Topics (set but not limited to)

 

FUNDAMENTALS OF LOW-TEMPERATURE FUEL CELLS

01 Electrocatalysis of the oxygen reduction and the hydrogen oxidation reaction

02 Membrane materials for acidic & alkaline fuel cell

03 Design of membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs)

04 Pt and Pt-free electrocatalysts

05 Catalyst and MEA degradation mechanisms

 

ELECTROLYSIS & ELECTROLYZERS

06 Electrocatalysts for the oxygen and hydrogen evolution reactions

07 Electrolysis in alkaline and acidic media

08 CO2 reduction to fuels and chemicals

 

DIRECT FUEL CELLS

09 Methanol and ethanol oxidation

10 Glucose oxidation

11 Microbial and enzymatic fuel cells and electrolysis (see separate call www.I-MEEP.com)

 

ADVANCED DIAGNOSTICS & MODELING

12 Transport characterization in porous transport layers

13 Analysis of MEA degradation and evaluation of mitigation strategies

14 Operando analysis

15 Modeling of kinetics and transport

 

APPLICATIONS & DESIGN OF FUEL CELLS, ELECTROLYZERS & SYSTEMS

16 Design of MEAs and flow-fields for high current density operation

17 Stack and stack component design and operation

18 Stack and system characterization and integration

19 Durability, lifetime and LCA

20 Balance of plant components for fuel cells and electrolyzers

21 Other pioneering applications and systems (sensors. etc.)

 

HYDROGEN PROCESSING

22 Purification and Compression

23 Materials and devices for on-board and off-board storage

24 Distribution and Fuelling

25 Balance of plant components

 

MARKET & DEPLOYMENT

26 Major regional & company demonstration and developments

27 Early-market applications (fork lifts, etc.)

28 Hydrogen vehicles and infrastructure, integration, testing, applications and markets

29 Combined heat and power

30 Portable devices

31 Hydrogen economy models and scenarios, competing technologies

32 H2FC assessment, applicability & education

 

OTHERS

33 Success stories, assessments, education, investments, services,…

34 Keynote - Plenary Presentation - Invited Talks

35 Others

 

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