| Abstract | In today’s world, clean energy technologies, which include energy storage and conversion, play the most important role in the sustainable development of human society, and are becoming the most critical elements in overcoming fossil fuel exhaustion and global pollution. Among clean energy technologies, electrochemical technologies are considered the most feasible, environmentally friendly and sustainable. Electrochemical energy technologies such as secondary (or rechargeable) batteries and fuel cells have been invented and used, or will be used in several important application areas such as transportation, stationary, and portable/micro power. With increasing demand in both energy and power densities of these electrochemical energy devices in various new application areas, further research and development are essential to overcome challenges such as cost and durability, which are considered major obstacles hindering their applications and commercialization. In order to facilitate this new exploration, we believe that a book covering all important areas of electrochemical energy technologies for clean energy storage and conversion, giving an overall picture about these technologies, should be highly desired.
The proposed book will give a comprehensive description of electrochemical energy conversion and storage methods and the latest development, including batteries, fuel cells, supercapacitors, hydrogen generation and storage, as well as solar energy conversion. It addresses a variety of topics such as electrochemical processes, materials, components, assembly and manufacturing, degradation mechanisms, as well as challenges and strategies. |
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