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Fuel Cell Comparison to Alternate Technologies

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Glossary

Battery:

A battery or voltaic cell consists of one or more electrochemical cells which store and convert chemical energy into electric energy.

Electrochemical capacitor:

An electrochemical capacitor (supercapacitor, ultracapacitor, or double-layer capacitor) is an electrochemical device that can store and convert energy by charging/discharging the electrochemical double-layer of two electrodes with large surface areas and thus large double layer capacitances.

Electromobility:

Electromobility is a mobility concept in which electric vehicles instead of vehicles powered by internal combustion engines are used.

Fuel cell:

A fuel cell is an electrochemical cell that can convert the chemical energy stored in a given fuel into electrical energy.

Ragone plot:

A Ragone plot compares the performances of different energy storing devices by plotting power densities or specific power [W/kg] versus energy densities or specific energy [Wh/kg].

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  1. Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria

    Julia Kunze-Liebhäuser

  2. BMW AG, Munich, Germany

    Odysseas Paschos

  3. Gashubin Engineering Private Limited, Singapore, Singapore

    Sethu Sundar Pethaiah

  4. Newcastle University, Chemistry – School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, NE1 7RU, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

    Ulrich Stimming

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Kunze-Liebhäuser, J., Paschos, O., Pethaiah, S.S., Stimming, U. (2017). Fuel Cell Comparison to Alternate Technologies. In: Meyers, R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2493-6_157-3

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