Applications of Fuel Cell Systems
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "D2: Electrochem: Batteries, Fuel Cells, Capacitors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2025 | Viewed by 115
Special Issue Editors
Interests: hydrogen; fuel cells; fuel cell systems; hybrid systems; energy storage; system analysis; thermodynamics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The importance of hydrogen as an energy carrier will increase in the coming years as hydrogen scenarios are essential in the future energy strategies of many countries.
Fuel cell systems offer high efficiency in converting hydrogen into electrical energy and have great potential to be used in many different mobile and stationary applications. Comercial fuel cells and systems are already available in different sectors. The challenges impeding their broader application lie in optimal system integration and control to meet the demands of specific applications, the reduction of costs and maximising their lifetime, and upscaling of system size and production facilities.
The aim of this Special Issue is to collect articles (original research articles and reviews) on recent developments and progress made through experimental and modelling studies with respect to fuel cell systems in various applications. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Progress and development of fuel cell systems in mobile applications;
- Optimisation of fuel cell systems for specific applications like, for example, heavy-duty trucks, trains, maritime, aviation, and combined heat and power;
- Operation of fuel cell systems in harsh environmental conditions;
- Control of fuel cell systems;
- Optimal operation of fuel cell systems;
- Cooling and thermal integration of fuel cells;
- Hybrid fuel cell systems;
- Optimisation of balance-of-plant components;
- Weight reduction of fuel cell systems for mobile applications;
- Strategies and approaches for the upscaling of fuel cell system size;
- Strategies for cost reduction and life-time extension of fuel cell systems.
Dr. Caroline Willich
Dr. Christiane Bauer
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- fuel cell systems
- fuel cells
- fuel cell applications
- balance of plant
- upscaling of fuel cell systems
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