Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells 2015

Dear Colleagues,

Fuel cells are promising sources of electrical energy for automotive, stationary and portable applications, having the potential to reduce our energy use and offering cleaner, more efficient alternatives to the combustion of fossil fuels. Polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEMFCs) deliver high-power density and offer the advantages of low weight and volume, rapid start-up and good durability compared with other fuel cells.

Major challenges to fuel cells commercialization are related to their manufacturing cost, durability and reliability, system size, air, thermal and water management and improved heat recovery systems.

This Special Issue on polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells addresses the needs of today’s fuel cell industry in order to overcome the critical technical barriers in PEMFC commercialization and focuses on research related to:

• Material durability and reliability
• Innovative and alternative materials for PEMFCs
• Characterization methods
• Air, heat and water management
• Numerical modelling and simulations
• Fuel cell system integration
• Industrial production technologies
• Operating strategies
• Methods and strategies for material quality control

Prof. Dr. Vladimir Gurau
Guest Editor

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