Bachelor Thesis from the year 2015 in the subject Engineering - Mechanical Engineering, grade: 1,7, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (Institute of machine tools and manufacturing), language: English, abstract: With the rising cost of energy, the increasing environmental awareness and the global warming, alternative drive systems are becoming increasingly important. Here, the fuel cell technology makes as clean and reliable method of energy production a great contribution. Many automotive companies like Hyundai, Daimler and Toyota are working intensively on fuel cell vehicles....