Advanced Fuel Cells

We are the only truly international, professional and vivid network on fuel cells within the IEA and worldwide since 1990.  The Advanced Fuel Cells TCP operates in close collaboration with the CERT, its Working Parties, and a broader audience, including policymakers.

The Executive Committee (ExCo) is comprised of representatives from every participating country and steers the TCP.

The TCP oversees six Tasks that are open to any candidate from the participating countries. The Tasks carry out specific tasks over a limited time. New participating countries are welcome and the ExCo accepts new members based on criteria specified by the IEA and the AFC TCP.

Our mission is to coordinate research and development (R&D) and benchmarking for electrochemical conversion technologies, with a primary focus on fuel cell (FC) and electrolyzer applications in both the stationary and transportation sectors. Our work encompasses key technology tasks related to polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs), solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), and electrolyzer systems, ensuring a comprehensive approach to advancing these technologies.
We engage in extensive modeling activities to design, develop, and apply suites of open-source computational fluid dynamics models for fuel cells and electrolyzers.
Furthermore, we actively support information dissemination and networking efforts facilitated by the Committee on Energy Research and Technology (CERT), its working groups, and the activities of the TCP. Our work is further reinforced by the collaborative efforts within the AFC TCP on fuel cell technologies.
Our goal is to share knowledge, key findings, and strategic insights with the R&D community, the IEA Secretariat, CERT, its Working Parties, other TCPs, policymakers, and the general public. By doing so, we aim to advance the understanding of electrochemical conversion technologies, support their market development, and demonstrate their business cases and applications across various sectors.

Secretariat Technology Collaboration Programme on Advanced Fuel Cells
Marietta Sander
Science Park, Munscheidstr. 14,
D-45886 Gelsenkirchen
Germany

Mobile: +49 171 865 0862
E-Mail: secretariat@ieafuelcell.com