Aimed at advancing the DOE’s goal of reducing the cost of clean hydrogen to $1/kg within a decade, projects funded under the opportunity are hoped to reduce costs, enhance hydrogen infrastructure, and improve the performance of hydrogen fuel cells.

Read more: US DOE to slash cost of clean hydrogen by 80% to $1 this decade

Administered by the DOE’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Officer (HFTO), the opportunity focuses on RD&D of key hydrogen delivery and storage technologies, as well as affordable and durable fuel cell technologies.

H2 View understands fuel cell RD&D projects will primarily focus on application for heavy-duty trucks.

The latest DOE funding opportunity aligns with hydrogen activities funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, including the Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs programme, as well as an upcoming funding opportunity to advance electrolysis technologies.

Read more: US DOE opens applications for $7bn hydrogen hub funding programme

“Clean hydrogen is a versatile fuel essential to achieving President Biden’s vision of an equitable clean energy economy rooted in reliability and affordability,” said Jennifer Granholm, US Secretary of Energy. “This funding will advance cutting-edge research and drive down technology costs to help unlock the full potential of clean hydrogen energy.”

The DOE has encouraged stakeholders within academia, industry, and national laboratories to apply. A concept paper is due on February 24, 2023, with full applications due on April 28, 2023.

H2 View reflects for US National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day

This October 8 (10/08) US National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day, aptly chosen in reference to the atomic weight of hydrogen (1.008), stands as a global opportunity to celebrate achievements in the industry and raise awareness.

It comes in the same week as a new Hydrogen Council report, titled Global Hydrogen Flows, threw the spotlight on the future role and significance of the US hydrogen market in meeting not only its domestic energy needs but also global hydrogen demand.

As way of celebrating the progress seen in the US, H2 View wanted to take the opportunity to revisit some of the biggest stories over the past 12 months that have been laying the foundations the nation’s hydrogen economy…

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