Monday, May 4, 2026
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| 18:00 - 20:00 | Registration and Welcome Cocktail (Antigone 2) |
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
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| 08:00 - 08:50 | Registration and Opening (Antigone 2) | |
| 08:50 - 09:35 | (Plenary) The Road to Precious-Metal-Free Hydrogen: Challenges, Opportunities, and Mechanistic Insights (Einstein Auditorium) - Elena Savinova, University of Strasbourg, France | |
| 09:35 - 10:20 | (Plenary) Solid oxide cell systems and their role in the energy system (Einstein Auditorium) - Robert Braun, Colorado School of Mines, USA | |
| 10:20 - 10:50 | Coffee break (Antigone 2) | |
| 10:50 - 13:00 | Electrocatalysis 1: Alkaline OER (Einstein Auditorium) | (+) |
| 10:50 - 11:20 | › (Keynote) MXene Derived Materials for Anion Exchange Membrane Electrolysers - Bastian Schmiedecke, Can Kaplan, Karuppasamy Dharmaraj, Axel Zuber, Merve Buldu-Aktürk, Mehmet Turan Görüryilmaz, Aline Alencar Emerenciano and Michelle P. Browne @, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, 14109 Berlin, Germany | |
| 11:20 - 11:40 | › Chiral and Achiral NiFe Framework Catalysts as Efficient Anions Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyzer - Zakaria Anfar a @, Haitham Maslouh a,b,c, Ling Chen d, Jiefeng Liu a, Yuwei Yang e,f, Anthony Boudier g, Hippolyte Dory a, Matheus De Souza Lima Mendes g, Emilie Pouget g, Nathalie Masquelez a, Fabrice Caussidery h, Loïc Assaud b,c, Reiko Odag, i, Mikhael Bechelany a, Chrystelle Salameh a, Nicholas M. Bedford j,k, Yan Jiao d,*, Damien Voiry a,*. A Institut Européen des Membranes (IEM) –Montpellier France. b Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux d’Orsay (ICMMO) –Paris, France. c École supérieure de physique et de chimie industrielles (ESPCI) – Paris, France. d School of Chemical Engineering – University of Adelaide, Australia. e Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea f AI Co-Research & Education for Innovative Drug Institute, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea g Institute of Chemistry & Biology of Membranes & Nano-objects (CBMN), Pessac France h Univ Montpellier, ENSCM, Montpellier, France I WPI-Advanced Institute for Materials Research - Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan j Energy and Environment Science & Technology Directorate, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Fall, ID k Department of Chemistry, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO,– USA | |
| 11:40 - 12:00 | › Cobalt-Based Catalysts as Promising Alternatives to Precious Metal Catalysts for Oxygen Evolution Reaction (in AEM Electrolysis) - Huy Quí Vinh Nguyen 1,*, Peeter Valk 1, Tavo Romann 1, Jaan Aruväli 1, Enn Lust 1, Jaak Nerut 1. 1Institute of Chemistry, University of Tartu, Estonia. 2 Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, Estonia | |
| 12:00 - 12:20 | › Impact of Cation in Supporting Electrolytes on Oxygen Evolution Reaction of Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyzers - Sun Young Kang 1 @, Jihoon Lim 2,3, Jong-Ho Choi 1, Seung Geol Lee 2,3, Yu Seung Kim 1. 1 MPA-11: Materials Synthesis and Integrated Devices, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA 2 Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea. 3 School of Chemical Engineering, Pusan National University, Republic of Korea | |
| 12:20 - 12:40 | › Enhancing NiFe for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction Through Dynamic Electronic Coupling with V₂CTₓ MXene - Bastian Schmiedecke 1, @ , Can Kaplan 2, Axel Zuber 3, Karuppasamy Dharmaraj 4, Merve Aktürk 4, Ningjun Cheng 5, Thorsten Schultz 4, Norbert Koch 4, Johanna Rosen 5, Michelle Browne 4 1 : Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, 2 : Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, 3 : Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, 4 : Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, 5 : Linköpings Universitet | |
| 12:40 - 13:00 | › Investigation of 3D-textured FeNi-based alloys as catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction in alkaline media - Lucile Magnier 1, @ , Pierre-Antoine Bonnefont 1, Léa Droguet 2, Nicolas Richet 2 , Marian Chatenet 1. 1 : Laboratoire d'Electrochimie et de Physico-chimie des Matériaux et des Interfaces, Grenoble 2 : Air Liquide, Research & Development | |
| 10:50 - 13:00 | Membranes 1: Hydrocarbon Proton Exchange Ionomers and Membranes (Antigone 1) | (+) |
| 10:50 - 11:20 | › (Keynote) Rational Design of Hydrocarbon Proton Conducting Membranes - Klaus-Dieter Kreuer, Hahn-Schickard, Freiburg, Germany & Max-Planck-Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany | |
| 11:20 - 11:40 | › Hydrocarbon Membrane Electrode Assemblies based on Poly(Phenylene Ether Sulfone) Scaffold for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells - T. Nemeth 1@, K. Stengl 2, P. Fortin 1, J. Kerres 2 1. SINTEF AS, Department for Sustainable Energy Technology, Trondheim, Norway 2. Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany | |
| 11:40 - 12:00 | › A Fresh Perspective on Hydrocarbon Proton Exchange Membranes for Fuel Cells - William Bangay, Johnson Matthey Technology Centre, UK | |
| 12:00 - 12:20 | › The Critical Role of Flow Field Design for Hydrocarbon-based Membrane Durability in Fuel Cells - Seyed Hesam Mirfarsi 1@, Aniket Kumar 1, Tom Nguyen 1, Dat Truong Le Tri 1, Nathan Chen 2, Scott McDermid 2, Andrew Baker 2, Benjamin Britton 2, Erik Kjeang 1,*1Fuel Cell Research Laboratory (FCReL), Simon Fraser University, Canada, 2Ionomr Innovations Inc., Vancouver, Canada | |
| 12:20 - 12:40 | › HO•, H•, and HOO• Radicals and their Role in the Degradation of Aromatic Hydrocarbon Proton Exchange Membranes - L. Gubler a @, Z. Han a, T. Saatkamp a, T. Nauser b, T. Nemeth a,b,c a PSI Center for Energy and Environmental Sciences, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland, b Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland, c present address: SINTEF, Trondheim, Norway | |
| 12:40 - 13:00 | › How to Chemically Protect PFAS-Free Membranes in Fuel Cells: Radical Quenching Poly(vinyl phosphonic acid) Layer - H. Sannemüller @, A. Münchinger, Electrochemical Energy Systems, Hahn-Schickard, Freiburg, Germany | |
| 10:50 - 13:00 | Solid Oxide Cells 1: Materials (Antigone 3) | (+) |
| 10:50 - 11:20 | › (Keynote) Hydrogen production by steam electrolysis at intermediate temperature: merits and challenges of PCCEL and SOEL with emphasis on materials aspects. - Rémi Costa, German Aerospace Center, Institute of Engineering Thermodynamics (DLR), Stuttgart, Germany | |
| 11:20 - 11:40 | › Replacement of Y and Yb in the proton conducting BaZr0.8-xCexY0.1Yb0.1O3-d : Toward improved properties and reduced dependence on critical elements - Théo Legret @, Olivier Joubert, Eric Quarez, Nantes Université, CNRS, Institut des Matériaux de Nantes Jean Rouxel, Nantes, France | |
| 11:40 - 12:00 | › Nanocomposite-Engineered Cathodes with Enhanced Thermal and Electrochemical Performance in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) - Javier Zamudio-García 1 @, Abraham Sánchez-Caballero 1, Lucía dos Santos-Gómez 1, José M. Porras- Vázquez 1, David Marrero-López 2 1 Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Málaga, Spain. 2 Department of Applied Physics, University of Málaga, Spain. | |
| 12:00 - 12:20 | › Development of La2NiO4+δ-Based Oxygen Electrodes for SOEC via Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis - A. Scheuch 1,2 @, N. Mayr 1,2, M. Wolf 1, T. Dimopoulos 1, V. Subotic 2, M. Krammer 1 1 AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Center for Energy, Power and Renewable Gas Systems, Vienna, Austria 2 TU Graz, Institute of Thermal Engineering, Graz, Austria | |
| 12:20 - 12:40 | › Optimization of protective coatings for metallic interconnects in high temperature electrolysis for hydrogen production - Ndeye Saly Diouf a, b, *, Maria-Rosa Ardigo-Besnard b, Ioana Popa b, Pascal Briois a (a) Université Marie et Louis Pasteur, Université de Technologie de Belfort-Montbéliard, CNRS, Institut FEMTO-ST, Montbéliard, France (b) Université Bourgogne Europe, CNRS, Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne, Dijon, France | |
| 12:40 - 13:00 | › Carbonate-Oxide Fuel Cell Layers: Ultrasonic Spray-Based Manufacturing Approach - E. Mackiewicz @, G. Komorowska, T. Wejrzanowski Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland | |
| 13:00 - 14:20 | Lunch (Antigone 2) | |
| 14:20 - 16:30 | Alkaline ORR and Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (Einstein Auditorium) | (+) |
| 14:20 - 14:50 | › (Keynote) Pushing the Limits of Anion-Exchange Membranes Towards High Performance Pure Water AEMWEs and H2–Ambient Air AEMFCs - Dario Dekel, The Wolfson Department of Chemical Engineering; Nancy & Stephen Grand Technion Energy Program; Israel National Institute of Energy Storage, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel | |
| 14:50 - 15:10 | › Pd/CeO2 Inverse Opals for Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Oxidation in Alkaline Media - Michael Wilms 1 @, Arma Yau Musa 1, Ruby S. Raju 1 and Mathilde Luneau 1*. 1 Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden 2 Competence Centre for Catalysis, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden. | |
| 15:10 - 15:30 | › Mesoporous CoFe-N-C oxygen reduction reaction electrocatalysts prepared via dual templating for high-performance anion exchange membrane fuel cells - Johanna Katariina Piir a, Jaana Lilloja a, Maike Käärik a, Jekaterina Kozlova b, Arvo Kikas b, Alexey Treshchalov b, Jaan Aruväli c, Vambola Kisand b, Jaan Leis a, Kaupo Kukli b, Kaido Tammeveski a,*. a Institute of Chemistry, University of Tartu, Estonia b Institute of Physics, University of Tartu, Estonia c Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, Estonia | |
| 15:30 - 15:50 | › Geometry-Controlled Mechanism Switching in Oxygen Reduction on Dual-Atom Cobalt Catalysts - N. Žoglo, 1 A. Kosimov, 1 R. Cepitis, 1 Thor Kongstad Madsen, 1 V. Ivanistsev, 1 N. Kongi 1 @. 1 Institute of Chemistry, University of Tartu, Estonia 2 Department of Chemistry, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia | |
| 15:50 - 16:10 | › Synergic Effect of Combination of NC precursors on Mn-based Bifunctional ORR/OER Electrocatalyst for PEM Fuel Cells and Electrolysers - Jithul KP, Jay Pandey* Department of Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology & Science Pilani, Rajasthan, India | |
| 16:10 - 16:30 | › High-Performance PGM-Free H₂-Ambient Air Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell - A.A. Baranov 1 @, J.C. Douglin 1, J. Zhong 1,2, K. Yassin 2, S. Willdorf-Cohen 1 and D.R. Dekel 1,2,3,* 1 The Wolfson Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa , Israel 2 The Nancy & Stephen Grand Technion Energy Program (GTEP), Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel 3 Israel National Institute of Energy Storage (INIES), Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel | |
| 14:20 - 16:30 | PEMFC for Heavy Duty Vehicles 1: HIGHLANDER-PEMTASTIC Open Workshop (Antigone 1) | (+) |
| 14:20 - 14:25 | › PEMTASTIC – Robust PEMFC MEA derived from model-based understanding of durability limitations for heavy-duty applications - Pawel Gazdzicki, (on behalf of the PEMTASTIC consortium) German Aerospace Center (DLR), Stuttgart, Germany | |
| 14:25 - 14:30 | › HIGHLANDER - HIGH performing uLtra-durable membraNe electroDe assEmblies for tRucks - Deborah Jones (on behalf of the HIGHLANDER consortium) ICGM-CNRS-Université de Montpellier-ENSCM, Montpellier, France | |
| 14:30 - 14:50 | › Development of materials for robust PEMFC MEA tailored for heavy-duty applications - A. Perego 1, M. George 2, C. Gebauer 2, B. Buades 3, R. Gilardi 3, M. Paul 4, V. Bommer 4. 1 IRD Fuel Cells, Odense, Denmark 2 HERAEUS, Hanau, Germany 3 Imerys Graphite & Carbon, Bodio, Switzerland 4 THE Mobility F.C. Membranes Company, Germany | |
| 14:50 - 15:10 | › Advancing PEM Fuel Cell Materials for Heavy-Duty Applications - B. Pavageau 1, D. Jones 2, M. Zaton 2, W. Bangay 3. 1- Syensqo Laboratoire du Futur, Pessac, France 2- Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier - CNRS-UM-ENSCM 3- Johnson Matthey, Ltd | |
| 15:10 - 15:30 | › Experimental analyses of MEA durability using load cycling and accelerated stress tests in heavy-duty conditions - J. Mitzel1,*, I. Biswas 1, P. Gazdzicki 1, M. Robert 2 @, L. Guetaz 2, A. Morin 2, M. Galli 3, A. Perego 3 1: German Aerospace Center (DLR), Stuttgart, Germany 2: Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, Liten, 38000 Grenoble, France 3: IRD Fuel Cells A/S, Odense, Denmark | |
| 15:30 - 15:50 | › Development of low-cost gas diffusion layer, integration with HIGHLANDER CCMs and short stack load cycle testing - Elisabeth Bühler, Thilo Lehre @, Peter Lindner, Marcus Wegner, Bosch Research, Robert-Bosch-Campus, Renningen, Germany | |
| 15:50 - 16:10 | › Multiscale Modeling of PEMFC performance and degradation - A. T. Anzaldo G1, M. Diana 2, D. Iankov 2, T. Jahnke 1, R. Schärer 2, J. Schumacher 2 @, E. Scoletta 2 1 German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Engineering Thermodynamics, Stuttgart, Germany 2 Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), Institute of Computational Physics, 8400 Winterthur, Switzerland | |
| 16:10 - 16:30 | › Hierarchical Lifetime-Performance Modelling of Catalyst Layers in PEFCs - T. Kadyk 1 @, J. Heitz 1,2, A. Leber 1,2, A. Hodgkinson 3, J. Sharman 4, S. Buche 3, M. Eikerling 1,2 (1) Theory and Computation of Energy Materials (IET-3), Institute of Energy Technologies, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Germany (2) Chair of Theory and Computation of Energy Materials, Faculty of Georesources and Materials Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Germany (3) Johnson Matthey Hydrogen Technologies, Swindon, UK (4) Johnson Matthey Technology Centre, Sonning Common, UK | |
| 14:20 - 16:30 | Methods Development (Antigone 3) | (+) |
| 14:20 - 14:50 | › (Selected) X-ray Imaging of the Water Transport in 3D printed Gas Flow Layers in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells - Tim Dörenkamp 1, Eric A. Chadwick 2, Thomas J. Schmidt 1,3, Jens Eller 1 @ 1 PSI Center for Energy and Environmental Sciences, Paul Scherrer Institut, Switzerland 2 University of Toronto, Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Canada 3 Institute for Molecular Physical Science, ETH Zurich, Switzerland | |
| 14:50 - 15:10 | › Activity Imaging of Electrocatalyts by Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy - C. M. Sánchez-Sánchez Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire Interfaces et Systèmes Electrochimiques, Paris, France | |
| 15:10 - 15:30 | › Floating Electrode Approach for High-Overpotential Screening of Iridium-Based OER Catalysts in PEM Water Electrolysis - Chris Zalitis 1, @ , Alessandro Difilippo 1, 2 , Connor Sherwin 3 , Veronica Celorrio 4 , Anthony Kucernak 2 , Andrea Russell 5 , James Stevens 1 1 : Johnson Matthey, Sonning Common, UK, 2 : Imperial College London, UK, 3 : University of Southampton, UK, 4 : DIAMOND Light source, UK, 5 : University of Southampton, UK | |
| 15:30 - 15:50 | › Hydrogen evolution reaction in alkaline media, a study in Gas Diffusion Electrode half-cell - F. Vandenberghe 1 @, M. Cornet 1, F. Druart 1, E. Tardy 1, Antoine Bonnefont 1, Vincent Rault 2, Benoit Latour 2 1 Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Univ. Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, Grenoble INP, LEPMI, Grenoble, France 2 Manufacture Française des Pneumatiques Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand, France | |
| 15:50 - 16:10 | › Prediction of PEMFC performance from cathode catalyst layer structure - D. Hutchinson a @, R.S. Fletcher b, E. Softley b, M. Moore c, J. Sharman c, C. Parmenter a, H. Williams a, G.E. Pavlovskaya a, T. Meersmann a, S.P. Rigby a A University of Nottingham, UK B Johnson Matthey, Billingham, Cleveland, UK C Johnson Matthey Technology Centre, Sonning Common, UK | |
| 16:10 - 16:30 | › Methods to record EIS data together with polarisation curves - M. Nohl @, T. Malkow, A. Pilenga, A. Saturnio, D. Blagoeva Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission, Petten, The Netherlands | |
| 16:30 - 17:00 | Coffee break (Antigone 2) | |
| 17:00 - 18:00 | Recycling of Fuel Cell and Electrolysis Materials (Einstein Auditorium) | (+) |
| 17:00 - 17:30 | › (Keynote) Recycling of solid oxide cells : a new challenge for clean hydrogen development - Annie Le Gal La Salle, Institut des matériaux Jean Rouxel (IMN) – CNRS, Université de Nantes, France | |
| 17:00 - 18:00 | Gas Diffusion Media (Antigone 1) | (+) |
| 17:00 - 17:20 | › A property/performance correlation study on MPLs for PEFCs - B. Galante 1, @, A. Guglielmi 2, B. Buades 2, R. Gilardi 1, J. Herranz 1, J. Eller 1, 1: Electrochemistry Laboratory, Paul Scherrer Institut, Switzerland, 2 : Imerys Graphite & Carbon, Bironico, Switzerland | |
| 17:20 - 17:40 | › Beyond Fluoropolymers: Fluorine-Free Gas Diffusion Media for Sustainable Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells - Irene Sinisgalli*, Nicolaas J. M. van Leth, Antoni Forner-Cuenca, Electrochemical Materials and Systems, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands | |
| 17:40 - 18:00 | › The role of GDL morphology and species velocity on GDL end point relative permeability - Grace Esu-Ejemot Aquah @ and Vahid Niasar, Chemical Engineering Department, University of Manchester, UK | |
| 17:00 - 18:00 | H2 Separation, Compression and Storage (Antigone 3) | (+) |
| 17:00 - 17:20 | › Characterisation and experimental study of mass transport in an electrochemical hydrogen compressor - M.A. Diop @, G. Sdanghi, J. Dillet, G. Maranzana, S. Didierjean, LEMTA, University of Lorraine, CNRS, France | |
| 17:20 - 17:40 | › Shaping Future Electrochemical Systems Through Application-Oriented Early-Stage System Analysis - K. Braun @, K. Ohlinger, M. Wensing, Professorship for Fluid Systems Technology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany | |
| 17:40 - 18:00 | › In Situ Characterisation of High Temperature Electrochemical Hydrogen Separation - K. Tornow @, S. Schmitz, DHBW Mannheim, Germany | |
| 18:00 - 20:00 | Poster Session 1 and Cocktail (Antigone 2) |
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
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| 08:50 - 09:35 | (Plenary) Cobalt Dissolution from PtxCo/C Cathode Catalysts in PEMFCs: in-situ Cobalt Quantification and Removal Methods (Einstein Auditorium) - Hubert Gasteiger, TU Munich, Germany |
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| 09:35 - 10:20 | (Plenary) High temperature electrolysis: a 20-year journey from material developments to multi-MW electrolysers deployment (Einstein Auditorium) - Julie Mougin, CEA LITEN, Grenoble, France | |
| 10:20 - 10:50 | Coffee break (Antigone 2) | |
| 10:50 - 13:00 | Membranes 2: Anion Exchange Ionomers and Membranes (Einstein Auditorium) | (+) |
| 10:50 - 11:20 | › Ion-Conducting Polymer Membranes and Ionomers: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications - Chulsung Bae, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | |
| 11:20 - 11:40 | › Impact of KOH Concentration on Hydrogen Crossover with different Anion Exchange Membranes - Alexander Kohushölter 1 @, Luis Hagner 1, Severin Vierrath 1,2, Carolin Klose 1,2. 1 : Electrochemical Energy Systems, IMTEK – Department of Microsystems Engineering, University of Freiburg, Germany, 2 : Hahn-Schickard, Freiburg, Germany | |
| 11:40 - 12:00 | › Unravelling the Role of Cations in Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis (AEMWE) from Conductivity Perspective - P. Metem @, B. Eriksson, G. Lindbergh Applied Electrochemistry, Department of Chemical Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden | |
| 12:00 - 12:20 | › Hybrid Ceramic-Polymer Anionic Exchange Membranes for Alkaline Water Electrolysis Hydrogen Production - Y. Sun @, N. Dib, M. Mallouki, L. Nguyen, L. Chikh, O. Fichet, CY Cergy Paris University, LPPI, Cergy, France | |
| 12:20 - 12:40 | › Ion-Exchange Conversion and Property Mapping of Commercial AEMs for Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers - S. Lamari 1,2 @, G. De Moor 1, J. Salgues 2, B. Latour 2, L. Flandin 1, E. Planes 1. 1 LEPMI Université Grenoble Alpes Université Savoie Mont-Blanc, France, 2 Manufacture Française des Pneumatiques Michelin, France | |
| 10:50 - 13:00 | Electrocatalysis 2: Acidic OER (Antigone 1) | (+) |
| 11:20 - 11:40 | › Stability implications of redox-driven crystallization and amorphization of self-supported IrO2 PEMWE catalysts - M. Ronovský 1 @, D. Clauss 1, V. Martin 1, M. Ennaji 2, R. Chattot 2, B. Iskandarani 3, Ricardo Urrego- Ortiz 4,5, Iratxe-Aguado Ruiz 4,5, L. Dubau 1, I. Zenyuk 3, F. Calle-Vallejo 5,6 and F. Maillard 1. 1 Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Univ. Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, Grenoble INP, LEPMI, Grenoble, France, 2 ICGM, Univ. Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Montpellier, France, 3 DCBE, NFCRC, University of California Irvine, USA, 4 IQTCUB, University of Barcelona, Spain, 5 Nano-Bio Spectroscopy Group & ETSF, University of the Basque Country, San Sebastián, Spain, 6 Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, Spain | |
| 11:40 - 12:00 | › Operando analysis of interruptedly operated PEM water electrolyzer - P. Kúš 1 @, T. Hrbek 1, H. Nedumkulam 1, J. Herman 1, Y. Kosto 1, J. Drnec 2, M. Stando 2, I. Matolínová 1. 1 Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Department of Surface and Plasma Science, Prague, Czech Republic 2 ESRF –European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, ID 31 Beamline, Grenoble, France | |
| 12:00 - 12:20 | › Sample Environments for In Situ and Operando Energy-Conversion Studies at the Brazilian Synchrotron Light Source (Sirius) - Itamar T. Neckel¹ @, Keyla Teixeira Santos², Pablo Sebastian Fernandez² ¹ Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory (LNLS), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), Campinas, SP, Brazil ²Institute of Chemistry, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil | |
| 12:20 - 12:40 | › Engineering lattice distortion in magnetron-sputtered Ir–Co thin films: operando insights into activity and durability in PEM water electrolysis - Tomáš Hrbek 1*, Peter Kúš 1, Jakub Drnec 2, Lesia Piliai 1, Yuliia Kosto 1, Pol Sallés Perramon 2, Jaroslav Herman 1, Robin Eappen 1, Iva Matolínová 1. 1 Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Department of Surface and Plasma Science, Prague, Czech Republic 2 ESRF—European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, ID 31 Beamline, Grenoble, France | |
| 12:40 - 13:00 | › Improved durability of Ru-based perovskites subjected to exsolution for the OER in acidic electrolyte - A. Tolosana-Moranchel 1 @, J. L. Gómez de la Fuente 1, F. J. Pérez-Alonso 1, J. Torrero 1, O. Usoltsev 2, S. Rojas 1, M. Retuerto 1 1 Grupo de Energía y Química Sostenibles, Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica, CSIC, Madrid, Spain 2 ALBA Synchrotron-CELLS, Barcelona, Spain | |
| 10:50 - 13:00 | Solid Oxide Cells 2: Stack and System (Antigone 3) | (+) |
| 10:50 - 11:20 | › (Keynote) Steam Electrolysis with Thin Electrolyte Supported Solid Oxide Cells: Durability in the 10.000 h Time Range and up to 1.2 A cm-2 Current Density - J. Schefold @ and A. Leon, European Institute for Energy Research (EIFER), Karlsruhe, Germany | |
| 11:20 - 11:40 | › Long-term operation of electrolysis stacks: component stability, design scale-up & system integration - J. Aicart @, B. Gonzalez, S. Di Iorio, K. Couturier, A. Laplace, K. Vulliez, M. Petitjean, F. Bosio, G. Cubizolles, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA-Liten, Grenoble, France | |
| 11:40 - 12:00 | › Advanced methodology for In-Depth characterization of SOFC single cells. - F. Brunet-Coy @, S.Fourcade, F.Mauvy, CNRS, University of Bordeaux, Institut de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Bordeaux (ICMCB), Pessac, France | |
| 12:00 - 12:20 | › Spatially resolved characterization of solid oxide cell stack with a modified thermographic method - Shengzhi Liang 1,2 @, Dominik Schäfer 1, Remzi Can Samsun 1, Rüdiger -A Eichel 1,2,3. 1. Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute of Energy Technologies (IET-1), Jülich, Germany 2. RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Aachen, Germany 3. RWTH Aachen University, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering | |
| 12:20 - 12:40 | › Study of ammonia decomposition for pressurized hydrogen production in reactors based on proton-conducting ceramic membranes - A. Guibert @, O. Joubert, C. Nicollet, Institut des Matériaux Jean Rouxel (IMN), CNRS-Université de Nantes, Nantes, France | |
| 12:40 - 13:00 | › A Coupled Phase-Field and Electrochemical Model for SOEC Performance Degradation: Tracking Microstructural Evolution and Triple-Phase Boundary Dynamics - Guin Sandip ∗ , Carla Lupo 1, and Qiong Cai 2 1 Ceres Power, UK 2 University of Surrey, UK | |
| 13:00 - 14:20 | Lunch (Antigone 2) | |
| 14:20 - 16:30 | Anion Exchange Membrane and Alkaline Water Electrolyzers (Einstein Auditorium) | (+) |
| 14:20 - 14:40 | › The Fundamental Integration of Benchmarked Cathode and Anode Electrocatalysts into Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyzers - A. Maldonado-Santos 1, 2 @, M. Kreider 1, C. Baéz-Cotto 1, S. Alia 1, L. Cunci 2. 1 Chemistry and Nanoscience Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO USA, 2 Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR USA | |
| 14:40 - 15:00 | › Scaling studies and cell architecture optimization for large-area anion exchange membrane water electrolysers - Nicola Briguglio @, Kaveh Moulaee, Antonino Salvatore Aricò, CNR ITAE, Messina, Italy | |
| 15:00 - 15:20 | › Highly Stable, High-Performance Pure Water Anion-Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis - K. Yassin a,b @ and D. R. Dekel a,b,c. a The Wolfson Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel b The Nancy & Stephen Grand Technion Energy Program (GTEP), Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel c Israel National Institute of Energy Storage (INIES), Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel | |
| 15:20 - 15:40 | › Stainless-steel electrodes for anion-exchange membrane water electrolysis: modes of metal contamination and stable operation - Luis Hagner 1 @, Tim Kiefer 2, Julian Liebe 1, Alexander Kohushölter 1, Susanne Koch 1,2, Severin Vierrath 1,2, Carolin Klose1,2. 1 Electrochemical Energy Systems, IMTEK – Department of Microsystems Engineering, University of Freiburg, Germany 2 Hahn-Schickard, Freiburg, Germany | |
| 15:40 - 16:00 | › Polarization and impedance study of an AEM single cell electrolyzer using a reference electrode and a 1-D model of the catalyst layer ionic resistance - José Carlos Martinez Rosales @, Feina Xu, Hari Gopi Kuppusamy, Sophie Didierjean, Giuseppe Sdanghi, Jérôme Dillet, Gaël Maranzana, Université de Lorraine, CNRS, LEMTA, Nancy, France | |
| 16:00 - 16:20 | › Multiphysics Modeling and Simulation of Anion Exchange Membrane Electrolyzers: A Comprehensive Approach - S. Kawka @, G. Serre, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, Liten DEHT, Grenoble, France | |
| 14:20 - 16:30 | PEMFC for Heavy Duty Vehicles 2 (Antigone 1) | (+) |
| 14:50 - 15:10 | › Degradation modelling of the PEMFC system for heavy-duty long-haul applications using machine learning approach - Utkarsh Sodagar 1 @, Peter Wahl 1, Krishan Talukdar 1, Tetyana Morozyuk 2. 1 Daimler Truck AG, 2 Technische Universität Berlin | |
| 15:10 - 15:30 | › Transient Short-Circuit Behavior of PEM Fuel Cell Stacks for Aviation: An Experimental and Model-Based Study - S. Heinke 1 @, J. Trägner 1, C. Cramer 2, A. Brauer 2, B. Tjaden-Wagenfort 2, M. Rauter 2, W. Tegethoff 1. 1 Technische Universität Braunschweig, Institut für Thermodynamik, Germany, 2 Airbus Operations GmbH, Hamburg, Germany | |
| 15:30 - 15:50 | › Experimental Start-Up and Shut-Down Strategies to Minimise Carbon Corrosion in PEM Fuel Cells for Aircraft Applications - F. Pillath a @, F. Becker a, C. Gentner a, L. Liphart b, S-A. Ansar a. a German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Engineering Thermodynamics, Hamburg, Germany, b Airbus Operations GmbH, Hamburg, Germany | |
| 15:40 - 16:00 | › PEMFC ageing under heavy duty vehicle conditions: analysis of oxygen transport modification in cathode catalyst layer - A. Casalegno @, A. Baricci, E. Colombo, A. Grimaldi, D. Casadei, D. Mora, F. Verducci, Department of Energy, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy | |
| 16:00 - 16:20 | › Load profile analysis of a refuse truck based on fuel cells - M. Butori a*, B. Eriksson a, F. Verducci b, E. Colombo b, A. Baricci b, A. Casalegno b, A. Boden c, P. Svensd a, C. Lagergren a, G. Lindbergh a a) Applied Electrochemistry, Department of Chemical Engineering, KTH, Stockholm, Sweden b) Politecnico di Milano, Department of Energy, Milano, Italy c) PowerCell Group, Göteborg, Sweden d) TRATON SE AB, Södertälje,Sweden | |
| 14:20 - 16:30 | Catalyst Layers (Antigone 3) | (+) |
| 14:20 - 14:50 | › (Keynote) Ionomer and electrocatalysis: from interface simulations to device modeling - M. Eikerling, Theory and Computation of Energy Materials (IET-3), Institute of Energy Technologies, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, and Chair of Theory and Computation of Energy Materials, Faculty of Georesources and Materials Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Germany | |
| 14:50 - 15:10 | › Replacing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in high temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cell electrodes - A. Schechterle 1 @, D. Schonvogel 1, H. Niehoff 1 and M. Wark 2. 1 German Aerospace Center, Institute of Engineering Thermodynamics, Oldenburg, Germany, 2 Institute of Chemistry, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany | |
| 15:10 - 15:30 | › Elaboration and study of PFAs free electrode for Proton Exchange-Membrane Fuel Cell - Kim-Châu Mery, Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris, Laboratoire Interfaces et Systèmes Electrochimiques, Ampere Software Technology | |
| 15:30 - 15:50 | › 3D Imaging of PEMFC Catalyst Layer by Electron Tomography - Mamadou Sangaré 1 @, Laure Guétaz 1, Thomas David 1, Zineb Saghi 2, and Arnaud Morin1. 1 CEA, LITEN, Grenoble, France, 2 Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA, LETI, Grenoble, France | |
| 15:50 - 16:10 | › Analysis of ionomer properties in cathodic catalyst layers prepared by electrospray - L. Duque a, S. Merino a, G. de Diego a, C. Jarava-Barrera a, A.M. Chaparro a,*, A. Fabulet b, C. Marty b, P. Toudret b, J. Pauchet b. a CIEMAT, Madrid, Spain, b Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, LITEN, Grenoble, France | |
| 16:10 - 16:30 | › Correlation between catalyst ink, catalyst layer structure and proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) performance - M. Stando (1), L. Porcar (1), G. Gebel (2), A. Morin (2) @, (1) Institut Max Von Laue-Paul Langevin (ILL), Grenoble, France; (2) Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, LITEN, DEHT, Grenoble, France | |
| 16:30 - 18:00 | Coffee Break + Poster Session 2 (Antigone 2) | |
| 20:00 - 23:55 | Gala Diner |
Thursday, May 7, 2026
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| 08:50 - 09:35 | (Plenary) PEM MEA improving marketability of FCEV (Einstein Auditorium) - Thilo Lehre, Robert Bosch GmbH, Renningen, Germany |
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| 09:35 - 10:20 | (PLenary) Catalysts and cell designs for AEM-based (sea)water electrolysis (Einstein Auditorium) - William Mustain, University of South Carolina, USA |
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| 10:20 - 10:50 | Coffee break (Antigone 2) | |
| 10:50 - 13:00 | Electrocatalysis 3: HER (Einstein Auditorium) | (+) |
| 10:50 - 11:20 | › (Keynote) Operando characterisation of electrochemical interfaces for green hydrogen production - Reshma R Rao, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine | |
| 11:20 - 11:40 | › Titanium-Oxynitride-Driven Metal–Support Interactions Enable Highly Active HER Catalysts at Low Metal Loadings - Milutin Smiljanić | |
| 11:40 - 12:00 | › Tuning MoS2 electrocatalyst's nanostructures and HER performances by optimizing the reduction treatments | |
| 12:00 - 12:20 | › Transition-metal phosphides electrocatalysts for HER in acidic media - Jorge Torrero, Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica | |
| 12:20 - 12:40 | › Design of Ni Carbon-Capped Catalysts Exhibiting High Durability and Activity in Hydrogen Evolution Reaction - Viktoriia Zemtsova, Laboratoire d'Electrochimie et de Physico-chimie des Matériaux et des Interfaces | |
| 12:40 - 13:00 | › Sputtered Ni and Ni₄Mo Catalysts at Low Loadings for the Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in AEM Water Electrolyzers - Stefan Edinger, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Center for Energy, Power and Renewable Gas Systems | |
| 10:50 - 13:00 | Low Temperature Stacks and Systems (Antigone 3) | (+) |
| 10:50 - 11:10 | › Durability of fuel cell components for mCHP application - Juan Sanchez Monreal, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Engineering Thermodynamics | |
| 11:10 - 11:30 | › Performance Analysis of a Fuel Cell-Based Micro-CHP System: Experimental Validation and Simulink Modelling - Djedjiga BENOUIOUA, Université Marie et Louis Pasteur | |
| 11:30 - 11:50 | › Study of the behaviour of a PEM Water Electrolyser under floating offshore wind motion - Etienne Dijoux, Laplace - Groupe ENergie Electrique et SYStémique | |
| 12:10 - 12:30 | › Towards understanding scaling AWE from lab to stack - Felix Lohmann-Richters, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Electrochemical Process Engineering (IET-4) | |
| 12:30 - 12:50 | › AEM electrolysis development: From 1 kW prototype to 100 kW modules - Nuria Bausá, Técnicas Reunidas, S.A. - Ramón Pericet, Técnicas Reunidas, S.A. | |
| 10:50 - 13:00 | Membranes 3: High Temperature Proton Exchange Membranes and Perfluorinated Ionomer Membranes (Antigone 1) | (+) |
| 11:20 - 11:40 | › Next generation of improved High Temperature Membrane Electrode Assembly for Aviation - Manon Prioux, CEA-LITEN | |
| 11:40 - 12:10 | › (Keynote) Additive-Based Approach to Enhance Electrolyte Membrane Durability for HDV Applications - KAZUMA SHINOZAKI, Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc. | |
| 12:10 - 12:40 | › (Selected) Pressurised PEM water electrolyser based on a thin short-side-chain Aquivion® membrane - Antonino Aricò, CNR - ITAE | |
| 12:40 - 13:00 | › In-situ characterization of Nafion®115 and Aquivion® based MEAs behavior under High‐Temperature PEM Electrolysis - Wissem ABDERRAHMANE, Laboratoire Energies et Mécanique Théorique et Appliquée | |
| 13:00 - 14:20 | Lunch (Antigone 2) | |
| 14:20 - 16:30 | Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyzers (Einstein Auditorium) | (+) |
| 14:20 - 14:50 | › (Keynote) Optimizing platinum-group-metal use for sustainable proton-exchange membrane water electrolyzers - Laetitia Dubau, Laboratoire d'Electrochimie et de Physico-chimie des Matériaux et des Interfaces | |
| 14:50 - 15:10 | › Enhancing MnO2 Electrocatalyst for PEM Water Electrolysis: Effects of Nb and F on OER Activity and Stability - Vimanshu Chanda, The Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Center (ZBT GmbH), Carl-Benz-Straße 201, 47057, Duisburg, Germany | |
| 15:10 - 15:30 | › Recovery of Ir from PEMWE catalytic layer: an insight into chemical and electrochemical leaching - Delphine Clauss, Laboratoire d'Electrochimie et de Physico-chimie des Matériaux et des Interfaces | |
| 15:30 - 15:50 | › 3M Nanostructured Iridium Catalyst Powder E570 - Mark Muggli, 3M | |
| 15:50 - 16:10 | › Controlling the crystalline structure of IrO2 electrocatalyst by engineering the porosity for Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyzers - Tamina Leygonie, Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris | |
| 16:10 - 16:30 | › Influence of Application-Relevant Current Densities and Iridium Loading on Catalyst Dissolution in PEM Water Electrolysis: A GDE Analysis - Sara Samantha Oriani, Dipartimento di Energia, Politecnico di Milano | |
| 14:20 - 16:30 | Bubbles Management (Antigone 3) | (+) |
| 14:20 - 14:40 | › Multi-class Bubble Instance Segmentation in a Grid-Based Transparent PEM Water Electrolyzer - Idriss Sinapan, Energy Lab | |
| 14:40 - 15:00 | › The Effect of power ultrasound on the HER behaviour in relation to variations in hydrogen adsorption energy - Jérémy Gravelle, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Hydrogen Research Institute, Université Marie et Louis Pasteur UTINAM UMR 6213 CNRS – Besançon, France | |
| 15:00 - 15:20 | › Gas evolution and shunt currents in bipolar alkaline water electrolyser stacks - J.W. (Willem) Haverkort, Technische Universiteit Delft | |
| 15:20 - 15:40 | › Hydrogen Bubble Dynamics on Nickel-Based Electrodes - Chinkit TYAGI, Univ Rennes, CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes) –UMR6226, F-35000 Rennes, France | |
| 15:40 - 16:00 | › Bubblolylis: the bubble story of alkaline water electrolyzers - Saksham Pandey, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry [Eindhoven] | |
| 16:00 - 16:20 | › Bubble dynamics in pressurized alkaline water electrolysis - Rox Hannes, Institute of Process Engineering and Environmental Technology, TU Dresden, Institute of Fluid Dynamics, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf | |
| 14:20 - 16:30 | Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (Antigone 3) | (+) |
| 14:20 - 14:50 | › (Selected) Low-Potential Short-Stops in PEM Fuel Cells for Transport Application: A Comprehensive Assessment of Their Impact on Electrocatalyst Durability - Elena Colombo, Dipartimento di Energia, Politecnico di Milano | |
| 14:50 - 15:10 | › Facile Route to Ordered PtCo/C Catalysts with High Durability Unveiled by In-Situ HERFD-XAS Analysis - An Guo, Department of Chemistry, Technical University Berlin, 10623 Berlin | |
| 15:10 - 15:30 | › Silica coating of PEM fuel cell Pt/carbon electrocatalysts to enhance durability upon operation - Lucas Elvira, Institut de la matière condensée et des nanosciences / Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences, Nanomaterials, Catalysis, Electrochemistry (NCE) | |
| 15:30 - 15:50 | › High-Loaded Intermetallic PtCo Nanocatalysts Supported on S-doped Carbon for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Heavy Duty PEMFC - Jiasheng Lu, Technical University of Berlin / Technische Universität Berlin | |
| 15:50 - 16:10 | › Scalable production of Pt catalyst embedded in nanoscale carbon network for durable fuel cells - K. Andreas Friedrich, German Aerospace Center | |
| 16:10 - 16:30 | › Twenty years after: reproducing 2 decades for computational studies of oxygen reduction reactions on a laptop - Timmo-Hendrik Pukk, Institute of Chemistry, University of Tartu | |
| 16:30 - 17:00 | Closing (Einstein Auditorium) |
