STUDY & VALIDATION OF FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGY

A major technological challenge in 21st century is the transition from fossil-fuel based energy to renewable energy. Solid-state electrochemical devices such as batteries, capacitors, fuel, cells, solar cells, and sensors are some of the critical components expected to play a dominant role towards alternative sustainable energy. Fuel cells are devices that convert chemical energy of the fuel into usable electricity and heat without combustion with the only by product being pure water. An arising problem in today’s world is the destruction of the ozone layer because of the emissions and harmful gases that vehicles are giving off. Forget ethanol or biodiesel. The next big thing in automotive fuel may very well be hydrogen. Hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles could play a central role in future transportation systems. They produce only electricity, heat, and water at point of use. They could also use predominantly domestic—potentially renewable—energy supplies instead of imported oil to help meet one of our most pressing energy needs. Consequently, there has been great interest in hydrogen as a primary “energy carrier” displacing petroleum-based fuels. Automakers rapidly are closing in on making hydrogen fuel cell and promote policies to create the “hydrogen highway, private businesses and government agencies are increasingly deploying fuel cells for stationary power applications. Stationary fuel cells are a technology that is commercially available, reliable, suitable to a wide variety of applications, declining in costs, and with federal and state support, becoming more affordable