The Fuel Cell Blog

For PEM fuel cell and electrolyzer applications, a proton exchange membrane is sandwiched between an anode electrode and a cathode electrode. Read more

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

Alkaline fuel cells (AFCs) was one of the first extensively researched fuel cell types and was used by NASA for the Gemini, Apollo, and Space Shuttle ... Read more

Introduction There has been a lot of emphasis on the development of long-lasting, efficient and portable, power sources for further technology improv... Read more

Fuel cells are not limited to pure hydrogen gas as fuel. Each type of fuel cell stack has different fuel tolerances. The lower the operating temperatu... Read more

Thermodynamics is the study of energy changing from one form to another. Many predictions can be made using thermodynamic equations, and these are ess... Read more

The fuel cell polarization curve provides useful information on fuel cell performance, however; additional information is needed to study its performa... Read more

One of the greatest challenges associated with PEMFCs is the water balance in the fuel cell stack. As the chemical reaction occurs in each cell, water... Read more

The design elements of a micro or MEMs (Micro Electro Mechanical System) fuel cell stack are the same as a larger fuel cell stack, except that there s... Read more

The membrane electrode assembly (MEA) consists of the electrolyte, catalyst, and gas diffusion layers Read more

Fuel cell modeling is helpful for fuel cell developers because it can lead to fuel cell design improvements, as well as cheaper, better, and more effi... Read more