Research on the Application and Development of Fuel Cells

Abstract

Due to its high energy efficiency and low emission characteristics, fuel cells have received wide attention from all walks of life in the past two decades and have been developed rapidly. However, fuel cells are also facing some problems and challenges. This paper analyses and compares the performance, advantages and disadvantages of the major mainstream fuel cells, and puts forward the problems encountered in the current development by combining with their application examples. The results show that the cost of fuel cells is too high due to the limitations of electrodes and other key components, and some of the fuel cells have poor endurance, which is one of the major reasons hindering advancements in fuel cells, as the fuel cells are not able to achieve a balance between cost and performance. The practical application of fuel cells in various fields and the development status of fuel cells at home and abroad this year are introduced, and it is easy to see that in recent years, fuel cells have made breakthroughs to different degrees in different regions at different technical levels under the wide attention of all walks of life; fuel cell products are compared with traditional industries and the opportunities and challenges of the current development are put forward. However, despite the many advantages of fuel cells, there are still some challenges to their commercialisation, such as high cost, durability, storage and transportation of hydrogen. These problems are expected to be solved. It is crucial to research fuel cell development possibilities in order to advance the global energy transition, cut carbon emissions, and achieve sustainable development.