Dear Colleagues,

Fuel cell technology is regarded as a mature technology today. It enables the highly efficient conversion of a fuel’s chemical energy into electricity via electrochemical reactions. It is a matter of great importance that fuel cells are fueled by hydrogen - an important energy vector in future energy systems. As clean and efficient devices, fuel cells emerge as a promising development on the roadmap to a low-carbon economy by 2050 and for policies projected to significantly reduce the worldwide green-house gases emission.

Despite the impressive progress that has been achieved in broadening the scientific background in the last few decades, significant challenges still remain ahead various fuel cell types. The Special Issue of Processes, entitled “New Perspectives on Fuel Cell Technology,” is dedicated to covering recent advances and new trends in the development of fuel cell technologies, in particular:

• new materials for fuel cell: design and concepts toward increasing performance, durability and lifetime, as well as cost reduction; manufacturing and characterization; cell performance testing and/or modeling; modelling of the microstructure and physicochemical properties
• optimization of fuel cell/stack/system design; operation parameters and controlling methods
• modelling and operation tests of fuel cells incorporated into hydrogen systems or combined energy production systems: stationary and portable applications; combined heat and power (CHP), carbon capture and utilization (CCU); analytical approaches for characterization, evaluation and predicting of fuel cell systems’ operation
• review and summary of well-established knowledge, current situation, discussion on general problems, emerging new trends and future perspectives of fuel cell technology development in all aspects of hydrogen economy, environmental regulations and policies, sustainability and renewable energy

Submissions are not limited to the above list and papers on other topics associated with advances in fuel cell technologies are also welcome.

Dr. Karol Ćwieka
Guest Editor

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• Fuel Cell
• Energy
• Energy Conversion
• Power-to-gas
• Combined Heat and Power
• Hydrogen
• Carbon Dioxide
• Materials
• Renewable Energy
• Hydrogen Economy
• Sustainability