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A fuel cell is a device that generates electricity by a chemical reaction which takes place in presence of an electrolyte. Hydrogen is the basic fuel, but fuel cells also require oxygen. One of the important aspects of fuel cells is that they generate electricity with very little pollution—much of the hydrogen and oxygen used in generating electricity ultimately combine to form a harmless byproduct, namely water. Study of fuel cells has assumed immense importance because fuel cells have many advantages - clean, high efficiency, silent / vibration-free, reliable, responsive, high quality power, unlimited runtime, independence from traditional infrastructure, use a variety of fuels, high power density, variable Operating temperatures, complementary technologies, design flexibility etc. The fuel cell lab in the Centre is presently working in two major areas. First, design and development of a biofuel cell for biomedical applications and secondly on the modification of solid electrolyte for direct alcohol fuel cell and for high temperature fuel cells. The major facilities available in the fuel cell lab.are: |
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| PEM Fuel cell demonstration setup | |
| Potentiostat for cyclic voltametric study, amperometric study etc. | |
| Temperature controlled incubator shaker | |
| Fabrication and characterization of biosensors | |
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Centre for Energy |