Advanced Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies
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: 25 November 2025
Special Issue Editors
Interests: hydrogen and fuel cell technologies; AI for green energy; energy systems and materials; multiscale modeling
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Interests: fuel cells, power generation systems, energy conversion and hydrogen production
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Hydrogen and fuel cell technologies are increasingly recognized as key components of the future decarbonized energy landscape. Their applications span energy storage, power generation, and low-emission transport, offering flexible solutions for hard-to-abate sectors. As the hydrogen economy gains momentum globally, advancing the underlying science and engineering of hydrogen production, storage, and utilization systems is essential for achieving high-efficiency, low-cost, and scalable solutions.
The Special Issue “Advanced Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies” focuses on the latest developments and challenges across the hydrogen value chain. It aims to gather contributions that address critical aspects such as advanced hydrogen production materials, storage materials (e.g., metal hydrides, liquid organic hydrogen carriers, high-pressure and cryogenic systems), system-level optimization, and integration strategies for stationary and mobile applications. Particular emphasis will be placed on fuel cell technologies, including PEMFC, SOFC, and emerging architectures, with contributions expected on catalyst development, membrane durability, degradation mechanisms, and control strategies under transient and real-world conditions.
Submissions are encouraged in the areas of numerical modeling and multiphysics simulation, including coupled electrochemical–thermal–fluidic analysis, as well as reduced-order models for real-time diagnostics and control, digital twin, etc. Research addressing water and thermal management, degradation prediction, and lifetime extension will be particularly welcomed. Moreover, this Special Issue will cover techno-economic evaluations, system integration with renewable energy sources, hybridization strategies (e.g., with batteries or supercapacitors), and energy management algorithms for optimized performance.
The Special Issue also invites experimental and computational studies related to system reliability, safety, and standardization—key enablers of large-scale deployment. Demonstrations of pilot systems, field-tested prototypes, and collaborations between academia and industry that provide validation under application-relevant conditions are highly relevant.
By assembling high-quality contributions from leading experts, this Special Issue aims to provide a state-of-the-art overview of hydrogen and fuel cell technology advancements and to promote interdisciplinary dialog across engineering, materials science, and systems integration domains. The research will support the scientific and technical foundations necessary to accelerate the commercialization and global deployment of hydrogen energy systems.
Dr. Lu Xing
Dr. Sumit Roy
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- hydrogen production
- hydrogen storage
- fuel cells (PEMFC, SOFC)
- multiphysics modeling
- thermal and water management
- degradation mechanisms
- system integration
- techno-economic analysis
- renewable energy systems
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