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Advances in Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Systems II

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A5: Hydrogen Energy".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 542

Special Issue Editor

School of Engineering and Applied Science, Aston University, Birmingham B4 7ET, UK
Interests: modeling for bioenergy and renewable energy systems; fuel cell systems
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Reliance on fossil fuels is one of the most challenging problems that needs to be dealt with currently. It is clear that renewable energy resources can play an increasingly important role in many applications, but due to their fluctuating nature, in particular solar power and wind power, the need for sustainable energy storage systems is growing.

Fuel cells convert chemical energy in the form of fuel, such as hydrogen, directly into electrical energy. However, unlike batteries, which store their reactants within a cell, the reactants are fed continuously to it from external stores. Moreover, the electrodes in a fuel cell are not consumed as in a battery—irreversibly in a primary cell and reversibly in a secondary cell—and do not take part in the reaction.

Fuel cells have a clear potential to eliminate pollution, as they do not require fossil fuels. Alternatively, hydrogen can be produced anywhere and on different scalable volumes, which leads to more stabilized and decentralized power grids in the long term. Fuel cells are already commercially used in many applications. However, fuel cell cost is one barrier that is facing further commercialization of fuel cell technology in different applications. Fuelling fuel cells is another fundamental problem because the production, transportation, distribution, and storage of reactants is still technically challenging. Other limitations include the durability and reliability of the fuel cell system.

This Special Issue, therefore, seeks to contribute to hydrogen and fuel cell systems by enhancing scientific and multi-disciplinary knowledge in the sector. Thus, we invite papers on innovative technical developments as well as reviews and case studies from different disciplines that are relevant to hydrogen and fuel cells.

Dr. Abed Alaswad
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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Keywords

  • fuel cell
  • proton exchange membrane
  • solid oxide
  • microbial
  • hydrogen storage
  • system modeling
  • numerical modeling
  • fuel cell cost
  • fuel cells efficiency
  • fuel cell performance
  • fuel cell durability
  • water flooding
  • materials for fuel cells

Published Papers

There is no accepted submissions to this special issue at this moment.
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