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: 31 March 2025

  • Deadline for early bird registration: 30 April 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)

Call for Abstract

Abstract Submission

Acknowledgement: The Microsoft CMT service was used for managing the peer-reviewing process for this conference. This service was provided for free by Microsoft and they bore all expenses, including costs for Azure cloud services as well as for software development and support.

  • Submission of abstracts has to be performed electronically using the template available below, you can choose to give an oral presentation or present a poster.

  • The deadline is 31 March 2025.

  • It takes 10 minutes presentation and 5 minutes Q&A for oral presentations, and the powerpoint format is 16:9. For poster presentations, the poster size is A0.

Theme 1: Fuel Cell

  • 1) Types of fuel cell: PEMFC, DMFC, SOFC, PAFC, AFC

  • 2) Materials and components: catalysts and their supports, GDLs, MPLs, MEAs, bipolar plates, membranes, ionomers

  • 3) Modelling design, optimization: materials, cells, stacks, systems

  • 4) Applications: mobile, stationary, portable, specials

Theme 2: Hydrogen

  • 1) Hydrogen production: Electrolysis (PEMEC, SOEC), reforming, photolysis, anaerobic

  • 2) Hydrogen storage: compressed gas, cryogenic liquid, metal hydride, chemicals, container

  • 3) Hydrogen transport: trucking, pipeline, railway, ship

  • 4) Hydrogen infrastructure: fuelling station, distribution centres

Theme 3: Inter-connection

  • 1) Hydrogen economy: BEV vs. FCEV, Hybrids

  • 2) On board hydrogen storage

  • 3) Lifecycle analysis: round trip efficiency of hydrogen & electricity generation, environmental impact assessment

  • 4) Renewable energy resource coupling: SOFC-SOEC, PEMFC-PEMEC

Committees

Prof. Meng NI - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Prof. Xianguo Li - University of Waterloo

Prof. Jianbo ZHANG - Tsinghua university

Prof. AN Liang - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Prof. Jian WANG - City university of Hong Kong

Prof. LI Weihong - City university of Hong Kong

Prof. LI Mengying - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Program

Invited Speakers

Plenary Speakers

John Irvine

  • University of St Andrews, Scotland

  • Presentation Title: Interfacial Engineering in Solid Oxide Cells

Kui Jiao

  • Executive Director of National Industry-Education Platform for Energy Storage,

  • Tianjin University, China

  • Presentation Title: ETSim: An Electrochemical Thermophysics Simulator Enhancing Fuel Cell Design

Anthony Kucernak

  • Imperial College of London, England

  • Department of Chemistry - Faculty of Natural Sciences

Jing-Li Luo

  • Shenzhen University, China

  • Presentation Title: PEROVSKITE ELECTROCATALYSTS FOR SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS/SOLID OXIDE ELECTROLYSIS CELLS

Peter N. Pintauro

  • Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

  • Presentation Title: Recent Advances in Electrospun Nanofiber Mat Electrodes for Fuel Cells

Zhigang Shao

  • Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, China

Zongping Shao

  • Curtin University, Australia

  • Presentation Title: A semi-vapor electrolysis technology for efficient hydrogen generation from untreated water

Yunan Wang

  • Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering, China

  • Takeo YAMAGUCHI

  • Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan

  • Presentation Title: Systematic material design and development for polymer electrolyte fuel cells and anion exchange membrane water electrolysis

Eileen Yu

  • University of Southampton, UK

  • Presentation Title: Microbial electrochemical systems for simutaneous hydrogen production and wastewater treatment

Keynote Speakers

Takuto Araki

  • Yokohama National University, Japan

Yu Chen

  • South China University of Technology, China

  • Presentation Title: Oxygen Electrodes for Reversible Protonic Ceramic Electrochemical cells

Francesco Ciucci

  • University of Bayreuth

  • Presentation Title: Cobalt-Free Air Electrodes for Protonic Ceramic Cells

Shangfeng Du

  • School of Chemical, University of Birmingham, UK

  • Presentation Title: Hydrogen crossover for differential pressure PEM water electrolysers

Donglin Han

  • Soochow University, China

  • Presentation Title: Transport Properties of Proton Conducting Perovskite Zirconates and Cerates

Piran R Kidambi

  • Vanderbilt University

  • Presentation Title: Overcoming the Conductance versus Crossover Trade-off in State-of-the-Art Proton Exchange Fuel-Cell Membranes by Incorporating Atomically Thin Chemical Vapor Deposition Graphene

Hidenori Kuroki

  • Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan

  • Presentation Title: Connected Nanoparticle Catalysts and Support-Free Catalyst Layers for PEFCs

Rui Lin

  • Tongji University, China

  • Presentation Title: Design of three-phase interface for low-platinum fuel cell and innovative development

Youjun Lu

  • Xi’an Jiaotong University

  • Presentation Title: Integrated Hydrogen Production and Storage through Thermal -Electrical Coupling

Wanlu Li

  • University of California San Diego

  • Presentation Title: Physics-Guided Structural Prediction for Sub-Nanometer Clusters and Multi-Element Nanoparticles for Sustainable Materials Design

Zhipeng Li

  • Northwestern Polytechnical University, China

  • Presentation Title: SOFC-From Material Research to Industrial Manufacture

Zhiguo Qu

  • Xi’an Jiaotong University, China

  • Presentation Title: Modeling Development on MEA Degradation and AI-based Lifetime Prediction of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

Shuhui Sun

  • Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), Canada

  • Presentation Title: Low-Cost, High-Performance Electrocatalysts for Sustainable Hydrogen Production: From Non-Precious Materials to Single-Atom Catalysts

Peichen Su

  • Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

  • Presentation Title: Surface Modification of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Electrodes for Performance and Stability

Huabing Tao

  • Xiamen University, China

  • Presentation Title: Degradation Mechanism of Anode Catalyst Layers of PEM Water Electrolyzers

Baoguo Wang

  • Tsinghua University, Beijing, PRC

  • Presentation Title: 3D CATALYTIC NANOARRAYS VERTICALLY INTERLOCKED ON aION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FOR mea USING IN WATER ELECTROLYSIS

Yun Wang

  • UC Irvine, United States

  • Presentation Title: Modeling Reversible Fuel Cells of High Round-Trip Efficiency

Gang Wu

  • Washington University in St. Louis, United States

  • Presentation Title: Single Metal Site Catalysts for PEM Fuel Cells

Liangfei Xu

  • Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.

  • Presentation Title: Application of AI-based methods in design and diagnosis of proton exchange membrane fuel cell

Changrong Xia

  • University of Science and Technology of China

  • Presentation Title: Temperature induced relaxation for determining oxygen transport kinetics of nonstoichiometric oxides

Yan Yin

  • Tianjin University, China

  • Presentation Title: Design of advanced low precious metal electrodes for AEM water electrolysis

Huabin Zhang

  • King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

  • Presentation Title: Advancing Heterogeneous Electrocatalysis with Trans-scale Chemistry

Invited Speakers

Bin Chen

  • Shenzhen Univerisity

  • Presentation Title: Reliable faradaic efficiency by breaking mass transportation limit in scaled-up proton conducting electrolysis cells

Di Chen

  • Tsinghua University

  • Presentation Title: Investigating SOFC Electrode Reaction Mechanism Using Atomically Flat Surface

Yubin Chen

  • Xi’an Jiaotong University

  • Presentation Title: PEM water electrolysis for high-pressure hydrogen production and the H2 crossover mechanism

Kongfa Chen

  • Fuzhou University, China

  • Presentation Title: Progress of direct assembly approach for constructing efficient, durable nanocomposite hydrogen electrodes for solid oxide cells

Yubo Chen

  • Zhejiang University, China

  • Presentation Title: Support-free iridium hydroxide for high-efficiency proton-exchange membrane water electrolysis

Xingxing Cheng

  • Shandong University

  • Presentation Title: Green monomer synthesized hyper-crosslinked polymers carbon material and molecular simulation

Linhao Fan

  • Tianjin University

  • Presentation Title: Molecular-level insights into mass transfer in fuel cell cathode electrodes

Huihuang Fang

  • Fuzhou University

  • Presentation Title: Ammonia-Hydrogen Energy Conversion and Utilization Technologies

Jianbing Huang

  • Xi’an Jiaotong University

  • Presentation Title: Superprotonic Conduction in Ruddlesden-Popper Perovskite Electrolyte for Low-Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Farrukh Khalid

  • Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

  • Presentation Title: High-Temperature Electrolysis for Hydrogen and Other Value-Added Products

Ang Li

  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University

  • Presentation Title: Multiphysics-induced heterogeneous degradation of nickel-CGO cathode in solid oxide electrolysis cell

Molly Meng-Jung Li

  • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

  • Presentation Title: Ammonia-powered zero-carbon versatile-energy supply station

Dong LIU

  • Nanjing University of Science and Technology

  • Presentation Title: Biomimetic Membrane-Less Electrolysis

Tong LIU

  • Wuhan Institute of Technology

  • Presentation Title: Hierarchically oriented electrodes with open, straight pores for efficient solid oxide cells application

Yu Luo

  • Fuzhou University

  • Presentation Title: Ammonia-Hydrogen Energy Conversion and Utilization Technologies

Shanke Liu

  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University

  • Presentation Title: Energy management of fuel cells in hydrogen-electric coupling systems

Wonyoung Lee

  • Sungkyunkwan University

  • Presentation Title: Low temperature operation of protonic ceramic electrochemical cells

He Miao

  • Ningbo University, PR China

  • Presentation Title: Multi-component Ni-based alloys prepared by electrodeposition and their alkaline water electrolysis performances

Yutong Mu

  • Xi’an Jiaotong University, PR China

  • Presentation Title: Mesoscopic Insights into the Reactive Transport Processes in Membrane Electrode Assemblies of PEMFCs

Zhiqiang Niu

  • Loughborough University, UK

  • Presentation Title: Generative AI in Green Hydrogen: Innovations and Opportunities

Zhefei Pan

  • Chongqing University

  • Presentation Title: Building an ammonia fuel cell with an anion exchange membrane

Ranran Peng

  • University of Science and Technology of China

  • Presentation Title: Rational Design of Heterogeneous Catalysts via Surface Exsolution: Thermodynamic Drivers and Electronic Modulation for Enhanced CatalyticPerformance

Qi Ronghui

  • South China University of Technology

  • Presentation Title: Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics-based Impedance Modeling for PEM-based Humidity Electrolysis

Jing Shao

  • Shenzhen University

  • Presentation Title: Surface reconstruction of catalysts during water electrolysis: in situ analysis and modulation

Shuanglin Shen

  • China University of Mining and Technology

  • Presentation Title: Experimental Measurement of the ‘Real’ Temperature Distribution in a Planar Solid Oxide Fuel Cell

SHI Xingyi

  • City University of Hong Kong (Dongguan)

  • Presentation Title: Operation of an Energizing Liquid Fuel Cell in Sub-Zero Conditions

Yuefeng Song

  • Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, China

  • Presentation Title: High-temperature Electrocatalysis in Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells

Jie YU

  • Jiangsu University of Science and Technology

  • Presentation Title: Structural regulation and performance optimization of energy-related catalytic materials

Yang Wang

  • Chongqing University

  • Presentation Title: Trans-scale Modeling of electrochemical CO2 Reduction

Bowen Wang

  • Tianjin University

  • Presentation Title: Electrochemical reaction and transport in the anode of direct ammonia fuel cells (DAFCs)

Yuqing Wang

  • Beijing Institute of Technology

  • Presentation Title: Mechanism Studies and Stack Integration of Tubular Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Qianqian Wang

  • University of Shanghai for Science and Technology

  • Presentation Title: Investigating Hydrogen Crossover in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: Impacts on Performance and Longevity

Jingyi Wang

  • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Yifei Wang

  • Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen

  • Presentation Title: Microfluidic fuel cell for combined cooling and power applications

Zhen Wu

  • Xi’an Jiaotong University

  • Presentation Title: Multiscale Analysis of Degradation Mechanisms and Performance Prediction in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Wei Wu

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences

  • Presentation Title: Revitalizing performance of protonic ceramic cells by interfacial acid etch

Ting Wu

  • Lincoln Agritech Ltd, Lincoln University, New Zealand

  • Presentation Title: Turning agricultural methane into opportunity: electrochemical methane mitigation and hydrogen generation

Wenshuo Xu

  • University of Cambridge, UK

  • Presentation Title: Synthesis and Catalysis of Emerging 2D Materials

Meigui Xu

  • Nanjing Tech University

  • Presentation Title: Performance Optimization of Proton Ceramic Cells

Yang Yang

  • Chongqing University

  • Presentation Title: Triply periodic minimal surface foams for PEM electrolyzer and methanol reforming hydrogen production applications

Dingding Ye

  • Chongqing University, China

  • Presentation Title: Pump-free microfluidic fuel cells and electrochemical analytical devices

Gaoqiang Yang

  • Hunan University

  • Structured Electrode-Membrane InterfaceEnabling High-Performance Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

Keqing Zheng

  • China University of Mining and Technology

  • Presentation Title: A Two-Stage SOFC System for Methane Power Generation with Carbon Capture

Guobin Zhang

  • Xi’an Jiaotong University

  • Presentation Title: Multi-physics modeling and structure design for high-power-density PEM fuel cells

Caizhi Zhang

  • Chongqing University

  • Presentation Title: Fault diagnosis of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells based on impedance analysis

Gaixia Zhang

  • University of Quebec, Canada

  • Presentation Title: Low-Pt and Pt-free Catalysts for PEM fuel cells

Yanxiang Zhang

  • Harbin Institute of Technology

  • Presentation Title: A new approach for understanding the current-voltage relationship

Lin Zeng

  • Southern University of Science and Technology

  • Presentation Title: Multiscale Modeling and Optimization of Water Management in Anion Exchange Membrane FuelCells for Enhanced Performance and Durability

Workshop

Dr. Jianbo Zhang got his PhD on Aerodynamics in the University of Tokyo, Japan. He worked in Nissan Research Center on the R&D of fuel cell and LIB during 2000~2011. He was offered the professorship in the Department of Automotive Engineering, Tsinghua University, China in 2011.

His research interests center around the diagnosis and design of electrochemical energy devices such as fuel cell, lithium-ion cell, and water electrolyzer. He co-authored the book The Theory and Application of the Structure Design for Lithium-Ion Batteries (in Chinese), the chapter “Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy” in the book “Microscopy and Microanalysis for Lithium-Ion Batteries”, and the chapter “Subzero startup of polymer electrolyte fuel cell” in the book Fuel Cells for Transportation.

He is the chair of the Scientific Committee of International Symposium of Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy, a member of the Fuel Cell Division of the International Association of Hydrogen Energy, a member of the Scientific Committee of European Fuel Cell Forum.

Dr. Tomohiro Sakata is senior research chemist using photoelectron spectroscopy in Toray Research Center. He received Ph.D. in surface physics in 2014. He worked at Innovation Research center for fuel cells, the university of Electro-Communications after postdoc at RWTH Aachen university. His area of expertise is the analysis of semiconductor using photoelectron spectroscopy and fuel cells using X-ray Absorption Fine Structure.

Dr. Xianguo Li is a Professor of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering at the University of Waterloo. His research interests include hydrogen energy and fuel cells, liquid fuel atomization and sprays, and green energy systems, as well as the thermal management of power batteries for electric vehicles. Dr. Li has published extensively, including the book “Principles of Fuel Cells” (single-authored) and “Fuel Cells for Transportation: Fundamental Principles and Applications” (co-edited). He serves as the editor in chief for the International Journal of Green Energy, Field Chief Editor for Frontiers in Thermal Engineering; Senior Vice President, Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering (CSME), and President, International Association for Green Energy (IAGE). He is a fellow of Canadian Academy of Engineering, Engineering Institute of Canada and CSME.

3MT Competition

Conference Publication

High-quality abstracts/papers submitted to WFCC 2025 will be recommended for publications in special issues being organized in the following journals.

Sponsorship

Important Dates

  • Deadline for abstract submission: 31 March 2025

  • Deadline for early bird registration: 30 April 2025

  • Deadline for regular registration: 31 May 2025​

  • Conference Dates: 9-12 July 2025