New Era of Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles

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--Technical Webinar/Seminar Series by IEEE Transportation Electrification Council Benelux Chapter--

Topic: New Era of Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles

Speaker: Prof. Fei Gao, FIEEE, University of Technology of Belfort-Montbéliard, France

Bio: Prof. Fei Gao serves as the Executive Director of Research, Doctoral Studies, and Innovation at the University of Technology of Belfort-Montbéliard (UTBM) and is also a Full Professor at the School of Energy and Computer Science at UTBM, France. He earned his PhD in Renewable Energy from UTBM in 2010, receiving the Distinguished Youth Doctor Award. Prof. Gao specializes in hydrogen fuel cells for transportation and digital twin technology in modern power electronics and energy systems. He is a Fellow of both IEEE and IET. He received the 2020 IEEE J. David Irwin Early Career Award from the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, the 2022 Leon-Nicolas Brillouin Award from SEE France, and the 2022 Sustainable Future Visionary Award from Typhoon HIL company. He currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Industrial Electronics Technology News, the Deputy Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification and holds leadership roles in various IEEE societies.

Abstract: Hydrogen Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell is considered today as a promising technology for low-carbon transport applications. The successful deployment of fuel cell technology in automotive sector is a key element to reach out the European Union’s CO2 emission goal by 2050. After years of developments by research institutions and enterprises, the automotive fuel cell technology has gradually introduced to the market since 2015. In this seminar, we will explore together the key technologies of modern commercial fuel cell electric vehicles, such as such as Toyota Mirai, Hyundai XCIENT, etc. The place of fuel cell technology in our future low-carbon transports and the main challenges will also be presented.