Advancements and prospects of thermal management and waste heat recovery of PEMFC

• The thermal management strategies of PEMFC are reviewed. waste heat recovery pathways presented. challenges and prospects the aforementioned areas discussed. Despite that Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) is considered to be an efficient power device; around half energy produced from electrochemical reaction dissipated as due irreversibility cathodic reaction, Ohmic resistance, mass transport overpotentials. Effective removal PEMFC, via cooling, very important maintain cell/stack at a uniform operating temperature ensuring durability device excessive may dry out membrane reduces surface area catalyst hence lowering performance cell. In addition capturing repurposing it using one Waste Heat Recovery (WHR) technologies effective approach add great economic value system. Global warming, climate change, high cost production main drivers improve efficiency WHR. This paper presents overview recent progress concerning cooling WHR opportunities for PEMFC. techniques PEMFCs described evaluated with respect their advantages disadvantages. Additionally, potential PEMFC-WHR including heating, generation explored assessed. Furthermore, research