From Fundamental Science to Economic Success – Selected Papers Presented at the World Fuel Cell Conference 2023

With the support from the Fuel Cell Division of the International Association for Hydrogen Energy (IAHE) and under the auspices of IAHE Board of Directors, Prof. Anthony Kucernak and Dr. Shangfeng Du will be organising the 2023 World Fuel Cell Conference (WFCC) to be held at Imperial College London, hosted by the Department of Chemistry on 11-13 December 2023. You can find the conference details here. This Research Topic welcomes all contributions presented in WFCC2023.

Attention will be dedicated to the research touching challenges in the electrochemical, material, physical and electrical science, engineering fields and application in hydrogen, fuel cells and their interconnection.

This Research Topic calls for high-quality reviews, perspectives and original research articles about the science and applications of the following topics, but not limited to:

1) Fuel Cells
• Types of fuel cell: PEMFC, DMFC, SOFC, PAFC, AFC (AEMFC)
• Materials and components: catalysts and their supports, GDLs, MPLs, EAs, bipolar plates, membranes, ionomers
• Modelling design, optimization: materials, cells, stacks, systems
• Applications: mobile, stationary, portable, specials

2) Hydrogen
• H2 production: Electrolysis (PEMEC, SOEC, AEMEC), reforming, photolysis, anaerobic
• H2 storage: compressed gas, cryogenic liquid, metal hydride, chemicals, container
• H2 transport: trucking, pipeline, railway, ship
• H2 infrastructure: fuelling station, distribution centres

3) Inter-connection
• Hydrogen economy: BEV vs. FCEV, Hybrids
• On board H2 storage
• Lifecycle analysis: round trip efficiency of H2 & electricity generation, environmental impact assessment
• Renewable energy resource coupling: SOFC-SOEC, PEMFC-PEMEC

Keywords: Hydrogen, Fuel Cell, Electrolysis, Electrolyser, Renewable Energy Resource, Lifecycle analysis

Important note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.