Future scope and limitations of the fuel cell technology

Despite the fuel cell technology using hydrogen being a cutting-edge technology, the aspect of a significant expense seems to be a major challenge for the average consumer to adopt the same. However, the major benefits such as fuel efficiency, non-polluting and independence from oil and gas as regular fuels seems to be the driving factor for people intending to adopt the technology.

With the increasing awareness of the government and the industry managers towards aiming to contribute sustainability of the environment and help conserve it, the fuel cell use technology has been brought to existence. The fact that states fuel cells must be regarded as among the most reliable forms of alternative energies, they are being considered widely. In addition to that the ease of accessibility and comparatively lower costs of this alternative fuels are therefore suitably opted. The paper further stresses on the need for the sustainable management drive and its influence on the need for emergence of alternative energy on a thermodynamic aspect. The paper further tries to enwrap all the essential attributes that are needed to be aware of when applying the Fuel cell technology into use.

The role and the significant implementation of the fuel cell technology could be termed potential enough if the integrating system opportunities would be clarified. In context to the previous years, it has been evident how approaches are being made to encourage the use of alternatives for the fuel. One such effort has been made by the Toyota Corporation to implement the fuel cell technology. Toyota being a market influencer is therefore making serious attempts to create a sense of awareness for the FC implementation while producing vehicles based on the technology.

The paper also succeeds to provide the fabrication perspectives in the paper by highlighting the various types of fuel cells that are in existence. The potential drawbacks and advantages have also been mentioned to get a thorough understanding on the mechanism of fuel cells.

In context to the influx of hydrogen based fuel cell technology in the automobile industry, there are a few aspects that must be taken into consideration for the proper utility of the technology. Moreover, in context to the limitation of the production of hydrogen for the use of fuel cell technology there are various measures that may be put to use. The approach of the production technology must be concentrated upon critically to find solutions with the prolonged wait of extracting hydrogen from fossil fuels.

Recommendation 1: Use of thermo chemical techniques such as making use of heat to potentially convert biomass to produce hydrogen may be effective. Moreover, the usage of sunlight and enzymes upon bacteria and green algae can prove effective in splitting itself into hydrogen for use.

Recommendation 2: In context to the flammable property of hydrogen and the difficulty in storing the gas, require viable techniques for the storage. Use of metal hydrides may prove their efficiency as they are evident in absorbing and retaining hydrogen for prolonged periods of time. Moreover, the extraction of hydrogen from the metal hydrides in times of use can be manipulated.

With the advent of modernization, the influx of technological advancements has been amplified in recent times. This therefore has promoted the overproduction of vehicles that do contribute towards the degradation of the environment's health.

Therefore, with the intention of regulating the repercussions of the vehicle's production, the use of fuel cell technology seems promising. Moreover, referring to the versatility and the environmental friendly attribute of hydrogen driven fuel cells, the study upon this technology is essential. This paper would therefore help assist the seeking personnel in getting a deeper insight on the fuel cells and design their approach towards implementation wisely. However, there are a few limitations of the study that limits in gaining a wider perspective on the theme. Setting up meetings with the interviewed managers was challenging and were very time restricted, given the activities happening in the corporation.

Also, efforts were made to hinder any sensitive questions that would make the managers uncomfortable. This therefore, limited in gaining a thorough insight on the working process adopted by the two interviewed automobile sectors.

Moreover, the fuel cell technology entirely concept is therefore not deeply stressed to research and use in the automobile industry. Only renowned brand industries are taking initiatives to research on the technology and find solutions to overcome the implementation challenges. Concluding, given the potential inclination of the world on a global perspective towards attaining innovation for improving efficiency in the working mechanism, the automobile industry is estimated to have a bright future with the implementation of the fuel cell technology. In addition to that, the environmental friendly approach of the world makes this research paper much validated for the future researchers working on fuel cell technology research.