy, Xiaofeng Tong, Ming Chen, Karen Brodersen, Anne Hauch
Published in: ECS Transactions, Issue 91/1, 2019, Page(s) 2631-2639, ISSN 1938-5862
Publisher: Electrochemical Society, Inc.
DOI: 10.1149/09101.2631ecst