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Conference Objectives

The 2026 World Fuel Cell Conference (WFCC) is a multidisciplinary forum highlighting the latest developments in fuel cells, hydrogen energy, and their interconnected technologies—from fundamentals and advanced materials to characterization methods, engineering design, system integration, and real-world applications. The conference provides an outstanding platform for scientists, engineers, industry professionals, and policy makers to exchange ideas and build collaborations that advance fuel cell and hydrogen energy technologies.

 

Venue

The conference will be held in Fukuoka International Congress Center, Fukuoka, Japan.

(Address: 2-1 Sekijomachi, Hakata Ward, Fukuoka, 812-0032, Japan)

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 2026 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 2026

  • Deadline for early bird registration: 30 April 2026

  • Deadline for regular registration: 31 May 2026​

Awards

  • Best Presentation Awards (excluding plenary/keynote presentations)

  • Best Poster Awards

  • 3 Minutes Thesis (3MT) Competition

General Contact

  • Mr. Kei Ono (onokei@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn — for participants from Japan)

  • Prof. Yan Yin (yanyin@tju.edu.cn — for participants from China)

  • Dr. Jian Zhao (jianzhao@me.msstate.edu — for participants from all other regions)

Organizers