Asia Vedovi from the Politecnico di Milano (POLIMI) participated in the European Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Piero Lunghi Conference 2025, held on September 17-18, 2025, in Capri, Naples, Italy. She presented the work entitled: “Biomass to Methanol by Breakthrough SOEC-based Process.” written by herself, Martina Marasi, Giulio Guandalini and Alessandro Donazzi, all from POLIMI.

Their study delved into how solid oxide electrolysis cells (SOECs) can be used in the process of making methanol. They focused on testing how well the SOECs work when using different fuel mixtures, which included water (H2O), hydrogen (H2), carbon dioxide (CO2), carbon monoxide (CO), and methane (CH4).

The main goal was to see if the SOECs could handle high enough energy levels (at least 500 mA/cm²), which is important for carrying out key chemical reactions, like Water gas shift (WGS), Steam methane reforming (SMR) and Co-electrolysis of H2O and CO2.

More information on the event: https://www.europeanfuelcells.com/