Current Status and Future Prospects of Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies

Dear Colleagues,

The Future of Energy targets a smart and sustainable economy based on knowledge, innovation, and efficient use of resources, especially environmentally friendly ones. Innovation is considered the best tool to face the increasing global competition successfully, and open innovation among universities and industry will create new opportunities and technologies while providing a response to major social challenges. Among the different cutting-edge technologies that emerged in the last decade, Hydrogen and Fuel Cells are part of the portfolio of technologies identified in the Strategic Energy Technology Plan, which aims to accelerate the development of low-carbon technologies with expected contributions to a sustainable and secure energy supply system.

This Special Issue aims to present the most recent developments and future prospects for Hydrogen production and storage systems and Fuel Cell technology. Therefore, the topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to:

• PEM fuel cells;
• Direct Alcohol Fuel Cells;
• Direct Ammonia Fuel Cells;
• Electrolysers;
• Hydrogen Production;
• Hydrogen Storage;
• Safety Issues;
• Life-cycle assessment;
• Durability and lifetime;
• Economic evaluation;
• Modelling approaches;
• Scale-up;
• Novel applications.

Dr. Vânia B. Oliveira
Prof. Dr. Alexandra M.F.R. Pinto
Guest Editors

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