European Fuel Cell 2011
TOPICS
- Materials and Fabrication Processes
Materials for electrolytes, electrodes or interconnects of High and Low Temperature Fuel Cells. Development of high performance MEAs (membranes, electrodes) and bipolar plates for low temperature Fuel Cells. Fabrication methods for cell components, complete cells or stacks. Durability and Degradation issues.
- Cell, Stack, System Modeling
The track addresses numerical simulations and analytical models applied to Fuel Cell. From detailed numerical modeling of cells and stacks to macroscopic Fuel Cell systems and hybrid system models.
- System and Balance of Plant Design and Optimization
Improving Fuel Cell system reliability, efficiency, lifetime and cost from different perspectives: process control, technical/energetic analyses, environmental analyses, market analyses. Topics may also include Stack-BoP interface, BoP components and standardization issues, fuel conditioning and new application with membranes. New opportunities in CO2 membrane sequestration/separation.
- Lab and Field Tests and Market or Real‐life Applications
Laboratory demonstration and field test experience, prototype Fuel Cell systems, data retrieving and analysis for Cells, Stacks and Systems, real-life applications.
- Fuel Processing and Non-Conventional Fuels
Innovative solutions for fuel processing, storage and distribution: new methods or results in reforming, gas clean up, as desulphurization, and others. Operational experience, as well as theoretical or feasibility analysis of non-conventional fuels utilization. Topics covered include, but are not limited to biogas upgrading to Fuel Cells quality, biogas and syngas production, innovative systems for non-conventional fuels utilization.
- New ideas, Non‐conventional Fuel Cells and Niche Applications
Any topic dealing with new types of Fuel Cell, as the Direct Carbon and Microbial Fuel Cells, etc., and alternative applications of Fuel Cells, as Reversible Fuel Cells, CO2 Capture with Fuel Cells, H2 production with Fuel Cells, etc.
- Technical-Economical and Environmental analysis
Any topic dealing with Fuel Cell focused on: Technical-economical analyses, cost-benefit analysis, environmental analyses as LCA applications to Fuel Cell and Market analyses.
- Policy and Cross-cutting Issues on Fuel Cells
Any topic dealing with Fuel Cell that is not covered in the other tracks: procedures, codes and standards, educational aspects, commercialization plans, applications in developing countries, international and national programs (roadmaps) and safety.
TRACK MANAGERS LIST
TK-01: Material and Fabrication Processes for Low Temperature Fuel Cells
TM: Rodolfo Taccani, University of Trieste, Italy
TK-02: Material and Fabrication Processes for High Temperature Fuel Cells
TM: Karl Foger, CFCL-Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited, Australia
TM: Pierluigi Leone, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
TK-03: Cell, Stack and System Modeling for Low Temperature Fuel Cells
TM: Linda Barelli, University of Perugia, Italy
TM: Loredana Magristri, University of Genova, Italy
TK-04: Cell, Stack and System Modeling for High Temperature Fuel Cells
TM: Nicola Massarotti, University of Naples "Parthenope" – Italy
TM: Massimo Santarelli, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
TK-05: System and Balance of Plant Design and Optimization
TM: David Sanchez, ESI, Spain
TM: P. Aravind, TU Delft, Netherlands
TK-06: Lab and Field Tests and Market or Real-life Applications
TM: Jonghee Han, KIST- Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Korea
TM: Hary Devianto, ENEA, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Italy
TK-07: Fuel Processing and Non-Conventional Fuels
TM: Roberto Bove, Alstom, Switzerland
TM: Luca Andreassi, University of Roma Tor Vergata, Italy
TK-08: New ideas: non-conventional Fuel Cells and Niche Applications
TM: Stephen McPhail, ENEA, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Italy
TM: Kas Hemmes, TU Delft, Netherlands
TK-09: Technical-Economical and Environmental analysis
TK-10: Policy and Cross-cutting issues on Fuel Cells
TM: Whitney Colella, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), USA
TM: Frano Barbir, FESB, Croatia
Objectives
Authors and presenters are invited to participate in this event to expand international cooperation, understanding and promotion of efforts and disciplines in the above listed areas. Dissemination of knowledge by presenting research results, new developments, and novel concepts in those areas will serve as the foundation upon which the conference program will be developed.
A variety of sessions are available for presentations as it allows flexibility to the authors.
All sessions are quality driven.
