Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technologies in Aviation

conjunction with renewable energy sources), hydrogen storage, and distribution, to hydrogen usage in the fuel cells. She is a guest editor of the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy and has authored and co-authored a number of scientific papers published in international scientific journals and conference proceedings. She is the founder and chair of the Renewable Hydrogen Energy Conference (RH2EC) which was held for the first time in September 2021. She designed the first Croatian hydrogen-powered bicycle and installed the first Croatian hydrogen refueling station. Because of the original and innovative design of the hydrogen refueling station, it was protected as intellectual property on the national level (trademark) and international level (design). To promote transportation based on hydrogen, in cooperation with Toyota Croatia Inc., she organized the Croatia Mirai Challenge road trip from Zagreb to Brussels. She is the project leader of the "Securing Electrical Energy in the Case of Climate Extremes and Natural Disasters"(H2ElEn) project, within which will be developed a hydrogen core based on green hydrogen production and usage in fuel cell stack for mobile and stationary applications. This project is funded through European Fund for Regional Development. Furthermore, she is the project leader of "Advanced Methods of Green Hydrogen Production and Its Transportation" research project which is funded through the Croatian Science Foundation. She is a member of the Executive Committee of the Collaboration Programme on Advanced Fuel Cells and the committee's representative of the Republic of Croatia. Dr. Kovac is a member of the Council of the President of the Republic of Croatia for Energy Transition, Vice President of the Croatian Hydrogen Association, and Vice President of the expert working group for development of Croatian Hydrogen Strategy. She was awarded the Croatian Woman of Influence Award in the category of Leadership and Innovation.