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ES 470 ONL - Fuel Cells & Hydrogen Sources

Fall 2026

TitleSectionCRNTypeHoursTimesDaysLocationInstructor
Fuel Cells & Hydrogen SourcesONL81446ONL3 -    Kyu-Jung Kim

Course Description

The role of hydrogen as a global energy form, hydrogen production by nuclear, fossil and renewable energy sources; hydrogen handling, safety; transportation and storage methods including high-pressure, cryogenic, metal hydrides and chemical hydrides; basic science and technology of fuel cells, including electrochemical processes; fuel cell thermodynamics; low- and high-temperature fuel cells; applications including portable electronics, automotive vehicles, distributed and back-up power, and space power are covered in this course.

Credit Hours

3 hours

Prerequisites

CHEM 102, MATH 285, and PHYS 212. (Credit is not given toward graduation for ES 470 and NPRE 470.)

Subject Area

  • Energy and Sustainability Engineering