Fuel Cell Links and References

For those interested in further reading on fuel cells and their applications, links with more information can be found below:
  • AFCC Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation: A private joint venture between Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company and Ballard Power Systems to focus on development of automotive fuel cell powerplants (also my employer).
  • Ballard Power Systems: A pioneer in the area of PEM fuel cells, currently commercializing fuel cells for stationary, transit and low power mobility applications
  • Fuel Cells Today: A good source for industry and research news, not always the fastest but generally thorough and provides an RSS feed
  • Google News Fuel Cell RSS feed: Another method of keeping tabs on fuel cell news, uses the Google News aggregator to make an RSS feed out of any story about fuel cells. Faster than Fuel Cells Today above but not as filtered.
  • Fuel Cell page on Wikipedia: Another good informational reference
  • Integrated Energy Systems Victoria (IESVic): A research center at the University of Victoria focused on sustainable, integrated energy systems for society, of which fuel cells are considered a part.
  • Canadian Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association: Industry lobby group for the Canadian fuel cell industry.

Unfortunately there are not many books that discuss the topic of fuel cells in sufficient detail, either from a specific technical point of view or in the context of the broader energy system. A few good ones that I've run across include:
  • Smelling Land: The Hydrogen Defense Against Climate Catastrophe by David Sanborn Scott: One of my former professors from the University of Victoria, he was one of the first people to really push the idea of a hydrogen economy using fuel cells, electrolysis and hydrogen together to change our energy system. The book is a good summary of his ideas, intended for non-technical audience. Highly recommended read.
  • Fuel Cell Systems Explained by James, Larminie and Andrew Dicks: A decent textbook covering basic fuel cell theory including the Nerst and Tafel Equations, but also covers the major fuel cell types and some of the advantages and disadvantages of each. Lots of great pictures of my coworkers from Ballard Power Systems.