The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced $33 million for nine projects across seven states to advance concentrating solar-thermal systems technologies to produce solar fuels—including hydrogen—and long-duration energy storage.
Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office
July 31, 2024
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced $33 million for nine projects across seven states to advance concentrating solar-thermal (CST) systems technologies to produce solar fuels—including hydrogen—and long-duration energy storage. CST technologies use mirrors to reflect and concentrate sunlight onto a receiver, helping to produce carbon-free fuels, heat, and energy storage for a wide variety of applications.
The availability of solar fuels and hydrogen will help reduce dependency on fossil-fuel based resources. These projects will also support DOE's efforts to kickstart a strong, domestic hydrogen industry by advancing lower cost methods of producing hydrogen.
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