PUBLICATIONS

Below is a selection of peer-reviewed journal articles, conference papers, theses, dissertations and project deliverables produced within the Waste2Watts project. Most are open access or available as PDF downloads.

Newsletters

1st Project Newsletter (D.5.4)

Overview of project kick-off, objectives, partners, work plan and early results (April 2020).

2nd Project Newsletter (D.5.5)

Mid-term achievements: cleaning technologies, SOFC testing, system modelling and demonstration plans (April 2023).

Journal Articles

Triple-mode grid-balancing plants based on biomass gasification and reversible solid-oxide cell stack: concept and performance

Investigates thermodynamic performance of gasification-based reversible SOFC systems with power-to-methane. Shows high efficiency in generation, storage and neutral modes (50–76%).

Reversible solid-oxide cell stack based power-to-x-to-power systems: Comparison of thermodynamic performance

Systematic comparison of round-trip efficiencies: methane (47.5%) > syngas ≈ hydrogen > methanol > ammonia. Basis for optimal deployment of balancing technology.

Comparison and optimization of different fuel processing options for biogas-fed solid-oxide fuel cell plants

Authors: Shuai Ma, Gabriele Loreti, Ligang Wang, Andrea Luigi Facci, Stefano Ubertini, Changqing Dong, François Maréchal, Jan Van herle
Four layouts compared: pre-reforming with hot/cold recirculation, no pre-reforming, partial oxidation. Guides practical plant design.

Ruthenium-Exsolution Catalyst for Dry Reforming of Biogas

Authors: Cedric Frantz, Lionel Rumpf, Alex López Solá, Ligang Wang, Muhammad Awais Naeem, Christoph R. Müller, Jan Van herle

Biogas composition from agricultural sources and organic fraction of municipal solid waste

Authors: Adelaide Calbry-Muzyka, Hossein Madi, Florian Rüsch-Pfund, Marta Gandiglio, Serge Biollaz

Deep analysis of biogas composition from agricultural sources and organic fraction of municipal solid waste

Authors: Adelaide Calbry-Muzyka, Hossein Madi, Florian Rüsch-Pfund, Marta Gandiglio, Serge Biollaz

Conference and Workshop Papers

Comparison of integrated fuel processing options for biogas-fed solid-oxide fuel cell plants

Presented at 100RES 2020 – Applied Energy Symposium. Four plant layouts evaluated for efficiency and practicality.

Ruthenium-Exsolution Catalyst for Dry Reforming of Biogas

Authors: C. Frantz, L. Rumpf, A. López Solá, M. A. Naeem, C. Müller, J. Van herle

Techno-economic evaluation of biogas-fed SOFC power system integrated with CCS and CCU

Authors: Hangyu Yu, Ligang Wang, Jan Van herle

Operating SOFC on reformed biogas with sulfide poisoning

Authors: Cédric Frantz, Lucas Schucan, Jan Van herle

Theses / Dissertations

Adsorptive removal of dimethyl sulfide from biogas for solid oxide fuel cell applications

Author: Adelaide S. Calbry-Muzyka et al.

Removal of dimethyl sulfide from biogas for catalytic processes

Author: Chirayu Nitin Thakur

Mechanisms of dimethyl sulfide adsorption from biogas on activated carbons and zeolites

Author: David Rast

Stability of methane reforming catalysts in presence of sulfur contaminants

Author: Lionel Rumpf

Pré-étude sur l’implantation d’une unité de méthanisation Biolectric hybride dans la commune de Bagne

Author: Olivier Warnimont

Valorisation of bio-waste through SOFC-CHP systems. Development of a clean-up for low-cost biogas and technical-economic analysis

Author: Daniele Dini

Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: performance analysis for integrated cogeneration with bio-syngas

Author: Giacomo Tamburrano

Stability of methane reforming catalysts towards dimethyl sulfide

Author: Yoshua Hanria

Semester Projects

Biogas reforming catalysis

Author: Alex Lopez Sola

Performance Losses of anode-supported SOFC Exposed to Sulphide Contaminants

Author: Lucas Schucan

Performance Losses of electrolyte-supported SOFC Exposed to Sulphide Contaminants

Author: Louis Savioz

        Many publications are open access or available upon request. For full texts or collaboration inquiries, please contact the project coordinator.
      