Barriers of scaling-up fuel cells: Cost, durability and reliability

• Published in: Energy (Oxford) Vol. 80; pp. 509 - 521
• Main Author: Wang, Junye
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2015
• Subjects: Barriers; Commercialization; Cost engineering; Durability; fledglings; Fuel cells; hydrogen; Hydrogen economy; industry; infrastructure; Investments; Policy; Robustness; Scale-up; Small scale; Stacks; stakeholders; Policy; Hydrogen economy; Fuel cells; Barriers; Commercialization; Scale-up

Since its creation over 170 years ago, and despite major investments and efforts by stakeholders over the last few decades to move this technology to the mainstream, today fuel cells continue to be regarded as a fledgling industry. In spite of the commitment by industry leaders, analysis shows that...