Innovating Hydrogen Fuel Cells
MIE Associate Professor Yi Zheng received a research grant of $208,957 to work on a three-year project, “Innovative Hybrid PEM Hydrogen Fuel Cell,” from THETA LLC of Fall River, Massachusetts. This project will study the biomimetic hybrid hydrogen fuel cell as a practical alternative, addressing key barriers to widespread adoption. This involves developing non-platinum (Pt)-based gas diffusion layer/carbon electrodes, implementing enzymatic catalysts, and constructing a hybrid fuel cell to achieve high current and power densities by increasing the volumetric loading and conductivity of the hybrid biocatalyst.