2011 - 2nd International Workshop on Degradation Issues on Fuel Cells

This international workshop aims at:
- Understanding fundamental degradation mechanisms, as well as identifying measures to increase fuel cell lifetime, robustness and reliability.
- Identifying test procedures, characterization tools & test criteria to address degradation from the MEA to the system level
- Providing a model based approach to describe degradation phenomena
- Identifying future R&D activities for further understanding, mitigating and reducing degradation phenomena
- Identifying methodologies for evaluation of degradation and harmonisation of test procedures.

The workshop will be comprised of plenary and parallel sessions with oral presentations, which will include state of the art reviews on degradation issues on PEFC, SOFC and MCFC. Oral presentations at the workshop are by invitation only from the committee. A selection of international experts will chair and guide the sessions. Additionally, a poster exhibition will be organised offering the opportunity to the participants, to present their research work on degradation issues. A panel discussion session will close the workshop, and will suggest future directions in fuel cell degradation research.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
The workshop is targeted at Developers, Researchers and Business Managers.

VENUE
The workshop will be held at the Capsis Hotel www.capsishotels.gr in Thessaloniki, Greece.

DEADLINES
ABSTRACTS for POSTER PRESENTATIONS must be submitted via e-mail by 31st May 2011 to:
For PEFC to: ludwig.joerissen-AT-zsw-bw.de
For SOFC to: r.steinberger-AT-fz-juelich.de
For MCFC to: angelo.moreno-AT-enea.it
Always copy to: georgios.tsotridis-AT-jrc.nl

PARTICIPATION TO THE WORKSHOP
Interested persons should complete and submit the pre-registration form and send it by e-mail to: ch.hake-AT-fz-juelich.de