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Gas Diffusion Layer Comparison Chart - 2025
The latest GDL Comparison Chart from Fuel Cell Store. Making choosing your GDL as easy as possible. Read more
Hydrogen Storage Methods
Hydrogen is a clean and efficient energy carrier with the potential to revolutionize energy systems worldwide. As the lightest element, it offers a hi... Read more
Hydrogen Production Methods: Renewable and Non-renewable
Hydrogen is a versatile energy carrier that can significantly contribute to a sustainable energy future. It can be produced through various methods, w... Read more
Impact of Hydrogen Energy in the Next 30 years
Protecting the environment by reducing carbon dioxide emissions and replacing fossil fuels with alternative energy sources is a key motivation for man... Read more
What Hydrogen Storage is Best for Me?
There are a number of different Hydrogen storage options available. The one which is best for you depends on what is most important for your applicati... Read more
Considerations for Stainless Steel Bipolar Plate Manufacturing: Part 2
Low-temperature fuel cells have historically used CNC-machined graphite as bipolar plates. Graphite’s high-cost, high-permeability, and precise machin... Read more
Introducing: Hydro-LAT GDLs with Hydrophilic MPL
Electrochemical technologies have been widely adopted for various commercial applications such as fuel cells, electrolyzers, electrochemical CO2 reduc... Read more
An Introduction to Ion Exchange Membranes and Salt Splitting
Ion-exchanges membranes (IEMs) have many applications beyond fuel cells -- they can also be used to synthesize all types of compounds that are used in... Read more
Membrane Comparison Chart - 2024
For PEM fuel cell and electrolyzer applications, a proton exchange membrane is sandwiched between an anode electrode and a cathode electrode. Read more
Membrane Properties and Characterization for Zero-Gap CO2 Electrolyzers
Zero-gap electrolyzers are similar to fuel cells in design because the heart of the electrolyzer consists of two electrodes pressed against a membrane... Read more
Gas Diffusion Layer Comparison Chart - 2023
Gas Diffusion Layers (GDLs) are one of the components in different types of fuel cells including, but not limited, to Proton Exchange Membrane and Dir... Read more
What is the Difference Between Carbon Paper and Carbon Cloth Gas Diffusion Layers?
Carbon Paper Gas Diffusion Layers (GDLs) (e.g. Sigracet, Freudenberg, Toray, etc) tend to be thinner and more brittle than Carbon Cloth Gas Diffusion ... Read more
What Else Do I Need For My Fuel Cell
So, you have bought a fuel cell and are ready to start using it. Read more
Choosing a Gas Diffusion Layer for an Electrolyzer
We've spoken already about Gas Diffusion Layer (GDL) selection for a Fuel Cell; today we will cover some GDL considerations for Electrolyzers. Read more
What is the Purpose of a Gas Diffusion Layer (GDL)?
The Gas Diffusion Layer (GDL) plays several critical roles in a typical fuel cell application and is often integrated as part of the Membrane Electrod... Read more