Challenges and opportunities of affordable Fuel Cell for distributed generation

Due to the rapid increase in global energy consumption and the diminishing of fossil fuels, the customer demand for new generation capacities and efficient energy production, delivery and utilization keeps rising. Utilizing distributed generation, and energy storage can potentially solve such problems as energy shortage and global warming. Especially Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM). Fuel Cell and Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) have been considered as the top candidate as compared to other fuel cells because of various factor such as enhanced efficiency, negligible emission, high reliability and simple construction. PEMFC & SOFC can be used to bridge the gap between the rapidly increasing demand and the unavailability of resources to sustain them. In this paper we are focusing on cost reduction technology and the contamination issues of Proton Exchange Membrane fuel cell and Solid Oxide Fuel Cell.