Fuel Cells Selected Entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kreuer, Klaus-Dieter (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Energy.; Energy storage.; Electrochemistry.; Electric power production.; Optical materials.; Electronic materials.; Energy Storage.; Energy Technology.; Optical and Electronic Materials.

The expected end of the “oil age” will lead to increasing focus and reliance on alternative energy conversion devices, among which fuel cells have the potential to play an important role.  Not only can phosphoric acid and solid oxide fuel cells already efficiently convert today’s fossil fuels, inclu...