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Jan Van Herle is affiliated with the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland. Their research primarily focuses on engineering and materials science, with significant contributions to electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, renewable energy, sustainability, mechanical engineering, and catalysis.

The scientist's work encompasses several key topics, including:

  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Catalysts for Methane Reforming
  • Chemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes

Van Herle has contributed to the publication of numerous papers. Some recent examples include:

  • "Fuel cell-battery hybrid systems for mobility and off-grid applications: A review" (2020), published in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • "Progress in the proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) water/thermal management: From theory to the current challenges and real-time fault diagnosis methods" (2022), published in Energy Reviews
  • "Comparative life cycle analysis of electrolyzer technologies for hydrogen production: Manufacturing and operations" (2024), published in Joule
  • "Techno-economic evaluation of biomass-to-fuels with solid-oxide electrolyzer" (2020), published in Applied Energy
  • "Reversible solid-oxide cell stack based power-to-x-to-power systems: Comparison of thermodynamic performance" (2020), published in Applied Energy

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Van Herle include Hossein Pourrahmani, François Maréchal, Ligang Wang, Hamza Moussaoui, and Philippe Aubin. These collaborations account for a substantial portion of Van Herle's research output.

The main publication venues where Van Herle's work frequently appears include:

  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Applied Energy
  • ECS Transactions
  • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Best Publications

  • Techno-economic comparison of green ammonia production processes

    Hanfei Zhang;Ligang Wang;Jan Van herle;François Maréchal

  • Ammonia as a fuel in solid oxide fuel cells

    Adam Wojcik;Hugh Middleton;Ioannis Damopoulos;Jan Van herle

  • Lanthanum Chromite Based Catalysts for Oxidation of Methane Directly on SOFC Anodes

    Joseph Sfeir;Philippe A Buffat;Pedro Möckli;Nicolas Xanthopoulos

  • A Review of RedOx Cycling of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Anode

    Antonin Faes;Aïcha Hessler-Wyser;Amédée Zryd;Jan Van herle

  • Simulation of thermal stresses in anode-supported solid oxide fuel cell stacks. Part I: Probability of failure of the cells

    Arata Nakajo;Zacharie Wuillemin;Jan Van herle;Daniel Favrat

  • Biogas as a fuel source for SOFC co-generators

    Jan Van herle;Yves Membrez;Olivier Bucheli

  • Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Degradation Mechanisms by Particle Coarsening in SOFC Electrodes

    P. Tanasini;M. Cannarozzo;P. Costamagna;A. Faes

  • Fuel cell-battery hybrid systems for mobility and off-grid applications: A review

    Shuai Ma;Shuai Ma;Meng Lin;Tzu En Lin;Tian Lan

  • Dealing with fuel contaminants in biogas-fed solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) and molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC) plants: Degradation of catalytic and electro-catalytic active surfaces and related gas purification methods

    Andrea Lanzini;Hossein Madi;Vitaliano Chiodo;Davide Papurello

  • Low temperature fabrication of (Y,Gd,Sm)-doped ceria electrolyte

    J. Van Herle;T. Horita;Tatsuya Kawada;N. Sakai

  • RedOx study of anode-supported solid oxide fuel cell

    Antonin Faes;Arata Nakajo;Aïcha Hessler-Wyser;David Dubois

  • Compilation of mechanical properties for the structural analysis of solid oxide fuel cell stacks. Constitutive materials of anode-supported cells

    Arata Nakajo;Arata Nakajo;Jakob Kuebler;Antonin Faes;Ulrich F. Vogt

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

    Ligang Wang;Mar Pérez-Fortes;Hossein Madi;Stefan Diethelm

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

    Ligang Wang;Ming Chen;Rainer Küngas;Tzu-En Lin

  • CFD simulation tool for solid oxide fuel cells

    N. Autissier;D. Larrain;J. Van herle;D. Favrat

  • Process flow model of solid oxide fuel cell system supplied with sewage biogas

    J Van herle;F Maréchal;S Leuenberger;Y Membrez

  • Fabrication and sintering of fine yttria-doped ceria powder

    Jan Van Herle;Teruhisa Horita;Tatsuya Kawada;Natsuko Sakai

  • In situ redox cycle of a nickel-YSZ fuel cell anode in an environmental transmission electron microscope

    Q. Jeangros;A. Faes;J.B. Wagner;T.W. Hansen

  • Three-dimensional microstructural changes in the Ni-YSZ solid oxide fuel cell anode during operation

    George J. Nelson;Kyle N. Grew;John R. Izzo;Jeffrey J. Lombardo

  • Energy balance model of a SOFC cogenerator operated with biogas

    Jan Van herle;F. Maréchal;S. Leuenberger;D. Favrat

  • Simulation of SOFC stack and repeat elements including interconnect degradation and anode reoxidation risk

    D. Larrain;J. Van herle;D. Favrat

  • Mechanical reliability and durability of SOFC stacks. Part II: Modelling of mechanical failures during ageing and cycling

    Arata Nakajo;Fabian Mueller;Jacob Brouwer;Jan Van herle

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel Favrat
Daniel Favrat École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
François Maréchal
François Maréchal École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Wilson K. S. Chiu
Wilson K. S. Chiu University of Connecticut
Christian Ludwig
Christian Ludwig Paul Scherrer Institute
Yongping Yang
Yongping Yang North China Electric Power University
Christos Comninellis
Christos Comninellis École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Umberto Desideri
Umberto Desideri University of Pisa
Harumi Yokokawa
Harumi Yokokawa University of Tokyo
Tatsuya Kawada
Tatsuya Kawada Tohoku University
Teruhisa Horita
Teruhisa Horita National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

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