Protonic Ceramic Fuel Cell Market Size, Share & Industry Analysis By Mobility (Stationary, Portable, Transport), By Application (Transportation, Military, Utilities, Others) and Regional Forecast, 2019-2026

With the increasing growth in population and improvement in living standards, the human demand for backup power generation has also increased. Although several power generation storages are available, alternative power generation for backup purposes are not commercially viable. The energy supply may not match energy demand. Fuel cells can be used to fulfill the backup energy demands of the system.

Protonic ceramics fuel cell is a relatively new technology in the fuel cell world. As the name suggests, protonic ceramic fuel cells are based ceramic electrolytic material. This ceramic electrolytic material exhibits high protonic activity at high temperatures. Protonic ceramic fuel cells have inherent thermal and kinetic advantages for high-temperature operations. The high operating temperature is necessary to achieve high efficiency for electrical conversion.

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Protonic ceramic fuel cells do not require to produce hydrogen during the process as compared to traditional fuel cells. Protonic ceramic fuel cells use a solid electrolyte, and it does not pose a risk of drying out or leakage. The protonic ceramic fuel cells use the gaseous molecules of hydrocarbon fuel which are absorbed in the anode. The protonic ceramic fuel cells are able to utilize wide variety of fuel sources.   

On the basis of mobility, protonic ceramic fuel cell can be segmented in portable, stationary and transport. On the basis of application, the global protonic ceramic fuel cell is divided into transportation, Military, Utilities, and others.

The primary market driver for global protonic ceramic fuel cell market is the increase in demand for energy production devices. Alternative energy production devices are the need of the hour for backup power. The key market restraint for global protonic ceramic fuel cell is the complex technology. This technology is still in nascent stage of development and is still not commercially developed.  

Key Players Covered

Some of the notable companies in the global protonic ceramic fuel cell market are Praxair, Inc, metprocell, AVL, Ballard Power Systems, Toshiba, Plug Power, FuelCell Energy, Hydrogenics, Doosan Fuel Cell America, Inc., Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies, Intelligent Energy, Nuvera Fuel Cells, LLC, Nedstack Fuel Cell Technology and Pearl Hydrogen Technology Co.,Ltd.

Segmentation

Regional Analysis

The global protonic ceramic fuel cell market has been segmented into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Middle East & Africa. North America and Europe are expected to dominate the protonic ceramic fuel cell technology. North America and Europe spend large amount to fuel research and development activities. A major breakthrough in protonic ceramic fuel cell was made in university laboratories and research centers in Europe and North America. Economically viable manufacturing techniques need to be developed for protonic ceramic fuel cell. China and Japan have also been paying attention to upcoming high-tech technology like protonic ceramic fuel cell. Several existing fuel cell manufacturers are in the research and development phase of proton ceramic fuel cell. 

Key Industry Developments

• In July 2018, Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) announced that it has succeeded in making a protonic ceramic fuel cell (PCFC) with a practical size for the first time in the world.


• In July 2019, Researchers at Colorado School of Mines announced that protonic ceramic fuel cells can be used reversibly, both to efficiently generate electricity and to store that power in the form of chemical fuel at times of lower demand.


• In November 2018, Ministry of Science and ICT of South Korea stated that Dr. Jong-Ho Lee and Dr. Ho-Il Ji at the high-temperature energy material research center at KIST developed a Protonic Ceramic Fuel Cell, PCFC that can be commercialized, with the help of Professor Dong Wook Shin from Hanyang University.