Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology for Stationary Applications

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology for Stationary Applications

Gheorghe Badea hold the title of Emeritus professor and Doctor in Engineering within Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania, Doctor in Engineering of the National Institute of Nuclear Physics of Bucharest, Romania and PhD supervisor in the fundamental field of Engineering Sciences. He has been a dean of the Faculty of Installations within Technical University of Cluj-Napoca and, for over two decades, a member of the Council of Faculties of Civil Engineering and Installations and the Senate of Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania. In addition, he has been a technical expert within the Romanian Council for Research in Higher Education (CNCSIS), as well as a member of the Specialty Commission- Architecture, Urban Planning, and Civil Engineering of the National Council for University Titles, Diploma, Certificates (CNATDCU), Romania. President of the international conference „Modern Science and Energy-SME” from the 1st Edition (1981)- Edition XL (2021), Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Editor-in-Chief of Building Services Engineering Journal, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, U.T.PRESS Publishing Press, 2011, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Member in several national and international professional associations: Member of the International Association for Energy Economics (ATEE) -France; Member of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRE) in the USA; Member of the Romanian Electric Installations and Automation Society (SIEAR); Member of the Romanian Society for Atmospheric Protection (SOROPA); Member of the Romanian Water Association (ARA); Founding member of the Romanian Association of Installations Engineers (AIIR) and President of Transylvania Branch; Founding member of the Romanian Association of Construction Entrepreneurs (ARACO); President and Founding Member of the Romanian Association of Pipeline Rehabilitation Technologies, without Drilling (ROSTT); Founding member and vice-president of the Romanian Association for Tritium and Torus Energy (T & T ENERGY); Founding member and vice-president of the Association for Hydrogen Energy in Romania (AEHR). During his academic career, he received numberless acknowledgements for his contributions in the field of engineering: Diploma and Medal - 200 OUTSTANDING PEOPLE OF THE 20 TH CENTURY - International Biographical Center Cambridge, England, 1998; Diploma and medal - 20th century CONSTRUCTOR - from the Romanian Association of Construction Entrepreneurs (ARACO), 2001; Honorary member of the Energy Association of Bordeaux - France; Diploma of Excellence from the Faculty of Installations at the Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest, Romania; Diploma of Excellence from the Romanian Water Association (ARA); Diploma of Excellence and Honorary Member of the Romanian Association of Installations Engineers (AIIR); The General Engineering Association of Romania (AGIR) Award for the „2002 Installation Manual” (co-author); Order "Merit for Education" as Officer degree granted by Presidential Decree – Romania.

Dr. Raluca-Andreea Felseghi is Scientific Researcher. The main research direction was the concern related to the implementation of hydrogen fuel cell technologies in practical applications. She is currently involved in teaching activities at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania, Department of Mechanical Engineering - Faculty of Automotive, Mechatronics and Mechanical Engineering. At "Ştefan cel Mare" University of Suceava, Romania, she was a member of the research team in a project that aimed to integrate hydrogen energy into the electricity supply systems of electric vehicle charging stations (SMiLE-EV). Her main fields of interest are energy efficiency of buildings, stationary application of renewable energies, fuel cell hydrogen technology, hybrid power generation systems, impact of alternative energies on the environment. She is president of the Scientific, Innovation and Technical Education Commission and member of the Romanian Association of Building Services Engineering - Transylvania Branch, a member of the Romanian Association for Hydrogen Energy and a member of Women in Green Hydrogen community (https://women-in-green-hydrogen.net/raluca-andreea-felseghi/).

Ioan Așchilean graduated from the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department Installations for Civil Engineering, in 1992. In 1998, he was awarded the post-academic diploma in the field of architectural lighting installations. Starting in 2002, he attended the training program at Doctoral School, within Technical University of Cluj-Napoca and obtained the Doctoral Diploma in a fundamental field: Engineering Sciences, Civil Engineering. During 2004-2007, he has been an associated teaching staff of the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Installations, while during 2007 until 2014 he has been an associated teaching staff of the Faculty of Installations, within Technical University of Cluj-Napoca. Starting in 2018, he holds the academic position of associate professor at the Department of Civil Engineering and Management within the Faculty of Civil Engineering of Technical University, Cluj-Napoca, being habilitated as a doctoral supervisor starting with 2019 in the fundamental field: Engineering Sciences, Civil Engineering. Since 1993, he has been the head engineer responsible for installations at AICI CLUJ SA. Since 2001, he has been the general manager of Grup 4 Instalații SA company and, starting in 2004, he has been the Chairman of the Board of Directors of ACI CLUJ SA Company. Author of numberless scientific papers, published in ISI-indexed journals, and ISI-indexed journals with high impact factor, books, guides, invention patents. Due to the experience and expertise in the fundamental field of engineering sciences- civil engineering- he has been certified as a technical verifier and expert for installation works, technologic equipment and industrial installations, verifier and expert in electric installations and expert in natural gas transport. Currently, he is a vice-president of ARACO (Romanian Association of Construction Entrepreneurs), president of AIIR - Transylvania Branch and member of Hydrogen Association.