Conference Objectives

The 2025 World Fuel Cell Conference (WFCC) is a multi-disciplinary conference that covers the latest developments and advancements in fuel cells, hydrogen energy and the inter-connection, from fundamentals, to advanced materials, advanced characterization techniques, engineering designs, system integration, and applications. It will provide an excellent platform for scientists, engineers, industrial practitioners, and governmental policy makers to exchange ideas and seek collaborations on the development and applications of fuel cells, hydrogen energy, and the inter-connection.

Venue

The conference will be held at Hong Kong, China.

Conference Format

  • Plenary/keynote presentations by invited speakers

  • General contributed abstracts presented orally in technical sessions and/or by posters

  • Tutorials about fuel cell and hydrogen energy technologies by invited leading researchers

Abstract/Paper Submission

  • Only abstracts are needed for presentation at the 2025 WFCC.

  • Based on the oral and/or poster presentations, the conference organizing committee will shortlist abstracts for full paper submission for special issues of peer-reviewed international journals.

Topics

WFCC welcomes abstracts in all areas of fuel cell and hydrogen energy technologies, including but not limited to:

Theme 1: Fuel Cells

  • Fuel cell materials, components, cells, stacks, and systems

  • Modeling and optimization: materials, cells, stacks, and systems

  • Testing, characterization, and diagnostics of fuel cells

  • Applications of fuel cells: mobile, stationary, portable, specials

Theme 2: Hydrogen Energy Technologies

  • Hydrogen production: electrolysis (AWE, PEMEC, SOEC, PCEC, etc.), reforming, thermochemical cycles, photocatalysis, biological processes, and other potential technologies for hydrogen production

  • Hydrogen storage: compressed gas, liquid hydrogen storage, metal hydride, containers, ammonia

  • Hydrogen transportation and hydrogen infrastructure

Theme 3: Inter-connection

  • Hydrogen economy: BEV vs. FCEV, Hybrids

  • On board hydrogen storage

  • Life cycle analysis: round trip efficiency of hydrogen & electricity generation, environmental impact assessment

  • AI for fuel cells and hydrogen energy

  • Renewable energy resource coupling: SOFC-SOEC, PEMFC-PEMEC etc.

Important Dates

  • Deadline for abstract submission: 14 February 2025

  • Authors will be notified of the acceptance/rejection of abstracts by 28 February 2025

  • Deadline for early bird registration: 31 March 2025

  • Deadline for regular registration: 31 May 2025​

Awards

  • Best Presentation Awards (excluding plenary/keynote presentations)

  • Best Poster Awards

  • 3 Minutes Thesis (3MT) Competition

General Contact

meng.ni@polyu.edu.hk (Prof. Meng Ni)