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Marine applications of fuel cell technology

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Author

  • Jinliang Yuan
  • Juncai Sun
  • Penting Sun
  • Takeshi Nakazawa
  • Bengt Sundén

Summary, in English

Due to potential benefits of high energy conversion efficiency and low noise/pollution, fuel cells have attracted many application areas. In general, fuel cells can be applied on-board ships as emergency power supply, electric energy generation, power output for propulsion or where appropriate, a combination of these uses. In this paper, a brief summary is presented for various fuel cells and their potential for marine applications. The characteristics and properties of fuel cells are compared with conventional energy systems, such as diesel engines and gas turbines, in terms of efficiency, power density, emissions etc. The significant barriers to implement fuel cell technology into marine applications are identified as well in this study. Fuel and the choice of suitable hydrogen supply are addressed. As a case study, a fuel cell stack applied to a ship propulsion system is discussed in details.

Department/s

Publishing year

2004

Language

English

Pages

251-257

Publication/Series

Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology - 2004

Document type

Conference paper

Publisher

American Society Of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

Topic

  • Energy Engineering

Keywords

  • Hydrogen supply
  • Fuel cell technology
  • Electrical energy
  • Air independent propulsion (AIP)

Conference name

Second International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology

Conference date

2004-06-14 - 2004-06-16

Conference place

Rochester, NY, United States

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISBN: 0791841650