Hydrogen is an especially attractive transportation fuel. Current status and future prospect article pdf available in applied sciences 911 may 2019 with 2,563 reads how we measure reads. Development potential of hydrogen fuel cell electric. Consists of material specific chapters as individual pdf files summarizing. Fuel cells fact sheet doe hydrogen and fuel cells program. Hydrogen fuel cells and fuel cell electric vehicles green. Fuel cells in vehicles generate electricity to power the motor, generally using oxygen from the air and compressed hydrogen. Fuel cell electric vehicle evaluation doe hydrogen and. For hicev see list of hydrogen internal combustion engine vehicles. Parameters have been set which allow refueling of lightduty fuel cell vehicles within 35 minutes. Refuelling of fuel cell vehicles by hydrogen from the lohc. Status and prospects of the global automotive fuel cell industry.
Clearly hydrogen fuel cells do not entirely eliminate co2 emissions unless the hydrogen is generated without combusting or reforming hydrocarbon fuels, e. It is the least polluting fuel available, and can be produced anywhere there is water and a clean source of electricity. The emissions from hydrogen fuel cell cars will likely drop with advances in electric vehicle technologies and increased availability of renewable power. This additional benefit favors the fuel cell vehicle. Special thanks go to the organisers of the 19th world hydrogen energy conference, the. As hydrogen is one of the most efficient energy carriers, the fuel cell can produce direct current dc power to run the electric car. The basic idea behind the design of fuel cell vehicles is to offer users a fullyfledged replacement for. A fuel cell vehicle fcv or fuel cell electric vehicle fcev is a type of electric vehicle which uses a fuel cell, instead of a battery, or in combination with a battery or supercapacitor, to power its onboard electric motor. In addition to the refueling process itself, the hydro. Perea, chapter 401, statutes of 20 remains a crucial driver to ensure california is prepared for commercial. A small battery is also used as an energy store for regenerative braking. Hydrogen fuel cells hfcs are zero emissions vehicles hfcs will not be publically available on the commercial level for 1525 years hice would make for an easy transition into hfcs when they are finally available. This presentation does not contain any proprietary, confidential, or otherwise restricted information. The refueling of fuel cell vehicles fcev at the hydrogen refueling stations largely standardized by the iso and sae standards.
Hydrogen energy and fuel cells european commission. Over the course of the past 20 years, vehicle manufacturers have recognised. For a discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of fuel cell vehicles, see fuel cell vehicle. How clean are hydrogen fuel fact sheet cell electric vehicles. Hydrogen fuel cell vehicle study american physical society. Fuel cell electric vehicle evaluation jennifer kurtz pi, sam sprik, chris ainscough, genevieve saur june 7, 2017. In 2015, california continues to be a national and global focal point for commercializing fuel cell electric vehicles fcevs and hydrogen fueling stations. Progress, challenges, and future directions article pdf available in energy procedia 28. In germany, the potential of hydrogen for the integration of renewable energy in transport and other sectors. Fact sheet describing how the fuel cell technologies offices earlystage research and development efforts have advanced hydrogen and fuel cell technologies for transportation and diverse applications that contribute to u. Request pdf fuel economy of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles on the basis of onroad energy consumption, fuel economy fe of hydrogen fuel cell lightduty vehicles is projected to be 2.