Experimental and theoretical investigations of transport processes in polymer electrolyte fuel cells

加拿大目前的化石燃料运输部门消耗了近30%的一次能源。聚合物电解质燃料电池（PEFC）和电池提供了替代当前交通能源系统的可行替代品。氢，由水分裂在聚合物电解质电解槽（PEE）使用来自可再生能源的电力生产，可用于PEFC为车辆提供动力。PEFC仅产生水蒸气，从而消除污染和温室气体排放。PEFC车辆已经展示了客户期望的所有属性，例如快速启动和加油，长距离和耐用性。PEE和PEFC车辆市场渗透率增加的前提是生产成本降低以及性能和耐久性改善。

Canada’s current fossil fuelled transportation sector consumes nearly 30% of our primary energy. Polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs) and batteries present viable alternatives to replace the current transportation energy system. Hydrogen, produced by water splitting in a polymer electrolyte electrolyzer (PEE) using electricity from renewable energy sources, could be used in PEFCs to power a vehicle. PEFCs produce only water vapor thereby eliminating pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. PEFC vehicles have demonstrated all the attributes that customers expect such as quick start-up and refuelling, long range, and durability. Prerequisites for an increase in market penetration of PEE, and PEFC vehicles, are production cost reductions as well as performance and durability improvements.