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Title: Hydrogen PEM Fuel Cells: A Market Need Provides Research Opportunities

Abstract

It has been said that necessity is the mother of invention. Another way this can be stated is that market demands create research opportunities. Because of the increasing demand for oil (especially for fueling vehicles utilizing internal combustion engines) and the fact that oil is a depleting (not renewable) energy source, a market need for a renewable source of energy has created significant opportunities for research. This paper addresses the research opportunities associated with producing a market competitive (i.e., high performance, low cost and durable) hydrogen proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell. Of the many research opportunities, the primary ones to be addressed directly are: Alternative membrane materials, Alternative catalysts, Impurity effects, and Water transport. A status of Department of Energy-sponsored research in these areas will be summarized and the impact of each on the ability to develop a market-competitive hydrogen PEM fuel cell powered vehicle will be discussed. Also, activities of the International Partnership for the Hydrogen Economy in areas such as advanced membranes for fuel cells and materials for storage will be summarized.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [2]
  1. ORNL
  2. Sentech, Inc.
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
OSTI Identifier:
961756
DOE Contract Number:  
DE-AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: American Chemical Society Fall 2008 National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 20080817, 20080817
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
08 HYDROGEN; 30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; 33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS; CATALYSTS; ENERGY SOURCES; FUEL CELLS; HYDROGEN; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; MARKET; MEMBRANES; PERFORMANCE; PROTONS; STORAGE; TRANSPORT; WATER; hydrogen; PEM; fuel cell

Citation Formats

Payne, Terry L, Brown, Gilbert M, and Bogomolny, David. Hydrogen PEM Fuel Cells: A Market Need Provides Research Opportunities. United States: N. p., 2010. Web.
Payne, Terry L, Brown, Gilbert M, & Bogomolny, David. Hydrogen PEM Fuel Cells: A Market Need Provides Research Opportunities. United States.
Payne, Terry L, Brown, Gilbert M, and Bogomolny, David. 2010. "Hydrogen PEM Fuel Cells: A Market Need Provides Research Opportunities". United States.
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abstractNote = {It has been said that necessity is the mother of invention. Another way this can be stated is that market demands create research opportunities. Because of the increasing demand for oil (especially for fueling vehicles utilizing internal combustion engines) and the fact that oil is a depleting (not renewable) energy source, a market need for a renewable source of energy has created significant opportunities for research. This paper addresses the research opportunities associated with producing a market competitive (i.e., high performance, low cost and durable) hydrogen proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell. Of the many research opportunities, the primary ones to be addressed directly are: Alternative membrane materials, Alternative catalysts, Impurity effects, and Water transport. A status of Department of Energy-sponsored research in these areas will be summarized and the impact of each on the ability to develop a market-competitive hydrogen PEM fuel cell powered vehicle will be discussed. Also, activities of the International Partnership for the Hydrogen Economy in areas such as advanced membranes for fuel cells and materials for storage will be summarized.},
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