ES 470

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Fuel Cells & Hydrogen Sources

Credit: 3 hours.

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.

3 undergraduate hours. 3 graduate hours. Credit is not given toward graduation for: Credit is not given toward graduation for ES 470 and NPRE 470. Prerequisite: CHEM 102, MATH 285, and PHYS 212.

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ES 470 class schedule data for fall 2026
	Status		CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
			81445	Lecture-Discussion	A	3:30PM -4:50PM	TR	2051 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg	Kim, K	Availability: Open Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26
			81446	Online	ONL	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Kim, K	Availability: Open (Restricted) Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Restriction(s): Restricted to NDEG:Engineering UG ONL - UIUC, MS: Civil Engr - Online - UIUC, MS:Industrial Engr Online-UIUC, MS:Mechanical Engineerng -UIUC, MS:Env Engr CivilEngr ONL-UIUC, NDEG:Engineering GR ONL - UIUC, MS: Aerospace Engr-Online-UIUC, MENG:Mech Engineering Onl-UIUC, MENG:Elec & Comp Eng ONL -UIUC, MENG:Engr:Energy Sys Onl-UIUC, MENG:Bioeng:Gen Bioeng On-UIUC, MENG:Bioeng:Bioinstr Onl -UIUC, MENG:Engr:AeroSys Online- UIUC, MS:Biomed ImageComput ONL-UIUC, MENG:ENGR:Digital Ag ONL- UIUC, or MENG:Engr:ChemEngLead ONL-UIUC.