Introduction to Alternative and Renewable Energy: Fuel Cells

These presentation slides are intended for use in a college-level introductory course in alternative and renewable energy. These slides cover fuel cell technology, including various types of cells, some current applications of fuel cells and the details of some of the more common types of fuel cells such as proton exchange membrane fuel cells, solid oxide fuel cells, phosphoric acid fuel cells, molten carbonate fuel cells, and alkaline fuel cells. A number of useful graphics are included to illustrate the material, including a table comparison of fuel cell technologies. This presentation may be downloaded in PDF file format.