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Guest Editors

Prof. Gavin Walker
The Sir Harry and Lady Djanogly Chair in Sustainable Energy
Energy and Sustainability Research Division Dept of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, UK
Gavin.Walker@nottingham.ac.uk

Dr Athanassios K. Stubos
Head of Environmental Technology Laboratory
Institute of Nuclear and Radiation Protection
National Centre of Scientific Research 'Demokritos', Athens
Stubos@ipta.demokritos.gr

Prof. Duncan H Gregory
WestCHEM Chair in Inorganic Materials,
WestCHEM, School of Chemistry
University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Duncan.Gregory@glasgow.ac.uk

Prof. Paulina Pianko
Department of Chemical Engineering
West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Poland
Paulina.Pianko@zut.edu.pl

Dr Sofoklis Makridis
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Western Macedonia, Greece
smakridis@uowm.gr

According to the European SETPLAN 2011 meeting, The Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Technology Initiative aims to develop and test costcompetitive, high energy efficient fuel cell systems and sustainable hydrogen infrastructure technologies under real market conditions for transport and stationary applications. Achieving this goal will necessitate dramatic improvements in the economics, performance and reliability of fuel cells and hydrogen technologies. The need for new materials is overarching.

We invite researchers to contribute original research and review articles that will stimulate the continuing efforts to advance the science and technology in this crucial and fast progressing area. The research may be on either materials directly contributing to hydrogen technologies or to apparatus technology that enable hydrogen energy applications. Potential topical areas include, but are not limited to, nano and functional materials for:

Sustainable Hydrogen Technology

Production:

• Renewable fuel
• Electrolysis
• Photosynthesis and Photolysis (Photoelectrochemical cells, PEC)
• Thermo-chemical cycles
• Other technologies

Storage, Distribution and Refuelling:

• Gaseous storage
• Cryogenic storage
• Metal & chemical hydrides
• Carbon nanostructures
• Other storage technologies
• Distribution infrastructures
• Refuelling stations

Hydrogen Sustainability and Economic Viability

• National and international programs and perspectives
• Environmental issues
• Economy and financing
• Social acceptance

Fuel Cells for Mobile and Stationary Systems

Including, but not limited to:

• Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC)
• Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC)
• Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC)
• Microbial Fuel Cell

Authors are required to carefully follow the Author Guidelines of the journal, at http://www.versita.com/cejc/authors/. Authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal Manuscript Tracking System at http://www.editorialmanager.com/cejc/ according to the following timetable:

Manuscript submission deadline: 30 June 2012