@article{dc791b8f82d2471bab6291c9201a204e,
title = "Emerging manufacturing technologies for fuel cells and electrolyzers",
abstract = "Fuel cells have emerged as viable solutions in areas such as stationary and backup power systems, material handling equipment (MHE), and fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV). Persistent challenges for fuel cells and electrolyzers include high initial cost and the availability of hydrogen infrastructure to support FCEV and MHE fleets. Cost of fuel cells are still high compared to other power generation systems such as diesel and natural gas generators. This, however, can be linked to two facts: first is low production volumes generally and second is emerging manufacturing technologies currently in R\&D that need to be scaled up to factory production volumes. This study investigates current manufacturing processes used in production of fuel cells (e.g., spray coating and manual assembly) and emerging manufacturing technologies (e.g., roll-to-roll catalyst coating) to investigate key cost drivers and potential cost reductions in manufacturing of fuel cells and electrolyzers. In particular, we focus on how cost reductions for advance manufacturing technologies may be more significant at scale than existing technologies.",
keywords = "Cost, Electrolyzer, Fuel Cells, Manufacturing",
author = "Ahmad Mayyas and Margaret Mann",
note = "Funding Information: This work was authored by Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, the manager and operator of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under Contract No. DE-AC36-08GO28308. Funding provided by U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office. The views expressed in the article do not necessarily represent the views of the DOE or the U.S. Government. The U.S. Government retains and the publisher, by accepting the article for publication, acknowledges that the U.S. Government retains a nonexclusive, paid-up, irrevocable, worldwide license to publish or reproduce the published form of this work, or allow others to do so, for U.S. Government purposes. Authors wish also to thank Nancy Garland, Jesse Adams and Eric Miller from Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office at the Department of Energy for their valuable discussions and comments. We also wish to thank Mark Ruth, Bryan Pivovar, Guido Bender and Keith Wipke from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory who provided information and helpful comments during the preparation of this work. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.; 16th Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing, GCSM 2018 ; Conference date: 02-10-2018 Through 04-10-2018",
year = "2019",
doi = "10.1016/j.promfg.2019.04.063",
language = "British English",
volume = "33",
pages = "508--515",
journal = "Procedia Manufacturing",
issn = "2351-9789",
publisher = "Elsevier BV",
}
